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Over a half 10 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: a dozen rules were approved by the owners this week, 11 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: and helping us break it down is our guy, ESPN's 12 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: Jeremy Fallick. What it all means for the twenty twenty 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: four season, we talk about that right here on the show. 14 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: So sit back and enjoy this edition of the Minnesota 15 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: Vikings podcast. Yo, What's going on? Welcome to episode number 16 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 2: two hundred and sixty four of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast 17 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: presented by PEPSI. My name is Gabe Henderson, and we've 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: got the full band together back inside the TCO Radio 19 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: studio here with me today, Jay, Tatum, Eric, they're all 20 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 2: here in What an eventful week it has been at 21 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: the annual league meeting in Orlando, Florida, as the NFL 22 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: owners voted on a plethora and I mean a plethora 23 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: of rules that, in my opinion, would significantly impact the 24 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four season. Tatum, you were there all week. 25 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 2: You had the opportunity to make the trip down south 26 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 2: to the theme park capital of the world, and from 27 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: the looks of things, it seemed like all business versus 28 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 2: rides and Disney rurld, everybody having fun. So what was 29 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: the vibe like down there? 30 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: I think it was my first time going down there, 31 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: so I wasn't really sure what to expect, and I 32 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: thought everyone seemed pretty relaxed. It was more, you know, 33 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: you don't have like at the Combine. It's kind of 34 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: a lot of the same names and faces, but you 35 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: don't have all of the extra stuff going on. You 36 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: don't have the interviews, you don't have workouts and the 37 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: actual like combine itself. And so yeah, I think I 38 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: think that they had a lot to discuss, as you mentioned, 39 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: a lot of different rule changes and things like that. 40 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: I think a lot of stuff is gonna as we'll 41 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: get into make or break some of the way the 42 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: way that we view the game, and and a lot 43 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: of different things we're gonna see. 44 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 3: I mean, we're going to see an absolutely brand new 45 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 3: type of play. 46 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: So I just think that they're all very focused on 47 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: the safety of the game. 48 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: Uh. 49 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 3: And that's a lot of what you see reflected. 50 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: In the rules, for sure. 51 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 3: I meanal changes, I should say for sure. 52 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 2: I mean you made a good point of just being 53 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 2: down at the annual league meeting, like having the opportunity 54 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: to do it the past two years. Like it's one 55 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 2: of those settings where you don't get to see your 56 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: head coach and your general manager and NFL owners kind 57 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 2: of be in a relaxed setting like they're in basketball shorts, 58 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: and it's like, hold on, like these these are these 59 00:02:58,280 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 2: are billionaires here. 60 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 4: As I say, I'm always interested every year to see 61 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 4: what what Andy Reid shirt is makes his debut. 62 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 3: It's correct it, that's all he has. 63 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 2: That's the thing. It's like for me. 64 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 4: I always love seeing the coaches photo just to see 65 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 4: who's who's standing by, who, who got dressed up, who 66 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 4: decided to come out, and the flip flops and. 67 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 3: Also decided to show up apparently. 68 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 4: So yeah, to me, it's it's always interesting just to 69 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 4: see what comes out of that. And like you guys said, 70 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 4: you know, there's some pretty significant news that came out 71 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 4: of it. And so as as the role changes were 72 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 4: popping out periodically, you know, I'm trying to text you 73 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 4: guys like, oh boy, you know there's some craziness going 74 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 4: on here this week. 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 2: Well, let's get right to it. Tatum did talk about 76 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: a new play that will heavily impact the twenty twenty 77 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 2: four season. But in my opinion, I think the biggest 78 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 2: draw from the owners meetings that got a lot of 79 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: initial reactions from players. I guess the NFL owners voted 80 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: to ban the hip drop tackle, which ultimately has affected 81 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 2: I guess the style of the game. I say contributed 82 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: to a lot of knee injuries when it comes to 83 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: offensive players. And Harrison Smith. Someone kind of took my 84 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 2: question that I wanted to ask Harrison Smith person right, right. 