1 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,159 Speaker 1: Well, the twenty twenty three Minnesota Vikings season comes to 2 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: a conclusion with a thirty twenty loss to the Detroit Lions. 3 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: The Kiddies, the NFC North champions, sweep the Vikings for 4 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: the first time since twenty sixteen. Minnesota ends on a 5 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: four game losing streak. That also is the first time 6 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: that has happened since twenty sixteen. And Nick Mullins got 7 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: the start today, Peter from from Kirk Cousins to Jaren 8 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Hall to Josh Dobbs to Mullins, back to Hall, back 9 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: to Mullins. 10 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: Holy cow, Yeah, you're right, and it has been a carousel. 11 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: And you know, these games aren't important because the Vikings 12 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: also have to make a decision. Not only they got 13 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: to figure out what they're gonna do at quarterback. They're 14 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: not Cousins that's going to be the guy in or 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 2: maybe go to the draft. Regardless of what they do there, 16 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 2: they also have to figure out the backup position. You know, 17 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: Mullens in the situation that we had, I know he 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: wasn't available right away and when we played in Atlanta, 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 2: but you got to understand, we've we've lost what six 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 2: of our last seven games, right, so. 21 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: The only win was that three zero debacle exactly. 22 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: So you've got to figure out what it is you're 23 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 2: gonna do from a backup standpoint as well. And you know, 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: we've talked to guys like Patrick Jones and you know, 25 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: Andrew Booth and a number of other players where a 26 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: game like this is very, very important for them going 27 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 2: into the next season. But you know, Mullins did fine, 28 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: and until the end, we're eventually through two interceptions and 29 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: once again we're one to ten when we're on the 30 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 2: negative side of the plus minus. 31 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,279 Speaker 1: And the Minnesota Vikings finished seven and ten. The Motor 32 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: City Kiddies the division champions, winning the division for the 33 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: first time in thirty years. They they will finish twelve 34 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: and five and play in the postseason next week. Kevin 35 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: O'Connell is head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Here's what 36 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: he had to say after the game. 37 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 3: Just a couple of injury things. 38 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 4: Najie Thompson did have a left knee kind of aggravated 39 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 4: and he was you know, ruled out and did not return. 40 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: In Dalton Reisner kind of a chest deal. He did 41 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 4: he was able to return, so for the most part, 42 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 4: able to come out pretty healthy today. I really appreciate, 43 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: you know, the feeling in that locker room right now 44 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 4: of you know, you can feel why those guys battled today, 45 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 4: why they continue to fight all the way down to 46 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 4: the very end, not one player in there looking to 47 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 4: not continue to play as hard as they possibly could, 48 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 4: compete like crazy for the guy next to him. It's 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 4: a good feeling to know that that is what exists 50 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 4: in our locker room. Not good enough to get the 51 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 4: win today, but like I said, I did appreciate the 52 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 4: way we battled. 53 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: We tried to. 54 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 4: Come back and see if we can eventually chase down 55 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 4: time the football game or taking the lead. 56 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 3: And we were just not able to do that. 57 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 4: And then kind of the you know, end of game 58 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 4: execution by them and a couple of turnovers there by 59 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 4: us just didn't have enough to get it done today. 60 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: Can he must speak the way is justin right to 61 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 2: day in season? 62 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, he did you want to shut down where he was. 63 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 5: Injured and. 64 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, I can't say enough about him. I 65 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:38,119 Speaker 4: think you try to explain it about what his impact 66 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 4: is on the game and for him to have the 67 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 4: success that he does when sometimes, uh, you know, he's 68 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 4: playing against multiple defenders, and uh, you know, his understanding 69 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 4: and how he's been so willing to you know, really 70 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 4: learn about how people are defending them and then apply 71 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 4: some of the things you know, we're coaching. And then 72 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 4: his natural ability just to have this kind of production 73 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 4: again and against against this group and on the road 74 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 4: and just continuing to it means a lot to him 75 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 4: to be a captain of our team. He sets the 76 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 4: standard of competing at a you know, world class level, 77 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 4: and there's a lot that we can all follow as 78 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 4: far as the example he sets. I don't know what 79 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 4: his final numbers for the season ended up with, but 80 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 4: I know justin in the games we had him, especially 81 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 4: the full games we had him, was as dominant as 82 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 4: any you. 83 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 3: Know, any player in this league. 