1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Lifetime, the official athletic country club of the Minnesota Vikings, 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: has something for every member of your family. Get your 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: family going today at Lifetime, dot Life, Forward, slash Kits. 4 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: This team has that characteristic because I think it shows 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: not just in how they hang on in the game, 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: but also when there's a facet of the game that's 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,159 Speaker 1: not showing up, the other one steps up. That was 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: such a huge play in my opinion, the fact that 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: your quarterback who's known for throwing the ball, pulls it down, 10 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: it takes a hit that gives everyone else on this 11 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: offense a little bit of juice that hey, okay, if 12 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: he's doing it, we gotta get it done. It's bye bye, 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: bye week. I had to honestly get in my Jink 14 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: reference right there, Gabe, it's your five and one. Vikings 15 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: have the week off now following that twenty four to 16 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: sixteen victory over the Miami Dolphins. This is the first 17 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: four game win street for Minnesota since nineteen their first 18 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: win in Miami since nineteen seventy six, and now the 19 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: Vikes are topped the NFC North by two games and 20 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: a head to head tiebreaker. That just sounds like a 21 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: bunch of good news. Yeah, for fans who don't understand 22 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: everything that you just said, this is a good season 23 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: for the Viking. Yeah, so far, so good. And I 24 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: just you know, just being down there and understanding, you know, 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy six was the first time like you could 26 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: kind of feel that energy of like, all right, we 27 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: got to get a win. Down here. It's like very uncomfortable, 28 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: and players really bought into the mindset of like, okay, 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: it's not who we plays when we play them, and 30 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: that ultimately ultimately resulted in a win. And I would 31 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: personally say that this win felt kind of convincing instead 32 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: of like a heartbreak. If you were there, didn't feel 33 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: like you were sitting on pins and needles. So it 34 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: was good to get a win and actually feel good 35 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 1: about it. I'm glad you felt that way. I still 36 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: haven't felt that complete sense of satisfaction. Yeah, I guess 37 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: you can say during a game. I was at a 38 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: wedding this weekend and got to watch bits and pieces 39 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: as we tried to get to the airport, and I 40 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: just felt like kind of deflated at times, which at 41 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we always been. We've been 42 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: saying this for weeks a win's a win. That's amazing 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: that if you are still trying to improve and you're 44 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: winning at the same time, that's a good thing. Yeah. So, 45 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: I mean you were there, so like you kind of 46 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: knew the energy I saw. I think Pete Burstitch actually 47 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: tweeted out a photo at the end of or towards 48 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: the end of the game of like the Viking sideline 49 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: versus the Dolphins sideline and it was like packed with 50 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: purple and gold and like nobody left on the Miami side. 51 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: Speaking of the word deflated, used the word deflated earlier. 52 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: I thought you're going to say you're deflated because of 53 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: the wedding, not the game. Oh. I mean, I think 54 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: that's why my voice is a little scruffy. But you know, 55 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: it's it's part, it's part of the journey. I was 56 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: deflated from the sun being out there. Oh, come on, 57 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: you can't complain about the sun after today's weather. That 58 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: is true, But like if it's one hundred and fifteen 59 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: degrees on the sideline and the sun is like right 60 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: in your face, you feel deflated, You feel dehydrated. There's 61 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: a lot of other words I can use, but I 62 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: think leaving that game, you felt rejuvenated. You felt rejuvenated 63 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: leaving that game, and the vibe was great. Miami doesn't 64 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: really have a strong fan base, so we knew going 65 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: into this game that Vikings fans would travel really well. 66 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: It felt like the La Chargers game last year, where 67 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: it's not really a big market for football, so this 68 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: is just another racation. Then it was probably, in my opinion, 69 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: it's probably fifty fifty or sixty forty probably Vikings fans there. 70 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: You know, from the skull champ before the pre game 71 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: kick off to the crowd chairing when we scored that 72 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: last touchdown, when Dalvin went for fifty three, there was 73 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: there was a lot of energy surrounding that game, and 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: there was just a unique energy. There was just a 75 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: unique energy just being there because people knew that it 76 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: was going to be a different type of element. Kevin 77 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: O'Connell earlier this week, and this didn't get out to 78 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: a lot of people, but Kevin O'Connell made the players 79 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: practicing sweatpants all week in the indoor facility and he 80 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: pumped the heat up in there. So those guys are uncomfortable. 81 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: The Vikings players are uncomfortable all week and they were 82 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: just preparing for that humidity being now in there. So 83 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins had a couple of players cramp up. 84 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: The Vikings had zero players. So kudos to everybody involved 85 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: on this trip. It all goes back to that staff 86 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: and how they prepare for the elements and every factor 87 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: when it comes to safety, health and just making sure 88 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: everyone's body is right. It seems like it's really been 89 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: paying off. You see that in London, and you see 90 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: that now as you mentioned in the Elements of Miami. 