85 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: So someone asked Harrison Smith on Twitter and they said, 86 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: I want to know your thoughts on the band of 87 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 2: this hip drop tackle, and he says, as a human, 88 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: I'm mostly indifferent. As a business person, the NFL is 89 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: protecting his merchandise, so and so forth. But as hit man, 90 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 2: he dislikes it because it's more defensive mines and it 91 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: weakens the true sport. When you think about just this 92 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: band of the hip drop tackle Jay, just what are 93 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 2: your thoughts that come to mind? 94 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 4: I think part of it was if you remember during 95 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 4: last season there were some significant injuries that came from 96 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 4: the idea. You know, it's I think as a defender, 97 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 4: it's got to be very very difficult, as strong as 98 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 4: these guys are at this point to be able to 99 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 4: bring them down period. You know, and as you're wrapping 100 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 4: up around the waist, around the legs and you're trying 101 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 4: to you know, get their literally their butt to the 102 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 4: ground and try to get them down. As you're you're 103 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 4: you're dropping your weight in order to try to pull 104 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 4: them that way. You know, ankles and knees and everything 105 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 4: else get twisted up in there, and there's some significant 106 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 4: injuries that can come from it. So like when you 107 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 4: watch it and you look at it in real time, 108 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 4: you're just like, man, that's a terrible injury and you 109 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 4: wish that didn't happen. So you understand the motivation behind 110 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 4: why they're trying to do this, Like Harrison kind of 111 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 4: logically went through, but I think the last thing for 112 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 4: him is like the idea for him is going, you know, 113 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 4: more defensive fines and true sport weekends. I think the 114 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 4: defensive players are looking at this, and I think universally 115 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 4: most defensive players all came out past and present saying 116 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 4: this is going to be a very difficult thing to 117 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 4: try to eliminate from the game as a defender as 118 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 4: you're trying to drag people down and get them tackled. 119 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 4: So I am very curious to see like how they 120 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 4: interpret this and how this goes because even you look 121 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 4: at somebody like you know, Gard Garnard basically said, you 122 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 4: know you're going to ban this thing, but you're not 123 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 4: really showing us what that technique is. Now, we know 124 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 4: that a lot of times the league will send videos 125 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 4: out going into a season or during mini camps or 126 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 4: whatever to say, here's what these rules are, here's what 127 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 4: this is, this is what this looks like. My guess 128 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 4: is that something like this will definitely be part of 129 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 4: that video going forward because of the changes, But I 130 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 4: think it's going to be very difficult as a defender 131 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 4: to kind of erase that from your memory as an 132 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 4: option trying to get people to the ground during the. 133 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: Sun way, you think about how long you played the game, 134 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden there's this one major rule change. 135 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: I mean, and I think even it took us a 136 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: while to get used to, like not using your helmet 137 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: and your shoulder as a weapon when you're going towards 138 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: the player, like for the targeting rules. So I think 139 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: it's going to take some time to get used to 140 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: if it stays. But I just my interesting What I 141 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: found the most interesting was how the NFLPA came out 142 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: and they were like, we don't think you should get 143 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: rid of this. And that's not just the NFL DPA, 144 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: right Defensive Players Association, this is the players Association. This 145 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: is anyone that's you know, played on either side of 146 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: the ball, pass and present and kind of like came 147 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: out and said, you know, we really don't think you 148 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: should pass this. And you know it's it's not really 149 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: like their call, but they should have a voice in this. 150 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: They're the ones that they're going to be, you know, 151 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: enforcing it or it affects them the most, and the 152 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: unfortunately for them it went the other way, and so 153 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: now they are going to have to adapt. And to 154 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: your point, I certainly hope they don't show out a 155 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: video just right before the season. They better show it 156 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: like OTA's like when you're like starting to build that up. 157 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: You know, I'm interested to see like if because the 158 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: XFL has not adopted it, right, so there won't be 159 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 2: many teach tape opportunities for defensive players. I know, like 160 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: in the beginning of the season, usually, like the first 161 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 2: few days of camp, coaches will basically show like a 162 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 2: teach tape video that the NFL referees send in every 163 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: year about new rules, new ways to tackle. I highly 164 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 2: doubt new ways to tackle will be on that NFL 165 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 2: I guess teach tape. I guess they'll find, hey, this 166 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: is how you tackle a gut with your show to 167 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: prads and whatnot. But when you look at kind of 168 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 2: like what Tony Dungee said, when you look at the 169 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,559 Speaker 2: law of physics and how you bring a player down, 170 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: you have to drop your weight to tackle a two 171 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: hundred pounds man if they're running forward and you're a stalemate. 172 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: So I'm interested to see what that looks like when 173 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: it comes to trying to figure out what are some 174 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 2: positive alternatives to fix this this new rule. 175 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 4: I think, like anything, if you remember last season with 176 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 4: the amount and just in general, the idea of when 177 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 4: they change the roughing the passer rule and what is 178 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 4: and what isn't and how you're supposed to tackle a 179 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 4: person and kind of roll off them instead of on 180 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 4: top of them, all that kind of stuff. 181 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 2: Like I said, this is going to be debated for 182 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: a while. This is gonna be a new rule. 183 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 4: It's going to take a while for some of that 184 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 4: muscle memory to go away, and like you said, it's 185 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 4: going to be interesting given you know, if you're trying 186 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 4: to tackle it Derrick Henry, as big as that guy is, 187 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 4: and you're trying to get him down any way possible, 188 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 4: you know, I think there's going to be some people 189 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 4: that are going to be, you know, trying to drop 190 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 4: their weight in order to try to tackle this guy 191 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 4: if they don't have them from the front. And again, 192 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 4: I just think it's going to take a little bit, 193 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 4: but it'll be something that like anything else, either you know, 194 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 4: you're going to follow the rule and things will be fine, 195 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 4: and if you don't, you're gonna get you're going to 196 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 4: get a flag and there's gonna be a detriment to it. 197 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 4: So again, I think it's going to take a little 198 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 4: bit for it to possibly work itself out. But we'll 199 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 4: see how it goes this year, and if it turns 200 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 4: into a basically a non issue issue, it might be 201 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 4: something that next year they vote out as well. 202 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 2: So you just never know. Yeah, I mean, this is 203 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 2: a I don't know if this was a one year 204 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 2: trial run for this rule, but I know the next 205 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: rule that we're going to talk about there is a 206 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 2: one year trial rule that It is a rule that 207 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 2: the NFL adopted from the XFL this past year, and 208 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 2: on Tuesday at the annual league meeting, owners voted a 209 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: rule change proposal that will rethink the way kickoffs are 210 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 2: done in the NFL. So, under this new format, I 211 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: won't go through everything, but a kickoff will continue to 212 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: place the ball of the kicking team's thirty five yard 213 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 2: line on less the penalties occurred, but the ten non 214 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 2: kick members on the kicking team will line up with 215 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 2: one foot on the receiving team's forty yard line. Those 216 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 2: players cannot move into the ball hits the ground or 217 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 2: is touched by another team. The receiving team will line 218 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 2: up with nine of its players in the setup zone, 219 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 2: which is a five yard area between the thirty five 220 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 2: its own thirty five and thirty yard line, and at 221 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 2: least seven of those players must have a foot on 222 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: the thirty five. So this is very unique when you 223 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 2: look at just some of the history of the game 224 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 2: when it comes to concussions that have occurred on kickoff 225 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 2: or kickoff return. The NFL has been trying to reduce 226 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 2: the number of kickoff returns. I believe there were only 227 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: four kickoff returns for a touchdown this year in the NFL, 228 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: well in twenty twenty three in the NFL, and that 229 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 2: was the lowest since nineteen eighty three. So when you 230 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 2: look at this rule, Tatum Moss start with you, what 231 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 2: were some implications that I guess played into effect at 232 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 2: the owners meetings that people were kind of discussing. 