84 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 4: And it didn't matter the adverse circumstances that we're in 85 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 4: as a team. 86 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 3: Uh, he continuously. 87 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 4: Provided you know, much much more than than even the 88 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 4: baseline of what you would think against some of the 89 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 4: looks that he does get, which is remarkable. Absolutely love 90 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 4: love coaching the guy. He knows that, and uh, you know, 91 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 4: hopefully we're just getting started with him and where we're 92 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 4: going to take our offense. 93 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 3: What is the biggest thinking. 94 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: Can takers season when you yet recent layoffs. 95 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, you know, we'll definitely evaluate every facet 96 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 4: of schematically, how we approach, you know, putting together our 97 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 4: team and attacking things. We'll take a look at, you know, 98 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 4: maybe certain aspects of what we can do for shore 99 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 4: to you know, limit some of the negative plays, especially 100 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 4: early on in the season. I feel like, you know, 101 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 4: some of you know, the fumbling issues early on in 102 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 4: the year. As a coach, you emphasize it and you 103 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 4: really spend every waking moment talking about it. 104 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: And our players responded. 105 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 4: I think we had, you know, really one fumble loss 106 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 4: by a skilled player over the last eleven or twelve 107 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 4: weeks now, and we turned the football over the second 108 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 4: half of the season via interceptions. And that's where, by 109 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 4: no means, can we just sit back and say, because 110 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 4: we didn't have Kirk, this is what happens. 111 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 3: I refuse to allow that. 112 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 4: I'll definitely take a hard look at, you know, how 113 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 4: if we don't have our starting quarterback in the game, 114 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 4: how we can adjust better and try to play a 115 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 4: little bit more complimentary and and while still making sure 116 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 4: Justin's being activated and we're being explosive and all those things. 117 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 4: But in the end, we've got to do what we 118 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 4: think we need to win football games. Because I do 119 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 4: know one thing, the type of guys we have in 120 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 4: that locker room from a makeup standpoint, and the leadership 121 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 4: we have, and the feelings that these guys are ready 122 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 4: to go back to work even right now after kind 123 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 4: of the grind that it has been with some of 124 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 4: the adversity this year. It gives me really really positive 125 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 4: feelings towards what we have the ability to build here 126 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 4: in the future, and understanding that everything that has transpired 127 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 4: we have to own it. We have to make sure 128 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 4: we're looking inward and reflecting on it the right way 129 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 4: to Then it starts with us as coaches, starts with 130 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 4: me first and foremost, and then that will be how 131 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 4: we start preparing our twenty twenty four team based upon 132 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 4: the things we need to do better, improving anywhere we 133 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 4: can on the roster, and then ultimately putting together the 134 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 4: best possible scheme mixture with what I feel like is 135 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 4: a pretty damn good group of guys, what they have 136 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 4: inside and what it means to them to be in 137 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 4: Minnesota Viking. So you know, I think There's a lot 138 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 4: that goes into that, but the biggest part of it 139 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 4: is knowing right now at this moment that we've got 140 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 4: to own it and move forward the right way and 141 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 4: attacking every single opportunity we get. 142 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 6: You have an ossiity order the same round. 143 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 3: What was the coverage of the ear Yeah, I believe. 144 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 4: I believe we were kind of going to maybe an 145 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 4: inverted kind of too deep look there where the corner 146 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 4: might have. 147 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 3: Been responsible for the deep half. 148 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 4: And from my vantage point, I have not talked to 149 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 4: Flow or any of our guys about it. From my sideline, 150 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 4: it looked like maybe we bid up on the underneath 151 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 4: route whatever it was outcut and the deep the integrity 152 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 4: of the deep part of the field might not have 153 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 4: been there, and Jared found it and it was a 154 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 4: huge play considering kind of where the momentum was at 155 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 4: in the game, and we were just trying to hope 156 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: to get. 157 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 3: One more out to maybe see if we could tie 158 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: it up. 159 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 5: Obviously, if Justin didn't get a contract down last summer. 