91 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: But speaking of that crowd that you were talking about, 92 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: I have a feeling that approximately thirty percent of the 93 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: sixty percent of the Vikings fans were from Dalvin Cook's family. 94 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: Now I'm teasing, but he had a nice he had 95 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: a nice homecoming. And that brings us to our three 96 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: M play of the Week. From the field to the 97 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: roof and everywhere in between. Three M, the official science 98 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: partner of the Minnesota Vikings, is here. Visit Vikings dot 99 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: com backslash skull Science to learn more. And as we say, 100 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: this week's play comes to us from mister Miami himself, 101 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook with his longest run of the season, just 102 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: when the Vikings needed him. The most books that I left. 103 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: Second and pour from the Vikings forty seven Minnesota League 104 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: sixteen ten with three twenty six to go in the game, 105 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: hand off Dalvin, Miami native was to room, left side 106 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: to the right. He gets to the thirty Dalvin twenty touchdown. 107 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: Welcome home Dalvin Cook. He just ran into the end 108 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: zone and ran the Minnesota Vikings to a twenty two 109 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: ten lead. And that is your three M Play of 110 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: the Week. Three M the official science partner of the 111 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings. Gabe. It was great to see that Jalen 112 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: rager seventeen yard longest run record so far this season 113 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: shattered in a big way. We needed that and we 114 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: needed it like we needed water to drink or er 115 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: to briefe. It was definitely a breath of fresh air 116 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: for Vikings fans seeing our running game finally get established, 117 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: especially I think we had eight of our first ten 118 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 1: drives go three and out, So when Dalvin had that 119 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: big run, it was like finally and Dalvin, you can 120 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: fill his energy on the sideline. He wanted to have 121 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: a big game for his fans, for his family, so 122 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say he was like down, but he wasn't 123 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: the Dalvin that we were used to seeing that was 124 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: very energetic. So for him to get that touchdown and 125 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: everybody on the sideline to celebrate it was much needed 126 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: for our offense, and I think it's a confidence boost 127 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: going forward for this offensive line understanding that, hey, this 128 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins defensive line with a top ten run defense 129 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and you can bust a big play 130 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: like that. So kudos to all those guys that were involving. 131 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: I'm happy for Dalvin, especially after we talk to him 132 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: on the audible this week, to actually have a big game. 133 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 1: You really couldn't have written it any better, and you 134 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: really can't write a better record right now than five 135 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: and one. Considering how this Vikings team has navigated this 136 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: season so far. As we end of the bye week, 137 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: I would like to bring back the one thing you 138 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: liked about this game and the one thing you think 139 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: this team needs to improve on. So let's start with 140 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: the one thing you liked in this Dolphins win. I 141 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: tweeted this yesterday and just a grit right, like the 142 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 1: Vikings are a gritty team, and I posted on Twitter 143 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: is like g R I T T Y because I 144 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: knew people would just like no, it's gritty, but it 145 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: was a play on words and the fact that this 146 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: Vikings team did not give up after having four straight 147 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: three and outs to start the game, and they just 148 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: kept pounding back. I mean, the Miami Dolphins kind of 149 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: shot themselves in the foot a couple of times with penalties, 150 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: but our defense didn't break. And the fact that, you know, 151 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: our defense was able to do things like that and 152 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: this offense was able to be resilient. That was the 153 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: one big thing that I liked on Sunday. It's funny 154 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: you say that this team has that characteristic because I 155 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: think it shows not just in how they hang on 156 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: in the game and how they're able to pull off 157 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: these last quarter victories, but also when there's a facet 158 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: of the game that's not showing up, the other one 159 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: steps up. Yeah. You know, special teams had a little 160 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: slow day last week, defense picked it up this week. 161 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: Offense has shined at some moments, and so, yes, they 162 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: haven't put it all together, but it is nice to 163 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: see that when one is out, the other two step 164 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: up or vice versa. I mean, think about our offense. 165 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: We're struggling earlier in the game, and I think the 166 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: big momentum boost that our team needed was that Ryan 167 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: right seventy three yards and I mean you're you're backed 168 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: up to your seven yard line like nothing's going right 169 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: and then boom the field switch. That's that's the recipe 170 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: for a good team. And the fact that the Vikings 171 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,839 Speaker 1: are picking each other up in those moments. It may 172 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: not be like when the fans wanted, but it's like 173 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: in key moments. I think that's key because when the 174 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: fans wanting to pick each other up later in the year, 175 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: I think is going to happen and you can just 176 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: I guess, mesh it all together. Yeah. The one thing 177 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: that I like has to do with key moments for 178 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: me was the momentum changing defensive plays of this contest. 179 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: Two interception, a force fumble, six sacks, eight pass breakups. 