233 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: Well, I think obviously the number one thing was the 234 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: safety aspect of it all, and to not have to 235 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: have a play that just kind of didn't mean anything 236 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: anymore with so many touchbacks. The owners are just like, 237 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: you know, like we need to obviously do something about this. 238 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: We want to make sure that the players, you know, 239 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: continue to stay safe, but we need to make something 240 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 1: more meaningful happen here and for fans and not just 241 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: be like, oh, just another touchback. I think the most 242 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: interesting part of this is it does kind of put 243 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more emphasis on a kick return specialist, 244 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: and now you got to have two, and so that's 245 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: going to really be I think something like if that's 246 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: your specialty, you know, that's kind of like, Okay, this 247 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: will be pretty cool. Can't wait to see how this goes. 248 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: If you're in the draft and you have the ability 249 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: to be a great kick return specialist, and maybe you were, 250 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: you know, on the bubble in the sixth and seventh round, 251 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: you might now be actually drafted because teams are going 252 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: to be looking for that second guy. So I think 253 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: it gives a lot of you know, it's not too 254 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: much of a difference in roster construction, but I do 255 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 1: think that it does provide a little bit of something 256 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: to think about. 257 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: I agree with you on that, and I tweeted out 258 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 2: like shortly after this rule was approved that the Vikings 259 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 2: are playing chess moves when it comes to trying to 260 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 2: address this kickoff move. Of course, we've talked about it 261 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 2: before the NFL adopted this From the XFL. Well, if 262 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 2: you've been following Vikings dot Com or any of the 263 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 2: Vikings free agent moves. About two weeks ago, the Vikings 264 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 2: sign kicker John Parker Romo from the XFL, who is 265 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 2: very familiar with how this kind of takes place. Parker 266 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,680 Speaker 2: Romo tweeted, like, right after the rule got approved that 267 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 2: the value of a kicker who can tackle prices just 268 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 2: went up. And you think about that, and for Quasi 269 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 2: and this staff, and for having a guy like John 270 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 2: Parker Romo, this definitely fits the mode of trying to 271 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 2: get an advantage or your opponent because you got a 272 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 2: guy who's already had the experience of doing so. 273 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 4: Jay, Yeah, I think with signing John here too, I 274 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 4: think the idea of it coming out of the XFL, 275 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: there's been some discussion about like what are we going 276 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 4: to get? You know, there's always interesting things that people 277 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 4: are trying to me. This idea of this is trying 278 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 4: to put excitement back in the game. Like you said, 279 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 4: there's I mean, there's so many kickoffs that turned into 280 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 4: touchbacks just because they booted out of the end zone 281 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 4: and just say I'd rather do that than let them 282 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 4: have a chance at returning this thing. For me, there's 283 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 4: that twenty yard window between the twenty yard line and 284 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 4: the end zone that if they drop the ball within 285 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 4: that window, then they have to return it. And I 286 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 4: think the incentive there is the fact that if you 287 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 4: let it go out the back of the end zone, 288 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 4: they're definitely going to get further than the twenty you 289 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 4: know where the ball placement's going to be, and if 290 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 4: it doesn't hit with in that area or is short 291 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 4: shorter than there, basically you're going to be almost already 292 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 4: to the fifty yard line. 293 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 2: I mean, you're gonna be at the forty yard line. 294 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 4: So I think there's incentive there to try to get 295 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 4: the ball back in the hands of a returner. If 296 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 4: their idea is how do you blend the idea of 297 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 4: creating more safety for the players and that you're not 298 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:22,719 Speaker 4: having these long running collisions versus trying to put this 299 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 4: move back into the game again, Like we said, this 300 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 4: is kind of a one year trial on this thing, 301 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 4: but if it's successful, to me, it's actually a way to, 302 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 4: you know, put some excitement back in the game here, 303 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 4: because I think there's nothing more fun in my eyes 304 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 4: than when we would see guys like Cordell Patterson or 305 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 4: Percy Harvin or whoever housing these kind of kick returns. 