160 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 5: A historically that things can go in all different directions 161 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 5: around the NFL when that half is why think it 162 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 5: didn't happen that way for him and he went and 163 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 5: had the season. Any as far as the contract, yeah, 164 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 5: In other words, I could go sideways sometimes put sure, yeah, yeah, 165 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 5: that's the one. 166 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 4: Thing I would you know, I would not classify it 167 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 4: that has ever gone going having gone sideways. 168 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 3: I think it was close. I think there was some 169 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 3: it could have gone sideways and created you know, who 170 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 3: knows what? 171 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 4: Oh, I got you and yeah, no, I appreciate. I 172 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 4: appreciate that question because I think it highlights who Justin 173 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 4: Jefferson is. 174 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: Specifically today he reached a thousand yards. 175 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 4: You know, there was a lot of football after that 176 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 4: that he went out and played, and it had no 177 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 4: bearing on when I told him, you know, late in 178 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 4: the game, when when I was going to take him 179 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 4: out to protect him for the offseason and and everything 180 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 4: moving forward. 181 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 3: He didn't like that either. This guy wants to compete. 182 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 4: This guy loves being a part of that locker room 183 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 4: with his with his brothers in there. He's so talented, 184 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 4: but what makes him so special is the competitive drive 185 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 4: to be great. Thinking back to how he worked through 186 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 4: training camp and how his early part of the season 187 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 4: was going, So my expectations is that you know, Justin's 188 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 4: going to be a major part of everything we do 189 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 4: around here for a long time. And he knows that 190 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 4: he knows the feelings that we have for him and 191 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 4: that I personally have for him. 192 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 3: I don't think there's any doubt in his mind about that. 193 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 6: I know this one really fresh. 194 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 3: Just can you put it? People, we're in just the magetude. 195 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 3: I feel like he's next few months are going to 196 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: have the future. Yeah, I think. 197 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 4: I know we'll get a chance to catch up, you know, 198 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 4: a little bit later this week. But you know, I 199 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 4: think it's just going to be critical to understand really 200 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 4: after two years of inventory and and I don't know 201 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 4: if the years could have been really any different from 202 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 4: one another as far as the success we're able to 203 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 4: have and win the division and win a lot of 204 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 4: close games in year one. 205 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: Got to look inward and how. 206 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 4: Did things transpire differently this year, whether it be the turnovers, 207 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 4: whether it be you know, the inconsistencies and some areas 208 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 4: of our team, and then ultimately the injuries and what 209 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 4: we can do. You know, we'll look at each and 210 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 4: every one of those, We'll look at the circumstances behind it, 211 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 4: We'll look at how we're building the roster, snap counts 212 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 4: all those things to make sure that we just you know, 213 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 4: are building the right kind of team from a depth 214 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:26,199 Speaker 4: standpoint that can withstand some adversity throughout the year, and 215 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 4: then ultimately our jobs as coaches to make sure we're 216 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 4: coaching up the techniques, the details, and the fundamentals to 217 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 4: play the right kind of football. Because you mix that 218 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 4: and the improvement that we will gain from that side 219 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 4: of things with what we have in that locker room 220 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 4: from a makeup standpoint, and the type of group that 221 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 4: it feels like couldn't be more connected and more together 222 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 4: even in times of difficulty and adversity. I think we'll 223 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 4: have the right formula. But once again, it's difficult to 224 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 4: win in this league. But I do believe we've got, 225 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 4: you know, an off season to do whatever we can 226 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 4: to make sure we continue to give ourselves the best 227 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 4: possible chance to go out there and compete, to try 228 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 4: to go, you know, be NFC North champs again and 229 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 4: give ourselves an opportunity in the postseason. 230 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 7: If you talk about non using purpose in your ation, 231 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 7: excuse not letting that in the excuse? 