180 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean, the defense just really got after the quarterback. 181 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: They were four and fourteen on third down the Dolphins. 182 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the kind of stats that even though 183 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: even though it's funny, you look at the stats and 184 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: maybe you've been like, hmm, this wasn't this doesn't look 185 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: like this team should have won. It was the defense 186 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: being able to stop in big moments, you know, they 187 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: allowed a lot of yards, but they didn't let them score. 188 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: That's they're great point, like big moments when we needed 189 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: the defense to make a stop they did. A lot 190 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: of those plays that the Dolphins had on offense were 191 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: yards after catch in the fourth quarter like Tyreko had 192 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: a forty yard or Jaylen Waddle had a forty nine 193 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: yard er like you're playing prevent defense, so you're just 194 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: trying to keep those guys in front of you, so 195 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: they're going to give a big plays. But in the 196 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: red zone. Being two of three on defense in the 197 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: red zone, that's when it really matters. And I was 198 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: I was excited to see us come up with some 199 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: big plays. And for the nerds out there, when you 200 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: see those six sacks, you can you can easily say, okay, 201 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: well the Vikings FI only blitz like we blitz, But 202 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: we actually didn't blitz much yesterday. Our four man rush 203 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: got to the quarterback and that that really goes to 204 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: you got to really tip your cat to Mike Smith 205 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: and Ed Donato for I guess trusting the guys up 206 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: front to be able to get to the quarterback and 207 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: then let your dbs do what they do on the 208 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,559 Speaker 1: back end a six stat games certainly helps their defensive 209 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: stats performance, but they are ranked six of the league 210 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 1: in sacks. And I know that we've complained and a 211 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: lot of people have complained about the run game and 212 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: then points allowed and stuff, but they are getting pressures. 213 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: They are getting back there, and I think those are 214 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: the differences when you're looking at one score games that 215 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: the Vikings are continuing to kind of pull through in 216 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 1: the end of the day. I think what Zadarius Smith 217 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: right now is top five in the league in sacks. 218 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: He's tied for second or something. Yeah, it's crazy, but 219 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: the games that he doesn't get sacks, he's second in 220 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: the league in pressure. So like it may not show 221 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: on the Pro Reference stat sheet or nfl dot Com 222 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: stat sheet, but those players are meaningful. And I know 223 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: this is a little bit off topic, but I think 224 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: it goes hand in hand with what our secondary has 225 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: been able to do. In my opinion, I think Patrick 226 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: Peterson played his best game as a Viking yesterday. Hands down, 227 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: hands down. He was all over the field. He was 228 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: I mean pass I mean he was literally jumping routes 229 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: because he knew what Teddy was going to do, and 230 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: he was about that one round there. He was so upset. Yeah, 231 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: but hey, he continued his streak of an interception per season, 232 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: which was great. Now he's tied with Harrison Smith at 233 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: thirty career interceptions. Harrison has thirty one now because he 234 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: had got you are right, you were totally right. My bad, 235 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: We're good, You're good. I saw this that Zadarius recorded 236 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: eleven total pressures against the Dolphins. Crazy, saying most of 237 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: any player in a single game this year. He has 238 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: twenty nine total pressures on the year, which is also 239 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: the second most, so it's pretty crazy. When he's healthy, 240 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: there's not many outside linebackers or defensive ends better than him. Like, 241 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: he got nicked up that Detroit Lions game and he 242 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: came out and he was questionable against the Saints the 243 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: following a week, and you can tell he was a 244 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: little bit injured. But the last couple of weeks when 245 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: he's healthy, you're just like, Okay, this is the Zadaria 246 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: we paid you know, forty ms to this offseason, and 247 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: I mean he's showing up and showing up. He worth 248 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: every single penny. I mean he makes everybody else better. 249 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: So yes, it's been great to see Okay, so let's 250 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,839 Speaker 1: take a little bit of a turn here and go 251 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: with something that you think needs to be improved upon 252 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: during this bye week. I think one thing that needs 253 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: an improvement is just to the point that we made 254 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: earlier of everything clicking at the same time. I mean this, 255 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: I sound like a broken record right now, but we 256 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: have moments in games where we have lulls or a 257 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: certain phase of the ball doesn't play as we expect 258 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: them too, and then another team has to pick them 259 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: up like special teams. I want to see us click 260 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: on all cylinders at least for a quarter or at 261 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 1: least four a half, like everything is working. We haven't 262 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: seen that all year, so hopefully we can we can 263 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: improve on that following the bye week. I like that 264 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: a lot. I think, you know, you hear a lot 265 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: of the critics or experts out there, even the players, 266 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 1: saying like, yeah, this is great, like good to win, 267 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: good to do all this, Like when we get to 268 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: that point where it happens, it's going to be great. Yeah, 269 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 1: And so I just don't want that to get too 270 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: far down the line where we're in week ten and 271 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: you're still saying that, you know, eight and one though, don't. 272 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: It doesn't. We're eight and one. I think we beat 273 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: the bills, that is true. Dang, I might, you know what, 274 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: I might buy a little bit more into what if 275 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: you beat the bills? But yeah, I mean I think 276 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: if we've learned anything in the last year over the 277 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: way that we talk Vikings, I'm a little bit more 278 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: of a pessimist when it comes to this kind of stuff. 