1 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: Hey, it's the postgame podcast. I'm Paul Allen, joined by 2 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: Pete Versus. We call Minnesota Vikings football during the regular 3 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: and postseason on FM one hundred point three KFAM and 4 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings Audio Network. In the preseason, Pete ben 5 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: Lieber and Tatum Everett and I we had the privilege 6 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: of doing what's known as the simulcast, where we got 7 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: a chance to call a couple of TV games, and 8 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: today was the final TV game for US and Fox 9 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: nine Patriots one twenty to twelve. Super sloppy game today, 10 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: really on both sides. Lots of penalties for the Vikings, 11 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: lots of mistackles. Preseason. I guess you can say, yeah, 12 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: it's preseason, but does that kind of like you you 13 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: can only go so far with. 14 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: That, right, Yeah? 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 3: I absolutely, Paul. The sloppiness, there's no excuse for that. 16 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 3: Even if you're a high school coach, you're not You're 17 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 3: not going to want to see that in any type 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 3: of game. This is a rehearsal. This is, you know, 19 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: a big part of whether or not the guys on 20 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 3: the field who are twos and threes can eventually someday 21 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: be ones. That has to be part of your forte right, 22 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: I'm dependable. I don't I don't make mistakes. I don't 23 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 3: make procedural mistakes. This isn't holding and things like that 24 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 3: where you could be outmatched or outmanned. These are just 25 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 3: simple getting the right guy in the huddle and all 26 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: and so not what you want it to be. However, 27 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: it was a mismatch pretty much all day with Vrabel 28 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: deciding to go with the with his starters and get 29 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 3: trying to get a point across after what we can 30 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 3: assume to be was a disappointing Wednesday and Thursday for 31 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: the New England Patriots trying to send him message to 32 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: his team. So yeah, it's you have to watch the 33 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 3: tape and take a good look at it. But it 34 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 3: was very hard to pinpoint a guy or two that 35 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 3: stood out today is you know, tough sledding well. 36 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: Second year Alabama kicker Will Riikert definitely stepped out, stepped 37 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: up today. Uh, he's six of six with field goals 38 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: in the preseason, he was four or four today. You know, 39 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: you don't want to end a game without a touchdown. 40 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: But outside a Riikert, if if you were able to 41 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: find some positives from today from a Viking standpoint, what 42 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: would they be. 43 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: I think one of the things maybe Miles Price as 44 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: a returner. With ron Dale Moore getting injured here about 45 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 3: a week ago, you need someone to fill that spot. 46 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 3: And it's been a while since we here in Minnesota 47 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 3: have had a return guy. That's that's dangerous. But Miles 48 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: Price did a couple of nice things. I think coach 49 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 3: O'Connell spoke highly of him when we had him on 50 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: when we had him on the simulcast in the third quarter. 51 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 3: So he might have done enough today to make this 52 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 3: football team. And that's exciting. So that part of it. Yeah, 53 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: Riker Reker has just been so solid, Paul, it's almost 54 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 3: like you forget about him, right and and it's not 55 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: really fair to do, uh, but Riker's been solid. Price 56 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: I think maybe maybe got himself a you know, a 57 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 3: spot on this team today. And then outside of that, 58 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 3: I mean there's Zamaya Vaughan. I mean there's some there's 59 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: some guys that are I think are showing up that 60 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 3: you're gonna have to watch the tape, I think really 61 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 3: to take a deep look at these guys up front. 62 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 1: Let's hear what Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell had 63 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: to say about the eight point loss to the New 64 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: England Patriots. 65 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 4: All Right, so, uh, you know, clearly want to compliment 66 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 4: the Patriots. What a week we had with them coming 67 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 4: in so much great work, uh for for our starters 68 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 4: and and guys that were trying to get prepared to 69 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 4: play in the right kind the setting, and we got 70 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 4: that Wednesday and Thursday. Want to credit Mike in the 71 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 4: whole Patriots organization for coming in here and getting great work. 72 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 4: Two complete days in pads, very limited extracurricular stuff that 73 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 4: we had to deal with, so it was really really positive. 74 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 4: And then obviously coming into today still an important opportunity 75 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 4: anytime we get a chance to play and compete, especially 76 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 4: here at home at US Bank Stadium, I want to 77 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 4: try to find a way to win a football game. 78 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 4: And we did a lot of things that we didn't 79 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 4: do last week when we were able to win. We 80 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 4: you know, had ten penalties, we lost the turnover battle, 81 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 4: we weren't very good on you know, the weighty downs. 