232 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 2: How did you fight in the. 233 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 7: Human nature when it wasn't just current some link guys 234 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 7: were continuing to draw leak up. 235 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 6: How did you fight that? 236 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 4: You know, you're always stressing the next man up mentality. 237 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 4: You're always stressing, you know, when the adversity hits for 238 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 4: guys to try to do a. 239 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 3: Little bit more. You know, maybe if you are, you know, 240 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 3: one of our guys that we're really relying on. 241 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 4: Can you be the best version of yourself to help 242 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 4: overcome Maybe it's not a direct uh, you know your 243 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 4: direct position, but you can sure make it easier for 244 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 4: the guy next to you. You can sure make it 245 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 4: easier in offense, defense and special teams by mastering your role, 246 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 4: winning your one on one matchups, and being a difference maker. 247 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 4: So I think the challenge was always to continue to 248 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 4: try to thrive with our best play that we did have, 249 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 4: but also coach up and and you know, really hunt 250 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 4: the player development in real time so that that next 251 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 4: man up mentality meant we were still trying. 252 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 3: To compete all the way down to the very end. 253 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 4: I thought for the most part throughout the season, close 254 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 4: games that didn't go our way, you know, was kind 255 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: of telling us that, you know it was we were 256 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 4: fighting it, and we were trying to just overcome it, 257 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 4: and we just didn't do enough to win some of 258 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 4: those football games and then get over the hump and 259 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 4: burst through to have a chance at the postseason. 260 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 6: Last year, Kevin just with justin looked like a lot 261 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 6: of emotion and a lot of frustration, maybe different things 262 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 6: on the sidelines today, what was feeling some of those 263 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 6: things when he's coming over, he's he's looked like coming on. 264 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 5: And while in holding. 265 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, probably earlier on in the game, I would think, 266 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 4: you know, I know, he didn't have a target in 267 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 4: the first quarter or didn't have a catch in the 268 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 4: first quarter. 269 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 3: Or whatever it was. 270 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 4: And then we were able to get him going a 271 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 4: little bit there, get down in the low red, and. 272 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 3: He was, you know, he was frusrated. 273 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 4: About wherever we were first and goal at the eight, 274 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 4: and then we go backwards and it's tough to try to, 275 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 4: you know, activate. 276 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 3: Him on those long, long yardage situations. 277 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 4: Once we took the negative looking back on it, not 278 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 4: a very good play call there on second down, trying 279 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 4: to attempt something there and took the big loss, and 280 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 4: then you know we were settling from three for three 281 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 4: from there. That's you can't have it both ways, right, 282 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 4: you can't you know, have a guy out there that's 283 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 4: you know, whatever he went for one ninety two and 284 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 4: competing down twelve catches on fourteen targets and competing like 285 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 4: crazy to win the game. 286 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 3: The reason why that is what it. 287 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 4: Is is the fire inside him to do that, and 288 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 4: the frustration is going to come sometimes when we don't 289 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 4: execute or we don't capitalize on some opportunities, and that's 290 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 4: all part of it. And you know, I would be 291 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 4: thinking I would be a little worried if it wasn't 292 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 4: like that, to be honest with you, just because of 293 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 4: knowing who he is and how much this game means 294 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 4: to him every single snap out there. 295 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 3: That's how did you see him handle it? 296 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 6: Just playing with all these different quarterbacks this year when 297 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 6: he's haddling consistency with Kirgan and obviously that's ships this year. 298 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was. 299 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,199 Speaker 4: I thought it was, you know, just you know, specifically 300 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 4: looking at where he's kind of been these last you. 301 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 3: Know, since coming off the injury. 