279 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 1: I'm like, this is good. I'm very excited, super happy 280 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: with everything going on. But like for me, it's like, okay, 281 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: so when is it too long to be talking about Oh? Well, 282 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: you know, it looks like one day you sound like 283 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: Jay Nelson. Right now you sound like Jay Nelson because 284 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: Jay is like the most cautious, optimistic Vikings fan. It's 285 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: like you've been in Minnesota for like thirty years. Well 286 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: it feels like a nine after last year. Last year 287 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: was like twenty seven years. It took a couple of 288 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: years off my life for sure. No, but you definitely 289 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: want to start clicking on all phases before it's too late. 290 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: And right now, the fact that we are not and 291 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 1: we're getting wins, I'll take it, even though it's just weird, 292 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: like seeing fans mad at these close games, and I'm like, 293 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: where were you last year when we were losing these 294 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: close games? Like still mad? Still mad? Like I'll take 295 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: an ugly win over a great loss any day of 296 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: the week. Oh oh no, definitely. And I think like 297 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: you're you're setting yourself to be up to be in 298 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: good positions. You just can't crumble. You know, you've got 299 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: the buy to improve. You've got two teams back to 300 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: back that aren't the strongest in the league before you 301 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: face a Bill's team in their house. I mean, that 302 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: game is going to be ginormous if you are able 303 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: to pull off the wins against the Cardinals and the Commanders. 304 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: This Cardinals game, I know, I don't want to speak 305 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: too far ahead, but this Cardinals game is going to 306 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: be big. DeAndre Hopkins first game back, is it really? Yeah? 307 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins first game back. This Cardinals game is going 308 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: to be a big game. And I don't want to 309 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: look too far ahead, but they'll they'll have a longer 310 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: week to prepare. They'll be because they they played the 311 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: Saints on Thursday night, so they'll get a little bit, 312 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: a little bit of a break. They'll have some chemistry 313 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: of DeAndre r Hopkins, who's now back from MISSUS game suspension. 314 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: So we really got some work to do before we 315 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: start looking towards the Bills. Oh for sure. Yep, no, 316 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: for sure. And speaking of that, I'll bring me to 317 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: my point of what I think needs to be improved on, 318 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 1: especially after watching the Miami game. But this has also 319 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: been kind of a trend all season. I feel like 320 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: the offense kind of ghosts us there in the first 321 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: and third quarters, which is kind of I'm just a 322 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: silly way of saying, like twenty one points in the 323 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: first quarter, six points in the third quarter, have not 324 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: scored a third quarter touchdown. These kind of areas are 325 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: when you let teams back in and that's when you 326 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: have to kind of go, you know, all out in 327 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 1: the second and fourth and I think that searching for 328 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: that consistency is obviously what will be key, and that's 329 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: something that they'll work on in the next few days. 330 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: But I think I was listening to Adam Thilan on 331 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: KFE and this morning, and you know, he brought up 332 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: a really interesting point. He said, you know, maybe I 333 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: shouldn't say this, but I'm gonna say that he said it. 334 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: So that's why I feel like I can say it. 335 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: He said, if you know, if this was last season, 336 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: we would have been working on third quarter situations leaving 337 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 1: the locker room. And now this team is kind of, 338 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: you know, they trust in the process. It's not like 339 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: they're working on this one tiny aspect of the game. 340 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: And so I think that that mindset and that knowing 341 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: that there are things to fix, but approaching it in 342 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: a different way is really like beneficiary for these two players. Yeah, 343 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: that's a great way to look at it. I feel 344 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: like the other way to look at it is winning 345 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: cures everything. Huh. Yeah, that's true, because it's like if 346 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: you're two and three you have these same struggles, then 347 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: this problem is a little bit more heightened. So, okay, 348 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: that's a good ben. I do think this is something 349 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: that this Minnesota Vikings team is definitely going to pay 350 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: attention to. And I think I said it last week 351 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: on our podcast, like when you're out score at thirty 352 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: three to six in the third quarter, that means you 353 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: have to do a better job of adjusting making adjustments 354 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: because teams are making adjustments clearly just based off of 355 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,120 Speaker 1: the stats, and we're having a tougher time doing so. 356 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: So I think this self scout period that the Vikings 357 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: or any team does on a bye week is going 358 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 1: to be key because you don't have to look too 359 