1 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: He's ready to be a head coach. He's ready to 2 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: get be in this role. He's always even keel, he's 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: going to tell you how it is. And he's got 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: a great football mind and really high football IQ. They've 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: got established guys that got veteran guys. It's brought in 6 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: in free agency, and so it's a team that's capable 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: of going out and competing not only within the division, 8 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: but with the NFC. It's just a matter of doing it. 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: On Sundays, you're listening to the Minnesota Vikings podcast and 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: this is episode number one hundred and fifty. Jay Nelson, Yes, 11 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: how does hearing that number feel about? As I increasingly 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: hear things like that, it just keeps reminding me. Yes, 13 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: you're getting older, get older, the old guy. One hundred 14 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: and fifty podcasts, that's pretty crazy. I think been around 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: now probably for probably the last hundred of those, and 16 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: so it's been it's been interesting just to see kind 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: of the evolution of the entire podcast past over the years. 18 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: But now that we hit one fifty, let's just keep running. Now. 19 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: We got to ask you what's your favorite podcast of 20 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: all time? Oh, gosh, I don't know. Maybe my first one, yeah, 21 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: one kind of thing. So the deal was I what 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: I used to do was when I started kind of 23 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: paying attention or kind of poking my head in, and 24 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: you know, I had listened to stuff and said, why 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: don't you try this? Why don't you try that? It 26 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: was being able to kind of feed segment ideas, you know, 27 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: talkers and just doing some research. And a lot of 28 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: times it was trying to find like weird stats or 29 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: weird historical things, or there'd be some sort of an 30 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: article on NFL dot com and you go find out, like, 31 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: you know, there's a ranking of the top ten teams 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: for whatever topic, you know, and I'd go find that 33 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: kind of thing and then just slide the paper across 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: the desk and let, you know, let those guys go 35 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: through and do the discussion. And eventually it was why 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: don't you host it? And we'll try to guess And 37 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, sounds great, And that was kind of how I, 38 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: you know, dip my toes in the water the podcast piece. 39 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: And now here we are at one hundred and fifty episode, 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: so let's just keep rolling. What a milestone it really is. 41 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: It's a big milestone. I'm Tatum Everett that's game Henderson. 42 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: We got Jane Nelson. We dove ride on it and 43 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: didn't really even say we're times. You don't need to 44 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: you just get to it. That's what podcasts before. You 45 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: just have fun everything. I think I've only been here 46 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: obviously for triple digits when we've we've hit over a hundred, 47 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: so this has been it's been a fun ride. Um. 48 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: I think it's pretty fitting that we are doing this 49 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: one at the end of mini camp as the new 50 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: team wraps things up this week. Yeah, for sure, Like 51 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: you're kind of hitting a goal post here and then 52 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: you just keep kind of moving, you know, you just 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: keep looking down the road a little bit and see 54 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: what's coming next. We're finally hitting the end of the 55 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: offseason ish time, and this is about when we hit 56 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: that little bit of a lull and then all of 57 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: a sudden, it's sprint and sprint and sprint and sprint 58 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: for the rest of the year. Well, we deserve this 59 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: little lull, right because we said, yes please, you said 60 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: we were all talking about that back in January February. 61 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: We're like, okay, we'll be back in a couple of weeks, 62 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: so stay tuned. The Minnesota Vikings podcast, and those couple 63 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: of weeks never happened. So the fact that we actually 64 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: get some time off to the Minnesota Vikings podcast will 65 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: still be alive for Vikings fans out are listening. But 66 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: the fact that we don't have to worry about trying 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 1: to track people down for interviews or trying to see 68 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: what the schedule is like, that'll be good for the 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks. So I'm excited just to be 70 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: able to, you know, have this OTA period. My first 71 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: year here was twenty twenty and there was no OTAs, 72 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: there was no mini camp. So to actually have football 73 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: back is encouraging. But at the same time, it's good 74 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: to take a little break from it too. And that's 75 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: the weird thing too, like for even for both of you. 76 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: In some facet this is the first somewhat normal off 77 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: season where it's it's still been weird that there were 78 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: restrictions last year. There are certain people you still had 79 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: COVID restrictions kicking in and off throughout the year. This 80 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: has been the first kind of real time Tatum. You're 81 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: not even at a year yet. Oh, I mean, I 82 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: mean you're today today. Yeah, sorry, news like that, Yeah, 83 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: you're today, all right, So as your one year observation, 84 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: give us the details. What do you what do you 85 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: feel after a year? The funny thing that a lot 86 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: of people ask you, and I'm sure you guys get 87 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: this a lot too, is oh, what is Kirk Cousins like? 88 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: What is this player? Like? What's this like? And or 89 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: you or even when you know, when Rick Spielman and 90 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer were relieved of their duties or this year, 91 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: the emotional connection just wasn't there for me because I 92 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: didn't meet a lot of these people. I didn't have 93 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: those connections, those conversations. Like for me, I already feel 94 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: like I know double the players, double the coaches from 95 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: last this time last year, well obviously today last year, 96 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: but through all of this last year, and I'm excited 97 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: to be able to come at this with that perspective. 98 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: You know, last year, I do you know, I didn't 99 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: even make it on the field to watch training camp 100 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: until like one of the last weeks. I think it 101 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: was the Broncos practice. You know that those kinds of 102 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: things just really stick out to me as like it 103 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: was a real slow burn to get to know everyone. 104 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: I mean, there were so many players I still haven't 105 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: really talked to because we are still only interviewing a 106 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: select number of them and see them in the hall 107 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: and the cafeteria and things like that. But yeah, I 108 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: mean it's it's been interesting. You know. I'm happy that 109 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: it is the way this is. Like I think I 110 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: said when we hired all the new guys, like I 111 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,039 Speaker 1: feel like I'm kind of doing this from the beginning 112 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: with them as well, and it's a really interesting experience. 