302 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 4: Just the maturity of going out there and trying to 303 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 4: just make sure I'm doing my job consistent whatever it takes, 304 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 4: and knowing he's going to get some opportunities and he 305 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 4: plays a position that relies on other factors in our offense, 306 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 4: especially when he's seeing some of the coverage that he does, 307 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 4: and that's where we got to continue to build up 308 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 4: around him, build up our scheme around him so that 309 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 4: we have different ways not only to help him overcome 310 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 4: some of those things and still have the success that 311 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 4: we need him to have, but also the group as 312 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 4: a whole, offensively as a whole, and really our whole 313 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 4: football team from how you need to put it all 314 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 4: together to play complimentary because that's, you know, the number 315 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 4: one thing that winning teams do, besides clearly the winning 316 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 4: and losing stat of turnovers, it's the complimentary football. I know, 317 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 4: field position wasn't a pretty story today. It felt like 318 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 4: we were backed up quite a bit, a lot of 319 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 4: long yardage third downs because of some you know, protection 320 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 4: on some play pass and things like that, penalties, so 321 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 4: we got to clean it up and ultimately just thinking 322 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 4: about Justin and just what he means, you know, it 323 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 4: was it was a tough year for him because of 324 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 4: the types of goals that he has, so you know, 325 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 4: watching him go out there and do what he did 326 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 4: today in really difficult circumstances speaks just so much to 327 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 4: him and what he's all about. 328 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 3: Thanks guys for seeing sweet. 329 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: Well, we're in Motown. There used to be a band 330 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: called the Miracles and they had a song called shop Around. 331 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: That will be the modus operendi this offseason. Shop around 332 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: for players to help make it better. Shop around in 333 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: the draft. Be very curious to see what Guacio Doopo 334 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: Mensa does there. And also shop with some of your 335 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: current players like Danil Hunter and maybe Harrison Smith, see 336 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: what's next for him, Justin Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw. Eventually they're 337 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: gonna be needing deals, big decisions coming this offseason. 338 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and even more quickly as tomorrow Paul is Black Monday, 339 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 2: and there's gonna be some coaching vacancies in the league. 340 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be very interesting to see whether or 341 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: not Brian Flores sticks around. And I think that as 342 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 2: we look and as we start, you know, the next 343 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four season starts today, whether or not Flora 344 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 2: sticks around, I think is a huge key because I 345 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 2: think Brian can identify talent and get the most out 346 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 2: of the talent that we have. And so if you're 347 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 2: going to keep Flores around, it's going to really really 348 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 2: help with free agency finding guys that can fit the 349 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: scheme and what we're trying to do. The cornerback position. 350 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 2: With Byron Murphy being out, that was a big that 351 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 2: was a big negative going time. In the last couple 352 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 2: of weeks, we've given up more explosive passes than we've 353 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 2: seen out of this group all year. So start there, 354 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 2: get through that, keep Flores, and then we can go 355 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 2: from there. 356 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson chi day career high receptions in a game. 357 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: He had twelve, third time he's done it, one hundred 358 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: and ninety two yards and a TD. He was targeted 359 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: fourteen times. Also Nick Muse. Nick Muse caught his first 360 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: National Football League pass today and Jordan Addison with four receptions. 361 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: He moved into second all time for the Vikings for 362 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: rookie receptions and did so passing Randy Moss. Justin Jefferson 363 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: is first from twenty twenty with eighty eight of them, 364 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: and Jordan also had a forty two yard touchdown and 365 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: that moved him into a tie per second for rookies 366 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: for the Vikings for touchdowns in a season, tying Sammy 367 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 1: White from nineteen seventy six. All of that took place 368 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: from the arm of Nick Mullins, and here's what he 369 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: had to say after the game, was like, justin Jervison. 370 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 7: It's a bless even when I first got here last year, 371 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 7: from then all the way to now, you're very thankful 372 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 7: to just be around a player like that, a teammate 373 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 7: like that, and then being able to get out there 374 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 7: on the field with him. He's an incredible player, incredible 375 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,719 Speaker 7: talent and a great guy off the field, and I 376 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 7: think his competitiveness. 377 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 3: Should be very noteworthy. 378 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 7: Is he talented, Yeah, he's very talented, but his just 379 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 7: killer mindset. You can see it all across the field. 380 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 7: So it's a pleasure. 381 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 3: It's an honor the whole group. 382 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 7: Jordan Addison, rookie, great player, kJ Brandon Powell. 