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: far ahead. You're basically just using this week to look 360 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: back and see what you can get better at. Winning 361 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: most definitely feels great, and I think that that's what's 362 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: going to make this next part of the podcast a 363 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: little bit more difficult, gay because there's a lot of 364 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: good things to talk about, and we're going to do 365 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: a few superlatives, our best of the best so far 366 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: this season, kind of break it down, you know, the 367 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: first six weeks. Then I think we'll start with the 368 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: biggest moment so far this season for you. For me, 369 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: it would be Kirk Cousins getting the six yard third 370 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: down conversion against the Chicago Bears last week. That was 371 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: such a huge play in my opinion, because if he 372 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,719 Speaker 1: doesn't get that, I think we lose that game. The 373 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: fact that your quarterback who's known for throwing the ball, 374 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: pulls it down and takes a hit that pretty much 375 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: gives everyone else on this offense a little bit of 376 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: juice that hey, Okay, if he's doing it, we gotta 377 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: get it done. So I think that's been the moment 378 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: all year. Ever since Kirk has put on that Christian 379 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,160 Speaker 1: Darisall chain, I've seen big Kirk Oh with the shirt 380 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: tucked in his pants with the Jjet's chain on. Never 381 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: changed Kirk. But that was by far my best moment 382 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: so far. I love that because I think I'll kind 383 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: of piggyback off of what you say, because they choose 384 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 1: not to take the bye week after London, so the 385 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: team just gets back from across the pond. They're struggling 386 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: against the Bears. That was a pivot for me. It's 387 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: the JJ touchdown against the Saints. I know Greg Joseph's 388 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: five field goals made a huge big deal there, but 389 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: getting that first of all that play was amazing. The 390 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: fact that I think it was the Jet swee where 391 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 1: he just walked into the end zone. He's playing his 392 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: hometown team and that game. If you lose that in London, 393 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 1: you go back. You have to play a Bears team 394 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: after you lost, after all the travel, after all of that, 395 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: everything that went into the first four weeks of the season, 396 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: it just could have just gone sideways. So for me, 397 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: I think that was probably my biggest moment. Yeah, and 398 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: he did the gritty Internet. Yeah, that's a I mean, 399 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 1: I feel like his level of superstardom raised that much 400 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: more after he scored that touchdown. So that was a 401 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: big play. I forgot how we got down there. I 402 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 1: can't remember, honest thinking was that was that was the play. 403 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: We had a sack fumble and then we moved to 404 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: go all down the field and then Justin Jefferson had 405 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: the three r reverse. So that was a big, big moment. Yeah, 406 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: the Saints had just scored, okay, and this was the 407 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: touchdown to take the lead. Okay, so yeah, it was 408 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: like the Saints had just scored and they took their 409 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: first lead of the game, and then the Vikings marched 410 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: down ten plays seventy five yards to take back the lead, 411 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: and obviously it was a back and forth field goal fest. 412 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: But ye, luckily we came out on the right side 413 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: of things. Yeah. Justin Jefferson, I mean, you could, honestly, 414 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: for all these superlatives, we probably can put him as 415 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: the number one thing because he just makes this entire 416 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: team go. But that was a huge moment, huge moment. Okay, 417 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: next one is the most valuable VET. So I figured, 418 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: you know, someone who's been a little season that I 419 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: think could be the most valuable one for me. I 420 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 1: am going to say, Harrison Smith, was that who you're 421 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: gonna say, Oh, dang, I really thought. I was like, 422 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: you're good though, because I'm right with you, it's good. No, 423 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: I think that. You know, he starts. He sets the 424 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: tone beginning of the season with an Aaron Rodgers interception. 425 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: He's been key to getting these safeties on board. You 426 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: see Camp buying him, filling in nicely. You see Josh 427 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: Matellis in there making big plays, especially when Harry was out. 428 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: You know, he's such a valuable piece of this defense 429 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: as someone who's learning it alongside a bunch of newer 430 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: guys as well. I just think that when you have 431 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: a guy like that in the locker room, it really 432 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: is just so valuable. And him teamed up with my 433 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: most valuable VET, Patrick Peterson. Those two guys makes this 434 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: defense better. Yesterday I had tweeted out a video because Harrison' 435 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: I'll never forget Patrick Peterson. When he became a Viking, 436 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: he went to Dennis Ryan was like, hey, Dennis, whatever 437 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:01,760 Speaker 1: cleats you make sure they're all black, Like I only 438 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: wear black cleats, And so I went back to the 439 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinal days. I'm like, oh wow, this dude wears 440 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: black cleats every game. Yesterday, him and Harrison Smith come 441 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: outside of the locker room last with white cleats on, 442 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: and I was like, Oh, shoot, like they're making a 443 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: statement today, And they did. They both had an interception, 444 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: They both led this defense to a phenomenal win, a 445 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: phenomenal game yesterday, And I feel like both of those 446 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: guys just have been so instrumental to this entire team. 447 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: They make each other right. I mean, I feel like 448 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: we always referenced the Audible, but when we had them 449 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: on the Audible earlier this year, they were just talking 450 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: about how they just make each other play better, Like 451 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: somebody can play for each other, you make somebody else 452 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: look good. And I think that's been felt throughout this 453 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: entire team this year. I can't agree more with that one. 454 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: Next one will do best new face. So this could 455 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: be rookie or free agent. Rookie or free agent best 456 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: new face. I would probably say the best new face. 457 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 1: Zadarius Smith is the easy one. He is, but he's 458 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: also very deserving. He's very deserving. But I'm trying to 459 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: think what other new faces do we have that have 460 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: made big Jordan Hicks, he leads the vikings and tackles. Yeah, 461 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go to Zadarius Um. That's 462 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: very obvious. I mean we talked about it earlier. Second 463 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: in NFL and Sacks. His energy has been felt's. He's 464 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:27,520 Speaker 1: an alpha mill. He's a dominant personality and this team 465 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: needs that. You need somebody that's just going to come 466 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: in and just say, Okay, this is who I am. 467 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: Either get witted or get lost. And that's been so 468 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: key for our defense. It's it's the toughness, the grit 469 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 1: is what Zadarius embodied. So just seeing him on seeing 470 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: him in purple instead of green has been a great 471 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: sight to see. I think you have I think I 472 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: could go Jordan Hicks here. I would also say my 473 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 1: honorable mention is at ingram Um. You know, I know 474 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: that he may not be having this perfect season by 475 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: any means, but he's still a rookie and he's plugged 476 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: into an offensive line that has played together you know 477 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: for some time. I mean, Christian Darrisau was in there 478 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,199 Speaker 1: for more than half the season last year, and a 479 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: lot of the other guys have played all together and 480 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: he filled in a spot that was really needed along 481 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: the line. And while the run game hasn't been, you know, 482 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: very strong, I would say that I'd argue to say 483 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: that he's he's definitely been a solid choice. You haven't 484 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: had needed a revolving door. They've all stayed healthy and 485 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: so for me, I think that my honorable mention. But 486 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks is someone who I think it's great that 487 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: we referenced the Audible because you guys should also be 488 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 1: listening to that. But he was great in the audible 489 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: this week, or excuse me, this season with Eric Kendricks, 490 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: where he just again it's it's a veteran mindset that 491 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: they all vibe on. It's all the same way that 492 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 1: they think and learn and they understand each other's cues. 493 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 1: The top two tacklers in the NFL last season were 494 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: Kendricks and Hicks, and Hicks is, while he's not at 495 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: the top right now, he's the leading tackler for the Vikings. 496 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: And I mean right now that's he's feel like he's 497 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: always on the bomb. He got a sack on Sunday. Actually, 498 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: you know, and while we're on this topic, I was 499 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: going to ask you this. Can you guess who the 500 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: Vikings second leading tackler is behind Hicks second leading tackler. 501 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: So the fact that you asked you to have me 502 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: is it cannot be Eric Kendricks. You're right, So I'm 503 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 1: going to say Harrison Smith. No, really, it's Cameron Danceler. Wow, 504 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: I thought i'd surprise you. Thirty one total tackles. Really yes, 505 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: good for him? Good? I mean I think if we 506 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: if we do a pivot, I didn't put this on 507 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: the sheet, but if we do a pivot, I think 508 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: he could be a candidate for most Improved. Oh absolutely 509 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,919 Speaker 1: he would. Him or DJ one would easily be my 510 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: most improved guys. But yeah, Cam Danceler, like what he's done. 511 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: Like I mean, I wouldn't. I wouldn't go and John 512 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: go across the leg and say he's a lockdown corner. 513 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,879 Speaker 1: But he's working his way towards being that. No, but 514 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: he's a solid starter, which I think everyone was a 515 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: little nervous about last season putting him in when you 516 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 1: had to, and so now it's like, you know you 517 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: can rely on him in big moments. He was shot 518 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: out to Dronte Jones. I brought it up Earlier this year, 519 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: Kim Danceler had a breakout rookie season, and then that 520 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: was with Deronse Jones as his coach, and then last 521 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: year Dront went to LSU to be the defensive coordinator 522 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 1: and then he came back. This year, Kim Danceler didn't 523 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: have the greatest sophomore season, and then this year cam 524 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: is I feel like he picked it right back off 525 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: where he left off his rookie year. So yeah, I 526 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: know that's not a superlative, but man, he has been 527 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: really technically. Is we just called him not a ball? Yeah, 528 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,800 Speaker 1: that's cool. That's cool. Well, speaking of all of the 529 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: great defensive plays that we've seen so far, what's the 530 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: best one for you? Best defensive play is the Aaron 531 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: Rodgers sack sack fumble. I think it was Jordan Hicks 532 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: that got the sack and Dalvin Thomlinson who had the 533 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 1: fumble recovery. The reason why that play is so big 534 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: is because we were up seventeen zero going into the 535 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: half and that was the first first offensive possession coming 536 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: out a halftime, and Aaron Rodgers is great in the 537 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: third quarter. So the fact that we've you know, got 538 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: a sack fumble against him and he was pretty much 539 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: shaken up the entire game. I was like, all right, 540 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: this this is gonna be a good game. So that 541 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: that's by far my best defensive play. I'm gonna be honest, 542 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: I'm going with the Danceler takeaway. Oh yeah, at the 543 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: end of the Bears game. You know, that was just 544 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: so needed. At that time, the Bears were starting to 545 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: go right on down the field and make us all nervous. 