82 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: And across the board. 83 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 4: I just thought, I know, we had a much smaller 84 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 4: roster than those guys today, but you know, it kind 85 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 4: of wore on us a little bit, but no excuses. 86 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,720 Speaker 4: We still had a chance to win the game by 87 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 4: scoring and maybe tying it up and maybe even tying 88 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 4: the football game. 89 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: But proud of our guys. 90 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 4: For battling, just not proud of kind of the detail 91 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 4: and the execu Houston and some of the things that 92 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 4: starts with me. Got to make sure our entire roster, 93 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 4: all ninety one guys are ready to go, and we'll 94 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 4: have another opportunity on the road this next week at 95 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 4: Tennessee on Friday night. Just injury wise, Tyler Baddy had 96 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 4: a little bit of a wrist hand thing but kind 97 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 4: of checked out and it was about time for. 98 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: Him to come out of the game anyway. 99 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 4: And then Henry Bird had a little ankle there that 100 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: got rolled up on a little bit. 101 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: We'll evaluate him as. 102 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 4: We go, but right back to work this next week 103 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 4: and it's going to be an important week for us. 104 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 5: Kevin, the way you divv'ed up Stabs at quarterback, was 105 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 5: your plan there to make the switch to being in 106 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 5: the second quarter or you decided based on the way 107 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 5: Sam had played in the first that it was time 108 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 5: to make. 109 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 2: A move there. 110 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was really not a matter of anything Sam 111 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 4: did or didn't do. It was kind of going into it. 112 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 4: I envisioned Max having the whole second half, but I 113 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 4: wanted to make sure that Rip wasn't the victim of 114 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 4: the clock there where all of a sudden his time 115 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 4: goes and I felt like, you know, obviously, you know 116 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 4: Sam going up against you know, basically for a lot 117 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,119 Speaker 4: of his chunk of time and then went up against 118 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 4: their starting unit. You know, we we sat a lot 119 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 4: of guys today, so it was going to be tough. 120 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 4: But at the same time, I never really look at that. 121 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 4: I'm looking at guys just going out there and playing 122 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 4: physical and executing and you know, playing with detail and 123 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 4: throwing and catching in the past game. So obviously didn't 124 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 4: get off to the fast start we wanted. 125 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 2: But but no, I didn't. 126 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 4: That decision had nothing to do with, you know, any 127 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 4: kind of performance based decision. It was more about a 128 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 4: plan to try to get all three guys in a game. 129 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 4: And now we can obviously assess with four quarters next 130 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 4: week the best way to handle it. 131 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 5: What do you think of Max and the two quarters 132 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 5: of work he gets in the second half. 133 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that you know, if if you know 134 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 4: a couple opportunities there, one explosive taken back by a 135 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 4: penalty to start a drive, and then we end up 136 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 4: third and a million, and and then you know, obviously 137 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 4: we had a chance on another go ball that was 138 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 4: right there, that you get one of those exploded, maybe 139 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 4: it kind of changes that second half. 140 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 2: A little bit. 141 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 4: But what I loved about Max is, you know, there 142 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 4: were some breakdowns up front, and maybe he couldn't progress 143 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 4: and read, you know, through concepts, but he plays with 144 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 4: very fast eyes and very rarely you know, puts the 145 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 4: ball at harm's way when he's doing it, which is 146 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 4: which is a unique trade. I think it was that 147 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 4: fourth down, you know, dagger throw to Jay Sean. I mean, 148 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 4: that's about as stacked against you as it can be, 149 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 4: and you know he throws that well well before you 150 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 4: know that pattern had declared. Just things like that that 151 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 4: he's done and shows consistently is why he's getting the 152 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 4: reps that he is. But I thought Brett Rippon did 153 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 4: some good things and and then obviously Sam had some 154 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 4: tough circumstances and we're you know, a couple couple plays 155 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 4: here here and there in that early group from maybe 156 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 4: sustaining drives a little bit more. But across the board, 157 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 4: I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of things we 158 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 4: can correct as a whole, across our whole team. But 159 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 4: you know, the quarterback tends to be the one that, 160 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 4: when mistakes are made around them, have the great impact 161 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 4: on your job. So we got to take a look 162 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 4: at it and really assess it, considering all that information. 