113 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: I don't know if you ever fully get comfortable just 114 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: seeing faces just in general, because there's the constant churn, 115 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: the constant change, whether it's it's players, coaches, staff, just 116 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: your co workers. I mean, we had an influx of 117 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: our new associates that just came in this week as well, 118 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: So as you're seeing more and more faces, you're like, 119 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: I should know you. I think I know you. You 120 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: know those kind of things, like you're ever one's having 121 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 1: to kind of take this time to figure out. Like 122 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: yesterday I met one of our brand new staff members, 123 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: came in department. I know his boss really well, and 124 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: just kind of sat down and had lunch with them 125 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: and just kind of got to know him a little bit. 126 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: It seems like a great person, you know, happy to 127 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: be here and kind of first job outside of college 128 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. And I think it's kind of the 129 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: renewal of spring. You get knew the new faces, the 130 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: new bodies, and I'm excited just to see not only 131 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: from at times kind of the doughide look of like 132 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: you know, whoa here we are, and then there's you 133 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: kind of start to really remember what that felt like 134 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: and it kind of gives you a little bit of 135 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: boost energy as well, just to really appreciate what we 136 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: have here and what we're doing. Yeah, I think their 137 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: appreciation for me, it just probably extends to our it department. 138 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: In fact, Yeah, they have to get all these players 139 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: and you just talked about the influx of players. Everyone everyone. 140 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: They have to get everyone at the speed email or iPad. Yeah, 141 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: little things that that people don't think about. They're the 142 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: engine for this organization. Let me just put it that way. 143 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: And I feel like just coming here in twenty twenty, 144 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: just being away from everybody, it really helps you appreciate 145 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: the people in the department. And episode one fifty, I 146 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: feel like we should just title it the people. The 147 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: people there are people, but it's some great people. In 148 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: this building, and the fact that we get to spend 149 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: that five or six weeks with those people with no 150 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: football players. This should be a really good time just 151 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: to build some of those relationships with our coworkers for sure. Definitely. Well, 152 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: I don't know about you guys, but yesterday Twitter kind 153 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: of got a little angry. I didn't say kind of 154 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: got They definitely got angry. Jay has a face on 155 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: right now because he knows exactly what tweet I'm about 156 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: to talk about. I just thought it would be important 157 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: to bring this up because touch the nerves. I think 158 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: of a lot of Vikings fans. It was an NFL 159 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: on CBS tweet that said the Vikings are the only 160 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: active NFL franchise to exist for sixty plus years without 161 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: ever winning a championship. My favorite was somebody basically say 162 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: it's only Wednesday and I don't need this crap. I 163 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: think that was kind of the best way. Do you 164 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: think My question is they put this really like pensive 165 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: Viking Stan on the front, like do you think that 166 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: guy knows he's on this tweet? Like? Oh, I think absolutely, 167 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: can we find we need to find him? Do you 168 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: think he listened to the podcast that it wouldn't surprise 169 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: me if he did. If it is, please email me. Yeah, 170 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: there'd be there'd be an easy way to verify that, 171 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: but it'd be one of those things that would be 172 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: an interesting story to kind of find out. So what 173 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: does it feel like to be the face? Yea, the 174 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: story we're talking about now, and I there there is 175 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: a caveat to this though, because there there was a 176 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: championship nineteen sixty nine against the Cleveland Browns, but this 177 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: was before the AFLFL merger, so technically the wording of 178 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: the tweet is wrong. Yeah, it should just say super Bowl. Yeah, 179 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: because listen, there is a championship. If the Packers are 180 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: going to claim their double digit championships, we can claim 181 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: this one. That was the last year of I guess 182 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: we're championships before the Lombardi Trophy became with the merger. Yeah, 183 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: the merger. So yeah, I mean we still got the 184 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: banner hanging up in our So so let me ask 185 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: you this game on that note of a Super Bowl, 186 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: how has this team looked as far as mini camp 187 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: has gone, shaping up in your opinion or just even 188 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: hearing from the players and all that kind of stuff 189 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: to maybe potentially be a super Bowl caliber team. We're 190 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: all super Bowl caliber team, like every team's a super 191 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: Bowl caliber team right now. Yeah, but I do think 192 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: we are in better shape than we were years previous, 193 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: just because of the vibe that this new regime has 194 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: given to these players. Um and just letting these players 195 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: be themselves. And I think just talking to Keenan mccardo earlier, 196 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: he just describes his receivers as painters and he likes 197 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: to give all of his receivers a canvas. This is 198 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: figuratively speaking, and let them paint their own picture, like 199 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: you have to stay in the lines of if you 200 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: really want that picture to be displayed. But still there 201 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: is opportunity to grow and I've seen a lot of 202 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: these players grow and I think a lot of that 203 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: growth comes with a new playbook, a new regime, a 204 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: new coaching staff and knew everything. But at the same time, 205 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: the fact that these players are comfortable with being uncomfortable, 206 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: I think that is going to bode well for this 207 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: team in the later months of the year, in the 208 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: November and the Decembers of the year, we know this 209 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: team isn't going to be undefeating undefeated. It would be great. 210 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: But at the same time you look at it and say, 211 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: all right, well, the players, the chemistry is there, and 212 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: if you can build that chemistry when loser draw, you 213 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: can work towards a common goal. Are we able to 214 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: essentially buy that option right now? Because if we can 215 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: buy the option of we're going undefeated, I will pay 216 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: how much money? Throw a number out there, I'll throw 217 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: it at back and just guarantee that that happens. I'm 218 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: I'm in for five hundred on that for sure. You 219 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: understand how many hours of my life and how many 220 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,839 Speaker 1: years of my life at this point have been spent 221 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: wanting to see this team have that kind of success. Well, 222 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: I'm about twenty six and Vikings years and I've been 223 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: or three, yeah, and last year put about twenty on me. 224 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: That makes me about four hundred and eighty four at 225 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: this point. I had a fan yesterday literally tell me 226 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: like I just was having a heart attack every single 227 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 1: week after every single game last season. So for me, 228 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 1: I mean, sure, undefeated, you know, not not not a possible, 229 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: not possible, not happening. But I will take some more. 230 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: I'll take a lot less close games. You want a 231 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: lot less cardiac events yeah, yeah, you know, like I'm 232 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: trying to keep up my health. I'm watching what I eat, 233 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: like I don't need to have a cardiac event every 234 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: Sunday because the Vikings take it down to the last tray. 235 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: Or do you want like blowout games? Like how