546 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: Rex and again, I know we touched on the second ago. 547 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: It's it's it was that same, like gotta get this 548 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: win after the week in London, after this team shouldn't 549 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 1: be in this one. Still like this should be a 550 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: lot easier than it was for the for the Vikings, 551 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,239 Speaker 1: and so for Cam Danceler to be alert and know 552 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: that Amir Smith Marsett maybe holding the ball like a 553 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: loaf of bread, then like, let's just take it away 554 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 1: and get this thing done. I mean that, that to 555 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: me was the biggest play. Yeah, he took his lunch, 556 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,479 Speaker 1: he didn't take his lunch. That was I don't think 557 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: I've ever seen a walk off in that fashion now, 558 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: probably not in any like high school, college or professional football. 559 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: So it was impressively crazy play. All right, best touchdown 560 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 1: this year? You got a favorite, probably Dalvin. Yeah, that 561 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: was a nice one. Like so many storylines around in 562 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: the game like it, it almost seems fake because, I mean, 563 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: everybody wanted this to happen, and for the fashion Net 564 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 1: had happened to sell the game against the Miami Dolphins. 565 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: He throws the ball in the stands, hopefully to one 566 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: of his family members, which made up about thirty percent 567 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: of by the entire stadium, So that was that was 568 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: very fun to see. I'm a huge Dalvin fan. And 569 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: for him to dominate the Dolphins in the fourth quarter, man, 570 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: you can't ask for anything better than the Net. For me, 571 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: it is cold blooded. kJ Osborne in the last couple 572 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: of seconds of the Lions game another close call for 573 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: these Vikings. You know, you can't lose a division game 574 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: at home. I think that's why the Cam Danceler play 575 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: is so important. That's why you know, to be three 576 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,479 Speaker 1: and o in the division heading into just all your 577 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: divisional road games is just you can can't speak volumes 578 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 1: as to how important that is. And for kJ to 579 00:27:59,359 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: come big, you know he hasn't flashed a lot this season, 580 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: but he's come up in really big moments. He'll get 581 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: crucial third down conversions. He'll be there for a touchdown 582 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 1: at the last half or at the end of the game, 583 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: like he was there. So for me, it's the kJ 584 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: Osbourne touchdown. I remember being on the field for it 585 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 1: and being like absolutely, like geeked out about it. Are 586 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: you eating much? Oh? No, that was a camp the 587 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 1: Cam Danceler. Yeah, I don't want to talk about him now. 588 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: I was eating Cheetos. It was the only thing I 589 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: could eat at the time. And then and then cam 590 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: dancler posted it on his Instagram stories and I was like, 591 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: he tagged everyone, and I was like, man, he didn't 592 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 1: tag me eating Cheetos in the corner? Did he tag Cheetos? 593 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:40,479 Speaker 1: No sponsor me Cheetos. I'm just kidding. It's literally the 594 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: only thing I could find to eat. And I was 595 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: so hungry. Well, Cameron Danceler was hungry too that game. 596 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: Oh he was hungry. Yeah, if I didn't have the Cheetos, 597 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: and I've probably gotten more behind the scenes funnage, but 598 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: I was too busy with my orange fingers. But kJ 599 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: Osborne has been I mean, he's been on fire. I 600 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: mean he's been like your fingers orange on fire, just 601 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,480 Speaker 1: making plays, do what he needs to do, and his 602 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: role has somewhat diminished a little bit. But for him 603 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,479 Speaker 1: to own up to that, for him to block, and 604 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: for him to just be I mean, honestly, he's uses 605 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: like a first and twenty guy that gets you ten 606 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: yards or blocks on a run play. So when a 607 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: guy like this gets a chance to score a game, 608 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,080 Speaker 1: when a touchdown, is so easy to get behind a 609 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: guy like that because you know the sacrifice that he's 610 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: put in. And I think the more that this offense 611 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: gets comfortable with each other, he'll get his due. There'll 612 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: be a game where he, you know, is the one 613 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 1: that will be the reliable go to target because maybe 614 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: Adam and JJ are getting a lot of tough windows 615 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: or being defended really well. So I think that it'll 616 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: be there for him very soon. But he always comes 617 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: up in these moments. It feels like I think he 618 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: had like two of them last year. So all right, 619 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: final one of the podcast, The Most Special Special Teamer, 620 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: The most Special Special? What's the definition of special? Um, 621 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: You're most special special teamer? Like who who is near 622 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: and dear to your heart? We can have the same 623 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:11,719 Speaker 1: one if you want. Honestly, I gotta say Chris Boy Okay, okay. 624 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: Chris is like the ultimate special teamer. Really. I know, 625 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: he's uh, he's a little extreme, and he celebrates. He's 626 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: going to let you know when he makes a play. 627 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: But he always makes plays on special teams, whether that's 628 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: punt return or kick off. He's forced to fumble this year, 629 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 1: he's blocking. I mean, he forced forced a muff punt 630 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: on Sunday. So I just love the way he plays. 