163 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 4: Doing that number two job as a competitive situation right now, 164 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 4: I just view it right now as we've got to 165 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 4: we've got to learn about these guys. We've got to, 166 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 4: you know, try to see, you know, who's who's able 167 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 4: to go in there and function and execute the offense 168 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 4: when look, I'm well aware sometimes the circumstances aren't perfect. 169 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 4: You know, they're they're not throwing the ball to Justin 170 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 4: Jefferson and Jordan Addison and tj or you know, playing 171 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 4: behind our first offensive line, so you you take that 172 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 4: into account, but you're looking for just the traits out 173 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 4: of those three guys. 174 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 2: And I think, you know, Sam had a really. 175 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 4: Good week of practice, and uh, you know, I think 176 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 4: Brett Rippen had a good week stepping in there, and 177 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 4: Max made some throws that were really impressive as well. 178 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 4: So there's a reason why we're playing all three of them. 179 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 4: As far as like what that means and you know, 180 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 4: the overall competition, I think I would just say it's 181 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 4: you know, it's it's still open and we're trying to 182 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 4: figure out what that room is going to look like 183 00:08:59,559 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 4: for the sea. 184 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,359 Speaker 2: But I do like all the players a lot on Sam's. 185 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 6: Pick is not a ball he has to eat. I 186 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 6: mean it look like you tried. 187 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think he was trying to throw it away 188 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 4: and just you know, you know, just because I think 189 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 4: you know those situations, you know you've got you know, 190 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 4: where your eligibles are, you can't quite maybe get all 191 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 4: the way out of the pocket, so you're trying to 192 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 4: find a way to get it at least towards somebody, 193 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 4: but get it to the chalk if you can, and 194 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 4: it just didn't get there. 195 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 2: Maybe somebody he thought, you know, you never know. I 196 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 2: got to watch it. 197 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 4: It looked looked like he did a great job at 198 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 4: least evading and eluding what was immediate there, it felt like, 199 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 4: and then just tried to get it to the boundary 200 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 4: and didn't get it all the way there. So learning 201 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 4: lesson for sure, you know, especially when your defense is 202 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 4: kind of fighting like crazy, you know, to keep that 203 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 4: a seven point game for a while. 204 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: And then they only. 205 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 4: Obviously got the two field goals in the second half 206 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 4: to kind of give us a chance on a day 207 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,319 Speaker 4: where you know, I rattled off a few things earlier 208 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 4: that normally when you do those things, you do not 209 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 4: give yourself a chance to win. 210 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: And we still had a chance, you know, to win. 211 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 2: And just one of credit Bryson even in the last play. 212 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 4: I mean he was in the entire drive and and 213 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 4: just the finish to even attempt to go at the 214 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 4: ball right there was you know, it's it's a heavy 215 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 4: play for a young player to do when he's that 216 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 4: guest and tired at the end of a long drive. 217 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 4: So impressive by him. 218 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 2: Is the fast eyes. Is that something you can evaluate 219 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: or do you have to see him there going to 220 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 2: be able to kind of see that. 221 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's just as guys are absorbing the offense, 222 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 4: you have to you kind of see, you know, the 223 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 4: normal rhythm and time of the play. So when things 224 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 4: get sped up in a good way, I always take 225 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 4: note of that, just because I know what we're coaching 226 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 4: and I know what we're asking guys to do with 227 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 4: their eyes, with their feet, location of the football, so 228 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 4: that those are the things that I think pretty consistently. 229 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 4: Once he had enough of the offense kind of under 230 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 4: his belt, you've you've you've started to see and we've 231 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 4: seen Sam do it as well. I mean, the same 232 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 4: dagger throw we threw in the game that Max threw. 233 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 4: If you remember the two minute drive on Thursday practice, 234 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 4: you know, Sam through it basically almost the same situation 235 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 4: and was able to hit it and move the team 236 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 4: and eventually, you know, you know, hit Price against the 237 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 4: zero pressure for the touchdown, you know, to finish the drill. 