do 236 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: you well? Sure? I love a blah, Let's go out 237 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,599 Speaker 1: there and blow every team out right now? It would 238 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: be fun though, right I stop it for who stop? 239 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: Not fun? Who's fun? Like when wins? Wins are fun? 240 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,240 Speaker 1: But like if you're winning fifty nine to zero, like 241 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:03,599 Speaker 1: that's just not fun. Forget you on that one possibility 242 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: though entertaining, I'll take a I'm good on that, okay, 243 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: But like a blowout is like forty two to like six, 244 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: there are so much to like. The NFL is so 245 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: rare when they have blow Like the NFL doesn't have 246 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:20,199 Speaker 1: like a that's a college kind of score, right, No, 247 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: I don't care. I'm in Chris Jason. I'm gonna take Listen, 248 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: if we're going to the offensive league at this point 249 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: and everyone wants to see more points, I will take 250 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: a fifty six point because your offense is doing things 251 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: that you do not expect at that point, I'm just saying, 252 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: and here's the I just want to win, you know, 253 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: get the wins, crates. But if you're telling me we're 254 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: gonna see either like fifty six to three or we're 255 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: gonna see nineteen eighteen, and you have to feel like, 256 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: all right, I have to start checking my pulse. Every 257 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: time I'm sitting in the phone, I'm like watching it 258 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: through my fingers. At the end of the game, I 259 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: totally understand where both of you, both of y'all are 260 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: coming from. I'm just about the buffer in between, like 261 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: I just I just want to be entertained, like entertained 262 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,319 Speaker 1: me and don't don't let me leave with a heart 263 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: exac or like something that's going to lose some years 264 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: off my life. But you want the drama seventeen. I 265 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: have an example. Okay, the ninety eight Vikings. Okay, that 266 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: team was a point machine. That was the whole Randy 267 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 1: Moss they don't play PlayStation like us type stuff. That 268 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 1: was insanely entertaining. Randy Moss with one hundred and sixty 269 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: yards and three touchdowns on three receptions in Dallas, Robert 270 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: Smith busting one for you know, sixty seventy yards, Chris 271 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: Carter making some insane catch on the sidelines. Those kind 272 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: of games, even though they were blowouts at times, that team, 273 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: when they get on a role like that, it is 274 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: insanely fun to watch because every Sunday you're saying, I'm 275 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: going to see something spectacular. And the nice thing about 276 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: this team is that we do have that kind of talent. Yeah, 277 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: they were talking about the fact that we've filled in 278 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: some of these gaps. We've gone through free agency, We've 279 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: drafted what we feel are some really good rookies. We 280 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: brought in some serious talent, especially defensively, to try to 281 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: shore up some of the issues that we had in 282 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: the past. This is a team that has a bunch 283 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: of people on the roster that if they do click 284 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: in this new system, and it sounds like the best 285 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: part is these guys are excited going to meetings, they're 286 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: going to practice and working with each other being able 287 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: to do that. When they get excited, if you put 288 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 1: them on the field, then they start hitting those kind 289 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: of plays and hitting home runs that way repeatedly. That 290 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: just snowballs and that's fun for not only them. When 291 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: you see a smile on their face, the fans are 292 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: lightening up on that too every week. Yeah, I've seen 293 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: more group pictures of Vikings players this year or this 294 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: summer than I have ever seen in my time in 295 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: the NFL having fun. They're having fun with what they 296 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: do and it's genuine. It's not that's not infectious, it's 297 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: not a facade. Like these guys really enjoy being around 298 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: each other. And I think that all starts off the 299 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: top with Quacy, with Kevin, and I think it just 300 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: reverberates all the way down to the team. So super 301 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: Bowl will be great. I would love to see this 302 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: offense just explode like like than any team. I mean, 303 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: the pieces are there, but my one, my one caveat 304 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: is I think that this offense goes as far as 305 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: the line will take them. Oh that's any team, and 306 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: this team, especially especially this team. There's been questions there 307 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: for the last at least three to four seasons, and 308 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: again we keep putting in, you know, whether it's coaching players, 309 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: draft picks, free agents, whatever, There's been a ton of 310 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: draft capital and human capital put to that to figure 311 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: out how do we fix this piece of the puzzle. 312 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: And it feels like, you know, you're seeing guys, the 313 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: stories that's running around right now is Garrett Bradbury bulking 314 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: up in order to try to help, you know, with 315 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: some of the issues that he's had in the last 316 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: couple of years. I think what you're seeing is you're 317 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: seeing a complete group do whatever it's going to take 318 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: to try to address the issues that they know more 319 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: than anyone else publicly what's been going on in that room. 320 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: So hopefully not only them, but all of the different groups, 321 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: all the coaches, all the players have taken this time 322 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: this offseason and go into this break coming up here 323 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: to really reflect and figure out what do I have 324 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: to do to not only help myself, but to help 325 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: the team get better when training camp comes here at 326 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: the end of July. But I think to Tatum's point 327 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: of the O line and to your point, j like 328 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: the O line, we have four solid offensive lining here. Yes, 329 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: that has proven to get the job done. And now 330 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: you bring in a coach and Chris Cooper who played 331 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: right guard in the NFL for a very long time. 332 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: It was very successful, and it's tasked with the duty 333 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: of figuring out who that right guard position is going 334 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: to be that is going to be the catalyst for 335 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: however this offense wants to be this year. We already 336 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: know it's a top ten offense, but you're only as 337 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: good as your your right guard and trying to figure 338 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: that that position out. I think that is going to 339 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: be key once training camp comp training camp comes because 340 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: right now, I mean OTA's mini camp. No matter if 341 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: you've been every practice, have been to one, it's not 342 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: really anything to see for the offensive defensive line because 343 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: there's no contact, there's no pads on. So at the 344 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: same time, it's all right, you want to get the 345 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: mental approach, but now the competitive nature we're starting to 346 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: blend in with understanding the playbook and then you mix 347 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 1: that with the pads and training camp. I think we 348 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: have a really good uh summer coming here at CCOPC. 349 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: That's the thing. You're still in shorts and shells, yeah, 350 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: and so you know there and the coaches are even 351 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: telling like staff the ground, you know, don't do anything stupid. 