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Speaker 1: Hey, it's the Postgame Report podcast. I'm Paul Allen with

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Speaker 1: Pete Versage. We call games on kfa N and the

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Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Radio network, and we had a lot of

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Speaker 1: fun today with the Minnesota Vikings starting the twenty twenty

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Speaker 1: two season with a convincing twenty three seven victory over

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Speaker 1: with green Bay's first offensive play. Because Aaron Rodgers down

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Speaker 1: to that NDSU rookie Christian Watson who got behind Patrick Peterson,

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Speaker 1: I'm not kidding you, man, and you know more about

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Speaker 1: it than me. If he catches that and then the

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Speaker 1: The whole thing would have been completely different. And that

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Speaker 1: it was we had to capitalize on it. You're missing out.

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Speaker 1: They're missing Alan Lazard right, which isn't a huge deal.

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Speaker 1: But with the departure of Davante Adams, you know you're

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Speaker 1: looking at Sammy Watkins, Amari Rodgers, Randall Cobb, and then

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Speaker 1: the rookies Dobbs and Watson who you know, Who's Rogers

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Speaker 1: the attitude that he I think is bringing with him

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Speaker 1: Rogers is going to feel this one tomorrow morning. It's

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Speaker 1: hard to be physical with Rodgers, and the Vikings were

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Speaker 1: absolutely physical with him today. One of the four sacks

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Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks, who had four last year for the Arizona Cardinals.

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Speaker 1: He was on that twenty seventeen Philadelphia Eagles team that

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Speaker 1: have been bullish on Jordan Hicks complimenting Eric Kendricks and

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Speaker 1: so for the first time in forty years. But Jordan

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Speaker 1: Hicks overall, what do you think? You know, I think

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Speaker 1: he's a great accent to this defense. He's experienced. I

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Speaker 1: Hicks getting himself right on there, some great coverage. He's fast,

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Speaker 1: board with this team today. Now, there are no perfect

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Speaker 1: games in the National Football League. However, the Minnesota Vikings

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Speaker 1: And you know, you even go back to the green

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty two regular season, we have a legitimate justin

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Speaker 1: all the accolades that come the way of JJ are

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Speaker 1: absolutely earned by number eighteen, Kevin O'Connell, coach of the

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Speaker 1: All righty, Well, you know, first off, very very excited

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Speaker 1: be like, all right, Zadarius Smith, the former Packer two tackles,

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Speaker 1: very excited for a Tuesday film taping that we do

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Speaker 1: every week with head coach Kevin O'Connell and Pete Bursch,

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Speaker 1: right here at Vikings dot com. Minnesota beat Green Bay

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Speaker 1: to begin the twenty twenty two season. The final score

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Speaker 1: twenty three to seven. That's the Postgame Report podcast. Thanks

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