238 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 4: Really we ended up finishing it out from there to 239 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 4: get more plays. But so you've seen examples of it. 240 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 4: Rip probably has the most understanding and comfort in the system, 241 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 4: and that shows up too. 242 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 2: So there's a lot of things. 243 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 4: That are that are really positive from an evaluation standpoint, 244 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 4: where maybe sometimes it's got to go beyond the box score, 245 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 4: especially today. 246 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 2: Your impression of files Price so. 247 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 4: Far, Yeah, it for for a guy that you know 248 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 4: is learning the receiver position first and foremost. I love 249 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 4: how hard he plays, I love his play strength, and 250 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 4: then you just get the feeling that it's not too 251 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 4: big for him, just by how he's able to do 252 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 4: a lot of things at a pretty good level. So 253 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 4: there's where we're going to continue to see him, amongst 254 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 4: many others in that receiver room, get some opportunities here, 255 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 4: especially this week, and just want to continue to see 256 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 4: it play out. But yeah, he's he's a guy with 257 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 4: a ton of energy, you know, never has a bad day, 258 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 4: always has a smile on his face. 259 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: But he's tough. 260 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 4: He's got you know a lot of traits physically that 261 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 4: tend to you know, with our rules and kind of 262 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 4: how things tighten up a little bit in the NFL, 263 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 4: it bodes well for him having a skill set to 264 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 4: do that, learning. 265 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 5: To learn a new way in the NFL. 266 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: How much has he appressed you with his knowledge and 267 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: command of the offense without getting all. 268 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 4: Of the rest, Yeah, I think it's one of those 269 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 4: things where you can get a feel for that, you know, 270 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 4: over I actually got to go to two of his 271 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 4: pro days because he got to throw, you know, when 272 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 4: he first arrived here, you know, from New Hampshire, and 273 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 4: we took the staff over there and got to see 274 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 4: him throw. That's part of the new rules that I 275 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 4: like with those pro days. You can see a guy 276 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 4: like that throw the ball, but you still you get 277 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 4: a chance to spend some time with him when the 278 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 4: other groups are kind of working out on those days 279 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 4: and you just immediately walk away, say, and the guy 280 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 4: loves football and he's a pretty high capacity thinker and 281 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 4: analyzer of things, and then you throw in some work 282 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 4: ethic and he's a guy that you know wears out, 283 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 4: you know, between him and JJ I don't know how. 284 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 2: I don't know how you know Josh and Jordan are 285 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 2: sleeping at all right now? 286 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 4: With how much those guys are late text early texts, 287 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,800 Speaker 4: you know, they're first and last guys to leave the building. 288 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 2: So get to the building, leave the building. 289 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 4: So it's you'd like having guys like that in the room, 290 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 4: especially when they're young players. And I think they're feeding 291 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 4: off of each other a little bit with that as well. 292 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 5: Getting the big return and giving up a couple and 293 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 5: then a couple of penalties. 294 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: What did you make of the special Teams day as 295 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 2: a whole. 296 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I told him, you know, I told them last night, 297 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 4: and then I told him again today when I knew 298 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 4: that we'd be playing some starters on the other side, 299 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 4: I thought the kicking game would have to be a 300 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 4: determining factor. And you know, I think you know, I 301 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 4: told him last night. I envisioned a big return would 302 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 4: change the game or maybe help us give it give 303 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 4: us a chance to win a game. 304 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 2: And we got that big return. We just we gave 305 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 2: up a few as well, and we'll have to take 306 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 2: a look at that. 307 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 4: But I thought, as a whole, we had a couple 308 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 4: kind of silly penalties running out of bounds kind of 309 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 4: on your own doing that we can get cleaned up. 310 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 4: But I thought, as a whole, between will Rykert making 311 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 4: you know, some big time kicks and and then some 312 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 4: physicality there and in the in the kicking game units 313 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 4: and then the return game was there were some positives 314 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 4: that I think we'll be able to take out of this. 315 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 2: In your mind, are. 316 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 6: The are the kickoff and punp return guys on this 317 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 6: team or is that TVD right now? 318 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 2: Yeah? 319 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 4: I think it's I think I feel really good about 320 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 4: where Tye Felton's at from a skill set standpoint. 