352 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,160 Speaker 1: We're just trying to like touch. That's the thing. We're 353 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: trying to get through this thing healthy. We're trying to 354 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: make sure and they're they're trying to help with the 355 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: muscle memory of the classroom work that's going on. And 356 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: so hopefully for the next, what is it essentially five 357 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: to six weeks when the players are out of the building, 358 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 1: they're on their own. They're going to be doing their 359 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: own workouts and trying to make sure they're maintaining their health, 360 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,239 Speaker 1: getting their stammin on everything ready for camp, and just 361 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: trying to take care of themselves and mentally try to 362 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,479 Speaker 1: have a little bit of a vacation before they you know, 363 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: as Ben Lieber in the past as always said, the 364 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: bubble guts kicked in about a week or two beforehand. 365 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: You know, the nervousness of all that stuff. This is 366 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: the time where the players and even the coaches and 367 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: some of the staff, they just need to get away 368 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: and kind of take care of themselves and prepare for 369 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: essentially a twenty six week sprint. Yeah, that is what 370 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: they do. It's it's twenty six it's basically twenty six 371 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: weeks straight without a break. And it's just it's a grind. 372 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: It's an absolute marathon. It's a grind, all right. Question, 373 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: And I feel like I know the answer for this, 374 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: but I'm going to ask it anyway, because we were 375 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:26,719 Speaker 1: talking about like nail biters close games. Would you much 376 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: rather have every game go down? To the last drive 377 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: of the game with the super Bowl, or blow every 378 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: team out during the regular season and lose the week 379 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: before the Super Bowl. I think you can ask the 380 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: New England Patriots what that feels like, because that was 381 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 1: that team, you know, losing to the Giants and the 382 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: super Bowl. I think they would gladly take nail bider 383 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: weekend with the Lombardi at the end. If there's a 384 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: trophy at the end, I don't care how you get there, 385 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: that's what you want. I would take last season full 386 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: of I mean, yes, obviously if they would have gone 387 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: more wins, but I would have taken all of that 388 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: if we would have gone to the super Bowl, for sure. 389 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: That was a tough part. It's just like the losses. 390 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 1: It was the losses. It was the should have, could 391 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: have wa is, the almost theirs, the just missed it. 392 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: It's all those. I'll say this, like the ride that 393 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: we had when we lost in Philly in the NFC Championship. 394 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: I was just talking about this last night with somebody. 395 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: The idea, they said, you know, kind of the thought 396 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: of that of you know, your quarterbacks and everything else 397 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: that happened going to Philly for that Championship game and 398 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: having the conversation. I was standing next to my boss 399 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: on the field and I just said, if you would 400 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 1: have told me at the beginning of the season, we'd 401 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: be standing here tonight at the NFC Championship on this 402 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: field with our third string quarterback, and you're saying, we 403 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 1: have a chance to play a super Bowl in our 404 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: home building if we win this game, I will take this. 405 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: However we get here, and having those moments that have 406 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: been few and fleeting at times, you have to get 407 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: there however you can to get that chance. That's the 408 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: only way you're going to get a chance. And the 409 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: fear of failure and everyone's saying, well, I'd rather not 410 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: get there. It means we're not going to win. You 411 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 1: just don't know, So get your butt there. However it 412 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: has to happen, and then just play your hearts out 413 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: and see what happens. And I know over and over 414 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: again fans are feeling like I'm tired of having my heartbroken. 415 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: At the same point, if you don't venture anything, you're 416 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: gonna you're not gonna gain anything. So put your heart 417 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 1: out there, put your feelings out there, enjoy it as 418 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,479 Speaker 1: much as you can. And enjoy the ride. And if 419 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: you get to the brass ring and you can grab it, 420 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: that's the ultimate Jay say, like a true Viking screen. 421 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: Years of pent up, years of pent up heartbreak, in 422 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: elation and everything else that's gone on. But I've thought 423 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: about this a long time, and I've thought about this 424 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: a lot because there's other things in my life that 425 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,719 Speaker 1: I was potentially going to do for a job. And 426 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: once I got here, and I've explained other friends and 427 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: other fields that we're doing things that I thought I 428 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: might want to do. And I said, I'm not going 429 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 1: to potentially win an Oscar. I'm not gonna win an Emmy. 430 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna win any of that kind of stuff. 431 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: I just want to ring on my finger before I 432 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: walk out the door. And then I think about guys 433 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: I've been here for fifteen seasons. I think about guys 434 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: like Dennis Ryan who've been forty three, and it's just 435 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,239 Speaker 1: like between you know, guys like him, friend ZEMBERLETTI, who 436 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: died without you know, getting a super Bowl and being 437 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 1: a part of something like that. Somebody like Dennis is 438 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: somebody that I just those are the people that I 439 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: want to see this happen for people who've been here 440 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: for you know, a quarter century or more. Those are 441 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: the people you really feel for because I know what 442 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: it's felt like being a fan. I know it's felt 443 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: like being here for the last fifteen seasons, and just 444 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: being able to finally be able to have that championship, 445 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: especially in this town, would be amazing. Well, someone who 446 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: would love to also see the Vikings going a championship, 447 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: not just because he used to be a Minnesota Viking, 448 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: but also because his dear friend is now the new 449 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: head coach of the Vikings is Matt Castle, and he 450 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: was up here in Minnesota played in the Vikings golf 451 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: tournament for the Foundation this past week, and he was 452 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: kind enough to give us some time and some insight 453 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 1: into this Minnesota Vikings team. Joining us on the Minnesota 454 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast is former Minnesota Viking Matt Castle. Also good 455 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: friend of our new head coach, Kevin O'Connell. Yes, both 456 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 1: of those are true. You know, I got to come 457 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: up yesterday. We had the alumni event at missic Lake. 458 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: I think it's missic Lake. Maybe this was tough day golf, 459 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: but nonetheless I got to do that. See a lot 460 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: of old, old teammates and stuff like that, and then 461 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: got to come up and surprise Kevin today. I didn't 462 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: realize that mini camp was going on, so I snuck 463 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: in the building today this morning. I didn't sneak in, 464 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: they let me in, but then I went up and 465 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,199 Speaker 1: I asked them to give me a jersey, and I 466 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: went and sat in the quarterback room and I had 467 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: one of his assistants tell him that, you know, one 468 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 1: of his quarterbacks needs to talk to him. They he 469 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,360 Speaker 1: comes in and I'm sitting there and I said, Coach, 470 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: I don't understand this plane. He's like, what are you doing? 