383 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 3: All the guys. 384 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 7: We have a really good group and it's fun to 385 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 7: play with those guys, I. 386 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 6: Think, especially playing the same team A couple of weeks 387 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 6: after you see him at home. How did you evaluate 388 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 6: your overall play today? 389 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 7: Yeah, I thought I did some good things, good things. 390 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 7: I thought I did some not so good things. There's 391 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 7: a lot of plays in a football game, and the 392 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 7: goal is to have as many successful plays as you can. 393 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 7: I thought we had a lot of successful plays. Obviously 394 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 7: the two at the end. You'd like to not have 395 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 7: those and make it a game at the end. 396 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:53,719 Speaker 3: You never know how a game can turn out. It's 397 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 3: a long football game. 398 00:18:56,640 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 7: Go back and watch the film tomorrow, good about I'm 399 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 7: always proud of myself and so I'll just keep going. 400 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 3: Can you put in the words just the lcrost and 401 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 3: riding this season? 402 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 7: It's been a long ride up and down. I love 403 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 7: the vikings, all of the team, just like what we 404 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 7: were one of four, one of three, then went five 405 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 7: and zero, and then obviously the stretch, like your starter 406 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 7: goes down and you'd love to come in and say, 407 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 7: like us quarterbacks, whoever was back there led the team 408 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 7: to the playoffs and that's what we hoped for. Didn't 409 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 7: get it done. Sorry, but it's been fun. It's been 410 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 7: Like I said, love the vikings. It sucks, but it 411 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 7: was it was fun season. You learn a lot, you 412 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 7: go through a lot. 413 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 3: It's cool. 414 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 7: I think where it's the emotional coming from. 415 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 3: I'm an emotional dude. 416 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 7: Probably just sucks. 417 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 3: Do you want to do your best, but it just sucks. 418 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 7: You got a lot of guys to talk. 419 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 6: About the connectiveness of these teams that add another layer. 420 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 7: Yeah, oh yeah, no doubt, no doubt. Like I said, 421 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 7: you just try to get the job done. We're very 422 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 7: close this year, but very close, not good enough in 423 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 7: this league. 424 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 3: You see this dew Trent defense in the past couple 425 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 3: of weeks. Just the last to last house right now 426 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 3: is how tough do you think they're gonna be going 427 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 3: out in stretch the playoffs? 428 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 7: Yeah, obviously like to play in the playoffs, but watching 429 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 7: the playoffs, it'll be. 430 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 3: Fun to watch. Incredibly competitive sport. They have a good. 431 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 7: Defense, they're aggressive, they're gonna play their main coverage and 432 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 7: they're gonna play their zones to mix it in with 433 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 7: along with the blitzes. So you get pretty much every 434 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 7: look that you're gonna see, blitz coming from every way. 435 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 7: We got three up the middle, we got every every 436 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 7: look that you could see. Really today, it's fun to 437 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 7: go against. But yeah, they're a good team. They play good, 438 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 7: complimentary football, so you got to give them credit. They're 439 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 7: a good team, good players, good coaches, and credit to them. 440 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 3: Like leave McNeill just came back. 441 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 5: Ain't unless you said they were getting out with you 442 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 5: a little bit just what type of pressure that they 443 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 5: remind you today can press class time. 444 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 3: I'll have to go back and watch the tape. As 445 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 3: a quarterback, you try not. 446 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 7: To just focus on like, oh, you're getting hit, you're 447 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 7: getting hit, like I guess it's just like a natural 448 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 7: instinct and not really like think about it and just 449 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 7: but you just got to keep playing, keep plugging along. 450 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 7: Trust the guys up front. We have a great group 451 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 7: up front. They give me tons of time to throw 452 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 7: in every game that I played in. 453 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 3: Go watch the tape. 454 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 7: Multiple hitches, multiple hitches, I'm able to process and get 455 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 7: the ball out. So their pass rush is good, but 456 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 7: our online was good too, and so it made for 457 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 7: a competitive day. 458 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,360 Speaker 5: You said earlier there last week that every year everybody's 459 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 5: playing for your job. Yeah, how do you think this 460 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 5: year the way you know started to finish for you 461 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 5: impacted yours or whatever? 