321 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 2: Now. 322 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 4: We're just trying to get him as much as much work, 323 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 4: you know, coinciding right now with a lot of receiver 324 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 4: work as well back there. But he you know, that's 325 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 4: one of the reasons why he's here, is he I 326 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 4: believe he has that skill set and especially what that 327 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 4: kickoff play is turning into this year, so we want 328 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 4: to try to get him as much work. I still 329 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 4: think Tye and Zay have done some good things back 330 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 4: there as well. And as far as the punt return, 331 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 4: you know situation, We're trying to give as many guys 332 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 4: opportunities to go back there and first and foremost catch it, 333 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 4: you know, after making a good decision on you know, 334 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 4: in play fair catch or you know, stay away from it. 335 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 4: You know, it's a decision making and then catch standpoint. 336 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 4: And then what we are looking for somebody who can, 337 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 4: you know, try to make that first guy miss because 338 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 4: I feel really good about our ability of our roster 339 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 4: to block a lot of those plays with some of 340 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 4: the depth we have, and then it's just a matter of, 341 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 4: you know, can you make one miss and maybe run 342 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 4: through an arm tackle. 343 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 2: And I think. 344 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 4: We saw a little bit of that today, especially out 345 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 4: of Miles a little bit. 346 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 2: But do you expect Justin to be back in practice. 347 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 4: He's definitely gonna hopefully, you know, start doing more and more. 348 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 4: I can't say what that looks like from a practice 349 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 4: standpoint yet, but you know, Justin I've been really proud 350 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 4: of Justin, both his engagement in the meeting rooms and 351 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 4: I mean, you guys see him every day on the 352 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 4: practice field and what he's doing. You know that people 353 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 4: aren't seeing working to get back. I think he's also 354 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 4: making himself stronger and ready to sustain what very few 355 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 4: players do in this league, which is almost essentially play 356 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 4: every single snap for uh for the better part of 357 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 4: the whole season. So we're I think he's in a 358 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 4: good spot. I hope to get him, you know, back, 359 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 4: getting reps with that that first unit as soon as possible, 360 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 4: and that's kind of the plan right now. 361 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 2: Come back now? 362 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 6: Is he trying to come back, like to bug you 363 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 6: guys in the staff to come back, or is this 364 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 6: sort of all hands on deck on the fact he 365 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 6: hasn't practiced since late July. 366 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 4: I guess the best way to answer it is he 367 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 4: wants to get back as fast as possible. But at 368 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 4: the same time, Justin's going to make our football team, 369 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 4: so you know, there's not necessarily a reason to rush 370 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 4: him back other than having your best player you know, 371 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 4: working in with your offensive unit as we get CD 372 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 4: taking a little bit of more and more and obviously 373 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 4: get you know, our new line functioning together, and and uh, 374 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 4: you know JP at the running back spot, Jordan Mason 375 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 4: and and just the full unit as much as we can. 376 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 4: But I will say, you know, I don't know, and 377 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 4: I know you guys are doing a great job highlighting it. 378 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 4: But the camp Jordan Addison has had has been spectacular. 379 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 4: And he had two great days against some pretty good 380 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 4: cover players, you know, one of which Carlton Davis we 381 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 4: know well. And that was competitive and and jay A 382 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 4: is taking the next step on the grass for sure, 383 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 4: and it's been great to see. 384 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,919 Speaker 5: What did you make of your experience with the virtual 385 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 5: measurement system? 386 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're there. 387 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 4: I know they they're going into it to try to 388 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 4: test it out, same as last week. I think my 389 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 4: biggest my you know, I'm just trying to find out 390 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 4: the fundamentals of it as much as anything. 391 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 2: And and I. 392 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 4: Think the officials are getting great work at it, and 393 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 4: and uh, it seems to be functioning at a at 394 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 4: a good level. And and we'll take it on into 395 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 4: the season. But yeah, anything to get it right whatever 396 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 4: it was, let's just get it right. 397 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 2: And that's where I really want to compliment the league 398 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 2: on that. 399 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 6: On Jalen who I think went out on Thursday with 400 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 6: the jam finger, how's he doing. 