471 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 1: I have no idea. So it was fun to see him. 472 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: I got to spend about forty five minutes with him 473 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: this morning, and it's it's incredible to come back here 474 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 1: because this facility and everything about it is absolutely amazing. 475 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: It's my first time back, you know, and seeing everything 476 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: that they've done here, it's just absolutely remarkable. Before we 477 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: talk about the facility and the Vikings. For Vikings, who 478 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: don't know your relationship with Kevin O'Connell, cad you describe 479 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: that a little bit. Absolutely. Yeah. So Kevin and I 480 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: first met. He came in as a rookie my fourth 481 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: year in New England, we became teammates and we've been 482 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 1: close ever since, but that season really we became really 483 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: close because that was a year that I took over 484 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: for Tom when he got hurt and Kevin was thrust 485 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: into that backup role and so it was just he 486 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 1: and I in the team meeting room all year long, 487 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: and so we spent a ton of time together and 488 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: it was a great experience for me. He's an incredible person. 489 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: There's no ego involved. He always wants what's best for you. 490 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: Always felt like he had your best interests in your 491 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: back and he was always trying to push you to 492 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 1: be your best in And so we spent a lot 493 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: of time and it's been a great relationship that we've 494 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: sustained over the last I don't know how long has 495 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: that been since in this since so wait, do you 496 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: guys do the math? I mean a long time. Yeah. 497 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: Our co worker, former co worker, Eric Smith just wrote 498 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: an article on Kevin and you provided a lot of 499 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: insight right on that. So definitely go and check that 500 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,719 Speaker 1: out on Vikings dot com. We won't do that too 501 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: much longer, but I'm actually interested to hear about the 502 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:02,919 Speaker 1: forty five minute chat that you had with him this morning. 503 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: Can you tell fans how things are going from his 504 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: perspective at all? You know what, he loves it. He's 505 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: hit the ground running, and obviously it's going to be 506 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: a really long year for him coming off the Super Bowl, 507 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: getting the head coaching job here, putting a staff together, 508 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: all all that that encompasses, right, But it was so 509 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: much fun for me to see him in that role. 510 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: Like he's in the head coach's chair and they've got 511 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 1: guys coming in, offensive staff, defensive staff. They're talking strategy, 512 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: they's breaking down a film. Do we want to take 513 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: seven steps? Do we want to take nine steps? You 514 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: know with this drop in buzz safety, How do we 515 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: want to attack this on third and long? So it 516 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: was so much fun to sit in that meeting and 517 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: hear his perspective and he's the man, he's in charge, 518 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: and his ascension to this point, he's ready to be 519 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: a head coach, he's ready to get be in this role, 520 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: and so it was just fun for me to sit 521 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: there and be a fly on the wall for a 522 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: few minutes in between our banter and us just catching 523 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: up and all that stuff is to see him in 524 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: the control that he has over the whole organization and 525 00:24:58,080 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: what he's going to be able to do. Would you 526 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: wanted to play for a guy like that. I mean, 527 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: he's got such a great personality, something that guys naturally 528 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: gravitate toward. And as I said before, there's a calmness 529 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: about him. And for especially at the quarterback position, you're 530 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: always looking for that calmness because Sundays are crazy enough. 531 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: But he's always even keel. He's going to tell you 532 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: how it is. And he's got a great football mind 533 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: and really high football IQ. Speaking of football mind, I mean, 534 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: I know you said Kevin wis a backup. You were 535 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: backup a lot in your career also, but people always 536 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: talk about backups being the best coaches for the future. 537 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: Why is that the case? Well, I think so much 538 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: of what you do as a backup, you don't always 539 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: get the physical reps right and you're sitting there and 540 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: a lot of times you have to go through the 541 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: mental process more so so you have to prepare more mentally. 542 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: You're in your book more, you have to recite the 543 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: plays when you're at home by yourself, because you don't 544 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: get that opportunity as much when you're in the huddle 545 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: at practice, when you're the starter, you're getting all the reps. 546 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 1: When you're going to walk through, you're in the huddle, 547 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: you're calling the reps, you're you're seeing it. You get 548 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: it that I mean, you're going out and executing it 549 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: on daily basis. But when you're a backup, a lot 550 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: of times you're visually seeing it, but you're not in 551 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: the huddle. You're not calling, you're not going up, you know, 552 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: pointing out my calls, making adjustments, alerts. So a lot 553 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: of it is the mental preparation and what you do outside. 554 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 1: And so that's why I think it transitions well, because 555 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: you have to be so prepared when your opportunity comes, 556 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: but you don't know when that opportunity is gonna come. 557 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: You've also embraced this new analyst role, I guess you know, 558 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 1: post career. And so i'd love to ask you your 559 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: take on this RAMS offense that everyone keeps talking about 560 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: over there under Sean McVeigh and now we have Kevin here, 561 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:41,879 Speaker 1: he has Wes Phillips as is OC. They have a 562 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: lot of guys with a lot of those RAMS connections. 563 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: Do you see any of that offensive look or the 564 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: way that that scheme runs to be translated here. For 565 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: the Vikings, I'm sure from a personnel standpoint, and they've 566 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: got a lot of similar traits, right with feeling with Jefferson, 567 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: You've got Delvin Cook in the backfield. I mean, they've 568 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: got some great players and great pieces for this offense 569 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: to work in that way. And then it's just about 570 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 1: going out and putting it together and making sure that 571 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,239 Speaker 1: everybody understands because sometimes it's a hard transition when you're 572 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: going from one offense to another offense. But when you 573 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: look at the Rams offense and what they're able to do, 574 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: they can change the pace, right, they can go fast paced, 575 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: get in line, no huddle. From there, they can get 576 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: back in the huddle. They'll huddle at times, but it's 577 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: a lot of pocket movements. It's a very quarterback friendly 578 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: system that you can go because it's you're always changing 579 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: the launch point for the quarterback. So a lot of 580 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,680 Speaker 1: defenses can't key in and say, well, they're just a 581 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: drop back team. No, they're gonna boot, they're gonna move, 582 00:27:37,400 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: they're gonna spread out, you're gonna take your shots. But 583 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: then there's a lot of easy throws there too with 584 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: the quick games, so it should be a fun offense 585 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 1: to watch. And if they can get going and really 586 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: understand just general philosophy terms and then also be able 587 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: to go out and execute, they can get it going 588 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: them just like they did with the Rams. So pretty 589 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 1: much you're you're saying this offense is depending on Kirk 590 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: to be the catalyst for everything that gets things going. 