631 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: He's a guy that you just basically say, hey, I 632 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: need you to do this, or I need you to 633 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: run through this wall, and needs you gonna do it. 634 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: That's the type of guy is and he's been He's 635 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: been special this year, kind of an unsung hero on 636 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: the Special teams unit. I think the whole unit's kind 637 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: of been that way for the most part. You know, 638 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: you could pick a handful of guys right now. You 639 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: could say Troy Die, you could say Greg Joseph, you 640 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: could say a lot of guys right now that could 641 00:30:57,440 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: be in that category. Because this special team has kind 642 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: of been a strength for the majority of the games. 643 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: I would say, yeah, Jalen Rainger, Yeah, I don't think 644 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: Vikings fans have been this confident in a punt returner 645 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: in years, maybe a decade. So yeah, that's this is 646 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: the special team's unit has been one of the highlights 647 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: of our team so far. My most special special teamer 648 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: is our punter Ryan Right. Hopefully I'm not motioning that 649 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: all together, but Ryan Wright yesterday allowed there was only 650 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: two punt return yards. Wow. He kicked six punts inside 651 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: the twenty no touchbacks, four hundred and forty one punting yards, 652 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:39,960 Speaker 1: which doesn't say great things about the offense, but says 653 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: great things about how Ryan Wright put the defense in 654 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: good positions despite the offense sputtering. The Vikings have punted 655 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: twenty seven times, so that's the second most in the NFL. 656 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: Not great, but they've only allowed fifty three return yards 657 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: this season, which is the fifth fewest. I just think 658 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: this guy coming in as a beating out the veteran 659 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: Jordan Berry claiming this spot is his own. Getting in 660 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: there and I mean that's seventy three yard punt yesterday 661 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: was a thing of beauty. I mean, this kid just 662 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,959 Speaker 1: he changes the game and you need him to do that, 663 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:18,640 Speaker 1: especially when your offense, to your point is sputtering. You 664 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: just need some type of momentum boost to put your 665 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: defense in a good field position. And I think that 666 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,920 Speaker 1: one of the most important stats out of all those punts, 667 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: twenty seven punts, he has zero touchbacks, So it's incredible. 668 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: That tells you everything you need to know. And kudos 669 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 1: Matt Daniels for seeing his potential and using him in 670 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 1: a way that he's been able to make plays. I mean, 671 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 1: he's got a couple of passing it was fourteen passing yards. 672 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: He's one for one right now for one. Him and 673 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: JJ are are battling for best best backup quarterback right now. 674 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: So I love Ryan right he's been phenomenal for our 675 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: Team's been awesome. Well, Gabe, this was really fun. We 676 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: actually have to get going because you and I are 677 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,760 Speaker 1: headed to La today to some time over at the 678 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: NFL Network. So we should have some exciting things coming 679 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 1: your way on Vikings dot Com with a couple of 680 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: the experts over at the NFL Network, and so that 681 00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 1: should be a fun thing. Any other bye week plans 682 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: you got going on, Gabe, No, No, I'm gonna sleep. 683 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: I'm I'm gonna try to find some time to do 684 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 1: so I don't. I don't know what it feels, because like, 685 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: we got back from Miami and I didn't sleep at 686 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: all because I'm like, we gotta get you were too nervous. 687 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: I was. I was so nervous, missing the flight and 688 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: missing this podcast. I just didn't sleep. So no, I'm 689 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: gonna try to sleep on this plane. That's my boy week, 690 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: play and sleep on a plane. I like that sleeping. 691 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: Sleeping sounds good. I have another wedding, so, you know, 692 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: just getting them all out of the way in the fall. 693 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 1: We'll never understand a fall wedding. I get the weather. 694 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: But you know, when you work in sports, you're kind 695 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: of like, do your friends know what you do? Your 696 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: friends know what you do for a living? Oh yeah, 697 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 1: well they're they're my fiance's friends, so yeah, no, my 698 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: friends know. They also know that if they invited people 699 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: to a wedding on a Saturday night and LSU's playing, 700 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: no one's going, so they're they're well aware of that. 701 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: But but no, I think this will be a really 702 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 1: fun week. This team is going to sit back and, 703 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: as you said, self, scout and get ready for the 704 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: back half of this season. It all kicks off on 705 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: October thirtieth at us Bank Stadium when the Vikings faced 706 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. And don't forget that's also the Ring of 707 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,720 Speaker 1: Honor game where the Vikings will be inducting Jared Allen. 708 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: So it's going to be a big, huge show as 709 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,359 Speaker 1: we head back into the NFL season. Dive on back 710 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: in the day before Halloween. Until then, this is the 711 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,440 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast for game Henderson. 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