462 00:21:54,720 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 7: Yeah, this question can go a lot different ways, as 463 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 7: you know, like I did do a lot of really 464 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 7: good things, and we were competing in every ball game. 465 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 7: But at the same time, you also have to get 466 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 7: the job done and control it. You can control, so 467 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 7: that's not for me to decide, Like I said, just 468 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 7: go out there, and play the best you can and 469 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 7: lead your team. And as a quarterback, you want guys 470 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 7: to want to play for you. And whether I did 471 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 7: that or not, I guess I'll let those guys answer. 472 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 7: But like I said, it's a great group. You just 473 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 7: go in execute, give your team a chance to win, 474 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 7: and ultimately you do need to get the job done. 475 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 7: But I'm proud of the stuff that I did put 476 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 7: on tape for the most part. 477 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, Kevin talked about not using and reasons as an excuse. 478 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 1: How do you feel like the team. 479 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 3: Is famous for three? 480 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, just keep plugging away what we have here at Special. 481 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 7: We know that, and it's it's not talk. It's not 482 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 7: like people might talk about it a lot. But whether 483 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 7: we won thirteen games last year or whatever we won 484 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 7: this year, the formula is not going to change, you know, Like, 485 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 7: just keep working hard, have that same energy, go to 486 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 7: work every single day. Like I mean, we saw we 487 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,480 Speaker 7: were one and four to start, one and three, whatever it. 488 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 3: Was, and nobody flinch. 489 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 7: I mean even today when we got up or when 490 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 7: we got down, whatever possessions it was. In a week 491 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 7: eighteen football game, we could have chose to just say, 492 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 7: all right, we eighteen. 493 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 3: Screw it like this sucks. We're gonna try. 494 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 7: But no, we didn't do that. We didn't do that 495 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 7: at all. We spread it to the finish line and 496 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 7: through the finish line. And I'm proud of this team, man, 497 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 7: I really am. Obviously the results, you'd like to have 498 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 7: better results, but we were pushing and we weren't stopping. 499 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: Great job this year, man, it's been a pleasure doing 500 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,199 Speaker 1: the Vikings postgame report with you. Gabe Henderson gave us 501 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: that opportunity calling the games with you. Man, can't wait 502 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: for next year. 503 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 3: I can't either. 504 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 2: It's always been fun and you know, I'm excited about 505 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 2: what twenty twenty four can bring. And once these decisions 506 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 2: start to be made, a lot of big players, big 507 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 2: key spots, you know, with how we end up in 508 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 2: the division, it's going to mean a lot to our 509 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 2: schedule for next year as well. 510 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: So that's a good point because of the Bears beat 511 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: the Packers today and we're recording the finished last right, 512 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 1: which is the last play schedule exactly. 513 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 2: You know that you get wow, So that helps out 514 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 2: as well too. So you know, there are a lot 515 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 2: of the opportunities are already piling up. We can draft 516 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 2: as high as ninth somewhere in that area, eighth and ninth. 517 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 2: So you know, let's let's just move on and let's 518 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 2: make twenty twenty four a great one. 519 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: For all of this offseason speculation and commentary and stuff, 520 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: including the NFL combine up to the draft. Vikings dot 521 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 1: Com is a great place to go with Gabe and 522 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: Tatum and then the Vikings Entertainment Network doing great work. 523 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: Also your flagship for more than twenty years f M 524 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: one hundred point three KFAM. Listen to the nine to 525 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: noon radio show and or the Power Trip five thirty 526 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 1: to five thirty to nine. Those shows handle football and 527 00:24:56,240 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: the NFL Draft quite frequently. Likewise for free a agency. 528 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: For everybody who aided us with this, specifically Mike Harris, 529 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: our beloved Curly, thank you very much. Gave Henderson, thank 530 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: you for the opportunity and in calling the games with 531 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: Pete Bursich. We thank the likes of Chris Hockey, Jared Wells, 532 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: Chad Abbott, Brandon Maleski, David Koob, Gabe Henderson, and Ben Leeber. 533 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 1: But most importantly, we thank all of you for listening 534 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: to games on KFA N and also for listening to 535 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 1: the Vikings. Postgame reports sad news. To end the twenty 536 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: twenty three the Vikings lose twenty to ten to the 537 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: division champion Alliance. Thanks for listening, I'm Paul Allen, and 538 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 1: thanks for following Vikings dot com.