591 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 1: And I know people in the past have said, you know, 592 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook is the engine for this team. I mean, 593 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 1: whenever he has the ball, gets twenty to thirty carries, 594 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: this offense is going to go. But would you say 595 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: that now with this new regime, Kirk is going to 596 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: have to be that engine. Well, I think when you're 597 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,679 Speaker 1: the quarterback, right, you're always the engine that makes it go. 598 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, when you watch 599 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: the Rams offense, I just talked primarily about that pass 600 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,719 Speaker 1: game and the dynamics behind what they do. However, they 601 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: relied heavily on the run game, and when they're the 602 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: most successful, when they were the most successful as an 603 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: offensive unit, they're able to establish the run game because 604 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: what did that do. That's set up their play action pass, 605 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 1: which they love to do. That's set up their boot game, 606 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: which they love to do in first and second down. 607 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: So it's not I'm not saying that this all relies 608 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: on the success of this offense all relies on Kirk. 609 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: He's obviously going to be the figurehead that everybody looks 610 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: at and says, if he executes, plays well and does 611 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: what he needs to do, then this team is going 612 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: to be successful. But it's going to take the run 613 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,479 Speaker 1: game as well. And like I said, if you just 614 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: look at the Rams offense and their success when they're 615 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: most successful last year, then they were able to go 616 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: and establish that run game and that's set up everything 617 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: else for him. You mentioned a little earlier about learning 618 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: the philosophy and the terminology, and the players have been 619 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: pretty open with us that it is a very thick playbook. 620 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: There's a lot of different terms, definitely new ways of 621 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 1: saying things. How difficult from a player's perspective is it 622 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: to kind of absorb all of that and really put 623 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: it into motion. When do you really start feeling like 624 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: you have a grasp on things. It's always a challenge 625 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: and I think I had tend different offensive coordinators over 626 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: fourteen years in my NFL career. I mean, so the 627 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: hardest aspect of it is using the new terminology that 628 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: everybody's in unison with that, so you're you're referring to 629 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: the same defensive structure in the same way that the 630 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: coaches are, so that everybody's on the same page. And 631 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: then it's also unlearning or trying to unlearn, you know, 632 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: different habits, how you used to read certain plays if 633 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: they want to do it differently, because everybody has similar 634 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: concepts and so to speak, right, But it's the footwork 635 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: that they're asking you to do. It's how they want 636 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: Do you want to read it high to load? Do 637 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: you want to read it load to high? You know, 638 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: am I working off this individual linebacker or so There's 639 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: so many different things that goes into it, but it's 640 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: also becoming more familiar when you get in the huddle. 641 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: Particularly for me, it was always hearing the play, being 642 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: able to mentally process that play even though it's different terminology, 643 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: and understand where I need to go with the ball. 644 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: And it takes a little time. And that's why OTAs, 645 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: mini camps, all that stuff that goes into it, that's 646 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 1: where you start to really really experience and understand what's 647 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: what's they're asking for you. You really you really don't 648 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: understand how mental for average fan, you really don't understand 649 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: how mental this game is until a coaching change comes 650 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: because to what your point of ten coordinators in fourteen years, 651 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: that's you have to relearn that process. And everyone's a 652 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: great athlete in this league. But until you get that 653 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: mental aspect to your point of you, you really won't 654 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: get on the field until you understand how to unlearn 655 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 1: and then relearn things right, and that that's a big 656 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: part of it. And like you said, there's great athletes, 657 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: and some of the best athletes I've been around are 658 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 1: the one that are able to like process the information. 659 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: And what happens is when you start to understand they're 660 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: what the terminology is, and you're confident in what you're 661 00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: doing and you're not second guess or you're like, wait 662 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 1: a second, on that route that they wanted at sixteen 663 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: that they want a fourteen or my read it was 664 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: I supposed to go inside out here or outside in. 665 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: You know, your second guess in yourself as you're going 666 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: on line scrimmage, which makes you process and play slow, 667 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: you know. And then but when the confidence level gets 668 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,320 Speaker 1: there and you start to become comfortable within a system, 669 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: that's when it becomes second nature, and then you can 670 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: go out and execute at a high level and you're 671 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: not second guess in yourself and nothing slowing down your process, 672 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 1: and you're playing free. And that's what you always try 673 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: to achieve as a football player, because, like you said, 674 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot of great athletes outt there, but there's 675 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: a lot of guys also that I've seen not be 676 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: able to process and that hurts them getting on the 677 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: field because again, unless you're accountable when it comes game 678 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,600 Speaker 1: time and you're able to execute a high level and 679 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,719 Speaker 1: with good speed and everything else that goes into it, 680 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: well you're not going to get on the field because 681 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,880 Speaker 1: the coaches and the quarterback and whoever else can't trust you. 682 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: All Right, we talked about the Karen Vikings, but I 683 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: want to talk about your time here with the Vikings 684 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 1: two years here. What was your favorite memory just being 685 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,959 Speaker 1: a Viking? Yeah, you know what, I would have to 686 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: say the London game my first year here, and we 687 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: went to London. We stayed at the Grove, We're there 688 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: the whole week and it was an incredible week. We 689 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: got to do a lot of fun activities and all that, 690 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 1: but just the experience being in London, going overseas, and 691 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: then the game itself at Wimbledon. It was Wimbledon, right, yeah, wimbley, Yeah, 692 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: Wimbledon's tennis. That would be a tough place to play, 693 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: a tough place to play. But that game was against 694 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers, and you know, that was a game that 695 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:42,080 Speaker 1: I got to start. Unfortunately, Ponder got a broken rib, 696 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: I believe the week before and they told me I 697 