401 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's it's more of a hand and and you know, 402 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 4: we're kind of completing the evaluation process of that, and 403 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 4: I'll keep you guys posted kind of, you know, wanted 404 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 4: to make sure we we let you know, any swelling 405 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 4: there go down and see really what exactly it's gonna be. 406 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 2: But he's he's in a good spot. 407 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 4: You know, I definitely don't feel overly concerned about a 408 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 4: long term thing. But at the same time, we want 409 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 4: to make sure that you know, he can he can 410 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 4: hit the ground running and be healthy. And that's where 411 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 4: we'll make sure we know exactly what it is. Could 412 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 4: I get get him rehabbed and ready to roll? 413 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,640 Speaker 1: All right? So we had the privilege of having Kevin 414 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: O'Connell join us miked up from the sideline for the 415 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: entire third quarter. Now that started last year when we 416 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 1: were at Philadelphia, and and last year that there just 417 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: were different plays that were taking place, just more positivity 418 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: with some of the offensive and defensive plays. You know, Kevin, really, 419 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: with all due respect, he was doing his best on 420 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: radio and or TV to not be to glum or 421 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: not be too down on some things he was watching 422 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: in front of him. I mean, it's what a unique 423 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: opportunity to have not only the coach of the Year, 424 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: ragning coach of the Year, but a head coach telling 425 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 1: you what plays are coming. And there was this moment 426 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 1: where he's like, there's gonna be a deep ball from 427 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 1: Brosmer to Jayshawn Jones right in front of me, and 428 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: if we hit on this, it's gonna go for a touchdown, 429 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: all right. Jones breaks free, Brosmer over shoots him a 430 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: little bit. But then to hear Kevin coach up Jayshawn 431 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: Jones as he returned to the huddle, like my mam, 432 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,399 Speaker 1: get your head back, your eye, yeah, your eyes. So 433 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,959 Speaker 1: that was super unique and stuff. But even even Kevin 434 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: was just a little disappointed with what was taking place 435 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: on radio and TV. 436 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 3: I love that exchange that we had there just from 437 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 3: the standpoint of the amount of detail that goes into 438 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 3: every single play. I mean, that's a pretty simple call. 439 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 3: As they got it lined up, Coach O'Connor was saying, hey, 440 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:00,679 Speaker 3: if we get the right li look, we're gonna get 441 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 3: a double move, maybe take a deep shot. If now 442 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 3: we're gonna go to the run and you know this happens, 443 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 3: then this happens, then get your eyes back. There's a 444 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 3: million and one things that go into every single play, 445 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 3: and I think that you got a little bit of 446 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 3: insight to that. There's always something that you can coach, 447 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 3: there's always something that you can improve on every single guy, 448 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 3: on every single play. That's what he means when he's 449 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 3: talking about the challenge every day of getting better right 450 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 3: every day, every play, and guys who can mentally manage 451 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 3: that not check out, you know beyond mentally half the time, 452 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 3: to be able to critique yourself constantly and seek to 453 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 3: get better and then go out and execute it day 454 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 3: after day after day. Because training camp now is starting 455 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 3: to get long, right, it's been a while. It that 456 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 3: that's what makes you a pro. So it's the mental 457 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,440 Speaker 3: side of the game, Paul, I think that matters as much, 458 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 3: if not more than the physical because at this level, well, 459 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 3: these guys are all physically gifted. 460 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: Now. When you played for the Vikings, you know, back 461 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: in the nineties, you had joint practices I believe against 462 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints. Right, all right, 463 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: so you know things are different. Now. Obviously you guys 464 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: had two a day as a training camp, and you know, 465 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: you practice, you break, you come back and practice and 466 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: pads again. So you know the times are different, no doubt. 467 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: But the Vikings and Patriots Wednesday and Thursday had a 468 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: couple of very physical joint practices. Then your rest on Friday, 469 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: you play on Saturday. The point I'm making here is 470 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: in that first preseason game against Houston, it just was sharper. 471 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: The certain players had more poppuble to them. So when 472 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: you have those joint practices, chill for a day than play, 473 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,199 Speaker 1: human nature gets to win two where bodies and minds 474 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: were probably more beaten down today than they were into 475 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: that Texans game. 476 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely they were in on a ten thousand foot level. 