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: was able to start, So I got an opportunity to 698 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: go play and we had a great game and went 699 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: out and beat the Steelers in London. And then after 700 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: that we were able to go out with all the 701 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 1: boys and we went out and experienced the town a 702 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: little bit and it was it was a blast. It 703 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: was one of my favorite memories of all my NFL career, 704 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: just being there. It's particularly getting a win, feeling good 705 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: about it, and then going out and celebrating with the guys. 706 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it was. It was a lot, a lot 707 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: of fun. Makes it worthwhile. Yeah, you mentioned you're at 708 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 1: the golf tournament yesterday. Who was the who were really 709 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: excited to be able to talk to or had a 710 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 1: good conversation. Went. Yeah, you know what, I got to 711 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: catch up with Steve Hutchinson, who i've he lives Actually 712 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: he lives there, but I haven't seen him in a while, 713 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:28,640 Speaker 1: so it was good to catch up with him, and 714 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: I was able to go out and hang out with 715 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 1: him for a while. And John Randall was there, who 716 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 1: a guy that I've always been a huge fan of. 717 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: I mean just his energy, how he played the game, 718 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: everything about that. But actually you get to shake his hand, 719 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: have a good conversation with him. It was outstanding. So 720 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 1: you got to see a lot of those guys. There's 721 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 1: a lot of legends there, but those two guys I 722 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: got to spend the most time with. Probably John's actually 723 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 1: a pretty good golfer. For one, I can really drive. 724 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: I was like, he probably hurts the ball, like he 725 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,120 Speaker 1: heard all the offensive play, takes it out on it. Yeah, 726 00:33:59,160 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: he was in his own car, he was to his 727 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: own thing. You could tell he was taking it very seriously, 728 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: whereas like some people go out and they were like, oh, 729 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:06,720 Speaker 1: I'm not very good at golf. Him just here for 730 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: the for the fun. Yeah. I think that he did 731 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: take it seriously because I saw him. He got there 732 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: and immediately went over to the driving range. I was like, oh, oh, no, 733 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: he's working on He was like, no, sorry, I go 734 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 1: to the driving range. I was like, all right, man, whatever, 735 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: all right, whatever you need. Man. How did you shoot? 736 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:24,279 Speaker 1: How did you play? I mean we were I think 737 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 1: eleven under. But in a scramble where you can lois 738 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 1: lois you get as a par and he or the 739 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:31,000 Speaker 1: high you get as a par Anyway, I don't know 740 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: if that's a great score. I think who won it? 741 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 1: Twenty two under or something like that too under, Yes, 742 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:37,720 Speaker 1: twenty two hundred. It was crazy. I mean a scramble 743 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: believe you're playing best? Yeah, exactly right, So you should 744 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 1: be like you should give yourself some opportunity. And with mulligans, yeah, 745 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: that's you know. I think our group had ten mulligans 746 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,319 Speaker 1: and we missed every mulligan shot that we had, so 747 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: we try. Do you golf? Is that something you do now? 748 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: I enjoy it, but I with five kids, I don't 749 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 1: get out as much as I Probably other people have 750 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: the opportunity, but I enjoy getting out, and for me, 751 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: golf is fun because of the people that you're around 752 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 1: and with and and you have good conversations with. Now, 753 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:10,319 Speaker 1: if there's somebody that I don't know or really have 754 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: nothing in common with, I don't want to go play 755 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 1: a five hour round a golf ye, right. But at 756 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: the end of the day, like tournaments, particularly like this 757 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:20,799 Speaker 1: would bring together you know, fans and also guys that 758 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 1: used to play, and you get so many different people 759 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 1: from so many different backgrounds. That's always great and it's 760 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: all when it's especially when it's for a charity. A 761 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 1: lot of people want to see this Vikings team win 762 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:32,279 Speaker 1: and being on the cusp the last couple of years 763 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: of making the playoffs, do you think we have enough 764 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 1: now to be able to get over that hump? You 765 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: do have enough? And part of it is also you know, 766 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: there's been a lot to go into why that there's 767 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,239 Speaker 1: been struggles to not get into the playoffs the last 768 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:47,759 Speaker 1: few years. Primarily there's been some serious injury problems, you know. 769 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: You know, Daniel Hunter has been out, He's only played 770 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: eight games in the last two years, and he's a 771 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: huge component of that defensive side of the ball. He 772 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: had pretty struggles in the secondary as well, and so 773 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,360 Speaker 1: I mean, but this new coaching staff, it's a fresh start. 774 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 1: They have a vision for what they want to be. 775 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,239 Speaker 1: It's just how quickly can they get caught up to 776 00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: the task of going in and playing, like I said, 777 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 1: playing free, playing fast, understanding what's being asked of them, 778 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: and change what the kind of the culture of what 779 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:15,839 Speaker 1: it's been, because it's definitely going to be different from 780 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: what Zimmer was to what now Kevin is. And to 781 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: see how quickly they can all put it, bring it 782 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,360 Speaker 1: together and put it together. What can the expectations be? 783 00:36:23,719 --> 00:36:25,919 Speaker 1: You know, at this point they could go undefeated. Guys, 784 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:30,400 Speaker 1: everybody says, what's the expectation. I mean, like I said before, 785 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:35,280 Speaker 1: this team has players here. It's not like it's completely 786 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 1: rebuilding from the get go, right, They've got established guys, 787 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,280 Speaker 1: they've got veteran guys. They've brought in people in free agency, 788 00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: and so it's a team that's capable of going out 789 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: and competing not only within the division but with the NFC. 790 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,279 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of you know, going out and 791 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: doing it on Sundays, So staying healthy, staying healthy and 792 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: doing it on Sundays. And you know, everybody likes to 793 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: make predictions. I don't like making predictions this early in 794 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: the year. But you know, and it also it's crazy 795 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 1: because just because they start a certain way doesn't mean 796 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 1: they're going to end a certain way. So it'll be 797 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 1: interesting to see, you know, how they start the season. 798 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:13,799 Speaker 1: But even if they falter early for whatever reason, it 799 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that the dynamics and how this team ends 800 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 1: is not going to be drastically different than how they start. 801 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 1: I mean, didn't the Rams lose all of November you 802 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 1: look at them, so I don't seem long season. Long season. Well, 803 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 1: thank you so much Matt Castle for joining us. We 804 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: appreciate you taking the time for the podcast day. Also, 805 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: thank you for supporting the Vikings Foundation. Absolutely pleasure being 806 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: with you guys. It's been awesome. Yeah, great to have 807 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: you back again. We appreciate having Matt Castle back so much. 808 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: He had a great story about the quarterback room. That 809 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:49,400 Speaker 1: was fantastic. Yeah. I just think that's so funny. Somebody 810 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,840 Speaker 1: should have recorded though they did. That is stuff you 811 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:54,080 Speaker 1: do with your friends where Tom West got it on 812 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:55,800 Speaker 1: his phone. So I don't know if it'll be popping 813 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:57,920 Speaker 1: up on any social media soon, but I would expect 814 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:02,799 Speaker 1: there might be some video. Tom Spurner we got to make. Yeah, 815 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,520 Speaker 1: I know it happened really early in the morning, so 816 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:06,839 Speaker 1: I don't think any of the camera operators were around here, 817 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,080 Speaker 1: and I mean when vanners were in town yet or 818 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: inside the building. At the kind of stuff you can 819 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,319 Speaker 1: do to get away with one it's your friends, right now, 820 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:15,720 Speaker 1: that's your close friend. You can pull that kind of stuff, 821 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: and especially at quarter to seven in the morning. Yeah, 822 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:20,200 Speaker 1: if it's your friend, you can do it. If it's not, 823 00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:21,880 Speaker 1: you're like, what are you doing here? And why did 824 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,640 Speaker 1: you do this? Right? It's a good way to starts 825 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:25,080 Speaker 1: to day. It's a great way to start to day, 826 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:26,400 Speaker 1: and it's a great It was a great way to 827 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,080 Speaker 1: start the day on the last day of Mini Camp, 828 00:38:29,080 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 1: Mandatory Mini Caamp, Like just to me, Mandatory Mini Camp 829 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: was just a great way to end it. I think 830 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: it ended in an interception. Perry Nickerson had her interception 831 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,320 Speaker 1: and it should have been a pick six, but he 832 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:43,799 Speaker 1: tripped out to five yard line and everybody fully pushed him, 833 00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: didn't he. I think we pushed himself. He would have 834 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,200 Speaker 1: been down. But like that, that's how you that's the 835 00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:51,800 Speaker 1: energy you want to end Mandatory Mini Camp. And I 836 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,919 Speaker 1: think that's just been a testament to how this entire 837 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:57,400 Speaker 1: offseason program has been without the pad zone, and now 838 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:01,520 Speaker 1: we just count the days until raining camp in twenty two. 839 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 1: You want to see the Perry Nickerson pick six. They 840 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: have put it online. It's on the Twitter account. Definitely 841 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: go check it out. It might have been like a 842 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:12,399 Speaker 1: pick three because hey, look, if if if Oliudo can 843 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,439 Speaker 1: just run down the field push about of bounds, I'm 844 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: cool with it to pick almost six at that point. Yeah. No, 845 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,480 Speaker 1: And here's the thing. He's gonna get a hard time 846 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,040 Speaker 1: because he got caught by alignment. That's right problem. I mean, 847 00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:28,640 Speaker 1: he make that mistake again. Honestly, you got to blame 848 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:30,960 Speaker 1: his defenders, right, I mean his teammates on the defensive 849 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:32,800 Speaker 1: side of the ball, they were like they were all celebrating, 850 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:34,799 Speaker 1: were like running with him. So how do you let 851 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: an offensive alignment get in between the you know, we 852 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 1: have to give it. It is just men. Again, I 853 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:41,520 Speaker 1: don't think they were taking very very seriously. Oh they 854 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:43,279 Speaker 1: they're they're going to talk about that in the meeting 855 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,759 Speaker 1: rooms for sure, as if they had meetings yesterday, like 856 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:51,919 Speaker 1: that was the talking point. It's like, oh you let yeah, yeah, 857 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, as long as he gets caught 858 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:57,880 Speaker 1: in mini camp. It's okay, sure, yeah, yeah, about a 859 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,360 Speaker 1: month from now. Oh, there's gonna be a that's a 860 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:03,799 Speaker 1: little bit different. It's a little bit different. But yeah. 861 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,160 Speaker 1: So everything did wrap up yesterday, but we are not 862 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 1: really wrapping up ourselves. We have a few more podcast 863 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:11,880 Speaker 1: episodes to come out before the fourth of July break 864 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,759 Speaker 1: and that will be with all the assistant coaches. So 865 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:18,400 Speaker 1: make sure you keep up with vikings dot com ven 866 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: the YouTube page you're at, because there will be several 867 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:24,360 Speaker 1: assistant coach interviews that'll be dropping in the next few weeks. 868 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 1: And those are great because I know, Gabe, you and 869 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,279 Speaker 1: I were able to sit down with a lot of 870 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:31,560 Speaker 1: the guys Jay we had them on our podcast. They 871 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 1: it's nice to get to know them a little bit better, 872 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,239 Speaker 1: hear about their backstories, their philosophies. A lot of them 873 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: have really interesting takes on our players as well as 874 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:43,560 Speaker 1: just their own personal backgrounds. And it was a good 875 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,440 Speaker 1: swath tow of offense, defense special teams as well, and 876 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:48,840 Speaker 1: so it was good for us to be able to 877 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: spend more time with them. But I think for the 878 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,040 Speaker 1: fans kind of saying like, yeah, there's a new coaching staff. 879 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:55,200 Speaker 1: Who are these people. It'll be a good little insight 880 00:40:55,239 --> 00:40:56,680 Speaker 1: for each one of them to get to know them 881 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:59,560 Speaker 1: a little better. Yeah, it'll be great. Hopefully Vikings fans 882 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,759 Speaker 1: are entertained by it. Hopefully it's something for sure because 883 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,960 Speaker 1: these coaches, a lot of these guys have been coordinators 884 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:10,160 Speaker 1: or head coaches or have spent time calling plays, so 885 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:12,359 Speaker 1: to be able to see them in their role where 886 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: things are slowed down, where it's just one position. I 887 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,640 Speaker 1: think that's what makes this entire team better, because the 888 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: team is able to see things from a big picture 889 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: perspective and just I mean instead of just from a 890 00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:25,359 Speaker 1: well this guy's only offensive line culture just a receiver's coach. 891 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:27,080 Speaker 1: These guys have been in the league for a while, 892 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 1: so really good wisdom, and like I said, a whole 893 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,919 Speaker 1: Vikings fans are entertained, and some of them have been 894 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:37,759 Speaker 1: flying a patchy helicopters. Yeah, there's other outside pieces like 895 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 1: that too that are interesting nuggets. So yeah, definitely stay tuned. 896 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:43,560 Speaker 1: There's some fun stuff coming the next couple of weeks. Yeah, well, guys, 897 00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:46,120 Speaker 1: thank you so much for tuning into the one hundred 898 00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:50,880 Speaker 1: and fiftieth episode of the Minnesota Vikings podcasts. Let's cheers 899 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,320 Speaker 1: the next one hundred and fifty guys. Yeah, two hundred 900 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:56,200 Speaker 1: and forty seven days until super Bowl. No, that's it, 901 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:58,200 Speaker 1: only two hundred and forty seven days. So we were 902 00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:00,760 Speaker 1: talking about super Bowl today. Gabs got like his almost 903 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:03,799 Speaker 1: like advent calendar where he's just check it off, where 904 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:06,080 Speaker 1: he's cutting off a ring or something every every day. 905 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:10,040 Speaker 1: So like x M the calendar. The next time I've 906 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:12,960 Speaker 1: seen it, if it's an Advent calendar, it was a 907 00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: chocolate or one of those. It doesn't like chocolate, going 908 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 1: to be something whiskey Advent calendar or something. Well, there 909 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 1: you go, that's my language. You will be toasted two 910 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:24,439 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty days. Now I know what to find 911 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:27,520 Speaker 1: you for the holidays. A shot a day take keeps 912 00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 1: the doctor's away, I guess. Okay. And on that note, 913 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:33,360 Speaker 1: you guys, have a great rest of your week and 914 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:34,640 Speaker 1: we'll hear you next week.