477 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 3: You think about two good days practice Wednesday and Thursday, 478 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 3: guys like you know, Fayir Thomas showing up in those 479 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 3: practice days, and then you come here and say, all right, 480 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 3: we got to do this game. We're gonna get it 481 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 3: done well. On the other side, right, Mike Vrabel sitting 482 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 3: out with his squad saying, you know what, Tuesday and Wednesday, 483 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 3: Tuesday or Wednesday and Thursday and weren't good enough. We're 484 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 3: gonna get the starters out there, right. He's making a point. Yeah, 485 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 3: So Friday night, you know, he's standing up in front 486 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 3: of that team saying, I know you guys aren't gonna 487 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 3: like it, but outside of A, B and C, everybody 488 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 3: here is playing. 489 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 1: And when everybody's playing, that includes the third overall pick 490 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: in the twenty twenty four draft, quarterback Drake May, and 491 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: the fourth overall pick in this most recent draft, left 492 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: tackle Will. 493 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 3: Campbell, exactly right, and that sends a message, no question 494 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 3: about it. And then the Vikings make their decision out 495 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 3: off of a off of a Wednesday Thursday practice. But 496 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 3: then you put everybody on the field. But that's that's it, right. 497 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,199 Speaker 3: Don't tell me how rough the waters are bringing the 498 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 3: ship in. If you're a two and you think you 499 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 3: should be a one, well this is a chance for 500 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 3: you to prove it. So no matter how you look 501 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 3: at it, there's always opportunity. And that's why these the 502 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 3: procedural penalties and some of those things are so disappointing 503 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 3: because these guys are getting a shot to really prove themselves. 504 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 3: And that's the last thing that you want to do. 505 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 3: If I don't make a team, it's I'm just not 506 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 3: fast enough, big enough, whatever. I can accept that. But 507 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 3: if I'm out there jumping off sides or you know, 508 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 3: too many men in the huddle, things like that, that's 509 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 3: gonna Those are so easily preventable, it's tough to swallow. 510 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: Now. Lastly, the Vikings final preseason game is Friday. It's 511 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 1: against the Tennessee Titans. Then they cut the roster down 512 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: to fifty three and established the practice squad. The farther 513 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: along we get in preseason, and I'm speaking for you 514 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: here because I think I'm dead right. How much more 515 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: excited do you get for that season opener? 516 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's not even close. 517 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: Monday Night at Soldier Fields. It's Ben Johnson, new coach 518 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: for the Bears against Brian Flores defense and Johnson is 519 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: an elite offensive and play calling Mine O'Connell against Dennis Allen, 520 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: new defensive coordinator for the Bears, super well respected defensive mind. 521 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 1: And JJ McCarthy's debut in his home state. 522 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 3: So many unknowns and and well, we'll dig deeply into 523 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 3: this as we get toward that Monday night game. But 524 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 3: how do you game plan, right, if you're Dennis Allen, 525 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 3: how do you game plan for an offense? You really 526 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 3: don't know what they're gonna want to do with the quarterback, 527 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 3: right for you know, for Kevin O'Connell, what's Dennis Allen 528 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 3: going to do? How is he going to change those things? 529 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 3: And then Ben Johnson, who's had a lot of success 530 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 3: against this Vikings team as an offensive coordinator for the Lions. 531 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 3: How much is he changing his offense? 532 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:45,479 Speaker 1: Right? 533 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 3: How much of it's Dan Campbell? And so usually you've 534 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 3: got film and you you know, and you had you 535 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 3: know what the identities of teams are. They may get 536 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 3: the things a little differently, but the routes, the concepts, 537 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 3: those are going to stay the same. We have no 538 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 3: idea what those are. So this Monday night game is 539 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 3: going to be I don't know which way it's gonna go. 540 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,959 Speaker 3: It could be sloppy, it could be a barn burner, 541 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 3: it could be a pitcher's duel. Everything's on the table, 542 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 3: and I'm just excited to see JJ McCarthy go back 543 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 3: to his hometown and then start his professional career on 544 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 3: a big stage and see if he's up to it. 545 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 1: My man, great job as usual today. See you in Nashville. 546 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 1: That's Pete Bursich. And for Pete, I'm Paul Allen. New 547 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: England beat Minnesota in the second preseason game, twenty to twelve. 548 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 1: The next postgame podcast originates from Nashville, Tennessee after the 549 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 1: final preseason game. Thank you very much for listening, and 550 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: as always, thank you for visiting vikings dot com.