306 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:46,559 Speaker 4: And I think we got a guy in wang Wu 307 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 4: who you know we've been looking here saying like, how 308 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 4: do we get this guy back into the action when 309 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 4: it comes to special teams. Hopefully that'll help guys like 310 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 4: him be able to participate more when it comes to 311 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 4: these big plays. 312 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: For sure. He just brought up Krdero Patterson. He just 313 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 2: signed with the Pittsburgh who's playing chess now, Mike Tomlin. 314 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 2: Maybe it's a Vikings Stiller super Bowl this year. I mean, 315 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 2: who knows. 316 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 3: My household could not handle that. That would not be 317 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 3: good for me. 318 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:14,359 Speaker 2: I mean, it's a house divided, a problem in my household. 319 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 3: I know someone that'd be asking me for some tickets. 320 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 2: I'd be a fun problem to have, right. 321 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 3: I got, yeah, you're bad. 322 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 5: You're right. 323 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: Well, I guess the fun problem to have is for 324 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell and the coaches for this Minnesota Vikings team. 325 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 2: It was approved that teams would be awarded a third 326 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 2: Coaches Challenge if they are successful on at least one 327 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 2: of the first two challenges within a game. Previously, a 328 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 2: team had to succeed on each of its first two 329 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 2: challenges to receive a third. So I believe the Detroit 330 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 2: Lions submitted that which got approved. And when your team 331 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 2: that that goes for goes for it on fourth down 332 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: as much as they do, this is a great opportunity 333 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 2: to have an opportunity, I guess, to to go for 334 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 2: a first down and get to play review Jay. Yeah. 335 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 4: For me, the idea, and this one is personally, I've 336 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 4: always advocated saying, if you're telling me that you go 337 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 4: through and you advocate successfully for two coaches challenge, you 338 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 4: should get a third one. And in my mind, if 339 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 4: you keep getting those right that way, you should just 340 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 4: continually be able to get those because it just shows 341 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 4: that you know there's been some issues there. To me, 342 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 4: I want them to get it right. I think the 343 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 4: concern by a lot of people is the idea of 344 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 4: slowing the game down. 345 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: It's so unfortunate that it takes so long for that 346 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: because when you say it, when you talk about if 347 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: they get it right, keep going, it makes me think 348 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: of tennis because they're able to like just look at 349 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: the line right after the play. 350 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 3: There's going to be a way to make that better. 351 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 4: Right, Well, I think the thing with this the hardest 352 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 4: part is always the you're looking at whatever the rule 353 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 4: is that you're trying to figure out. But then on 354 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 4: top of that, then you got to go back and 355 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 4: you got to look and make sure that the clock's 356 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 4: correct and everything else adjusts and everything else. But to me, 357 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 4: the idea of this whole thing is like, I'd rather 358 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 4: them get the play right and get the call right, 359 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 4: especially in a meaningful play where the coaches are willing 360 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 4: to use these challenges. Then to you know, basically say like, 361 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 4: well they are to use their challenges, they got one 362 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 4: of them wrong, so everything else, sorry, you don't get 363 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 4: a chance again. To me, the idea of adding this 364 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 4: third one in, I'm all for it. 365 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 2: Again. 366 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 4: I would be advocating for even more of these things 367 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 4: if it meant that there were mistakes that were being corrected. 368 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 4: But in general, hey, again, let's use this thing, see 369 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 4: what happens for a year, and if it just does 370 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,280 Speaker 4: not go well or whatever, then they can go ahead 371 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 4: and adjust it next year. 372 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't think the timing of the game 373 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: will speed up with the next with these next two 374 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 2: rules because the replay review so basically the NFL Competition 375 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: Committee basically, with this new rule, replay assistance would now 376 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 2: be permitted to correct certain types of incorrect calls for 377 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 2: roughing the passer and intentional grounding. It must be purely objective, 378 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: but this is a an opportunity for I guess the 379 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: eye in the sky or someone who's not on the 380 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: field to be able to make decisions to overturn men 381 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 2: made mistakes by referees. And if this is the case, 382 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 2: I believe the game will start to slow down just 383 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 2: a little bit more because Hey, I mean that the 384 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 2: replay judge can throw I mean he won't throw a 385 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 2: red flag, but he can stop the game middle of 386 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 2: the playbait to basically say, look, I don't think this 387 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 2: was a catch. So Tatum, when you hear that, like, 388 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 2: what are some things that come to mind? 389 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 3: We're commercials, longer games. Yeah, you know, that's kind of 390 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 3: what I'm thinking. 391 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think when you're in those committee sessions 392 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: and I'm only you know, surmising here, that's probably something 393 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:28,239 Speaker 1: that does come up, and maybe it's just not as 394 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: important to that committee as it is like making sure 395 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: that the accuracy. Is there that there's no margin of 396 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: the margin of getting it wrong is so small and finite, 397 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 1: but it is. You know, you know it's gonna be 398 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: interesting because I think, you know, if you're a baseball fan, 399 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: like you love the beauty of the game and how 400 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: it may not be the most fast, but it's kind 401 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: of like has its rhythm and stuff. But I mean, 402 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: even baseball has gone as far as making the pitch 403 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: is it the pitch count. I'm not much of a 404 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: baseball fan, but you know, slowing giving pictures only what 405 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 1: fifteen seconds in order to get to their next pitch. 406 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: And so I know, like the last time went to 407 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: a Twins game, it like was like only two and 408 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: a half hours or two hours. I was like, dang, yeah, 409 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: I thought this was be an all night affair, you know, 410 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 1: And so I wonder if it gets to the like 411 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 1: like it almost feels like football is kind of going 412 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,679 Speaker 1: in the opposite direction, which is a little interesting, I guess. 413 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 2: On this one. 414 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 4: For me, I just look at it and kind of 415 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 4: in a similar tone to when they're doing the the 416 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 4: medical stoppage, you know, and they'll they'll buzz down to 417 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 4: the ref and say, hey, we got to do X 418 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 4: Y Z thing. I think if you think about it, 419 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 4: if if you have these kind of plays where they're 420 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 4: already stopping the game through you know, the flag's been thrown, 421 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 4: they're they're going through all of that, they make that call. 422 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 4: I don't think it's gonna be something where four plays 423 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 4: later they're gonna be doing it. Like I think it's 424 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 4: gonna be something where they can make that call. But 425 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 4: then I think I'm very curious to see, like what 426 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 4: is the amount of time that they have to actually 427 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 4: make that call, because if it's something where the next 428 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 4: snap happens and it's kind of null and void, you 429 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 4: know how many times have teams played with the idea 430 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 4: of we think we got one over on a call, 431 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 4: We're going to run to the line, step the ball quick. 432 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 4: I'm very curious as to what is the amount of 433 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 4: time and the stipulation behind how quickly do they have 434 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 4: to make that call? And so what I'm more curious 435 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 4: about is if this is going to be one of 436 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 4: those things that as they're going to make that call, 437 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 4: they throw the flag, will they be talking to the 438 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 4: person in the booth before they actually make the call, 439 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 4: or will it be something where calls made on the field, 440 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 4: they have that you know, thirty second window or whatever 441 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 4: before the next play is to actually buzz down to 442 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 4: say something. But I am going to be curious to see, 443 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 4: like what are the rules and stipulations behind How quickly 444 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 4: do they have to make this determination? 445 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 3: Do they throw the yellow flag on that? 446 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 2: Like? 447 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 4: Is that? 448 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 3: Is it just going to be like oh, and then 449 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 3: you're wondering, Okay, is this for the clock or is 450 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 3: this for an actual penalty? 451 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 4: That's just it Like for me, it's is it going 452 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 4: to be a deal where they're they're working on confirmation 453 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 4: with an eye in the sky or is it going 454 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:50,719 Speaker 4: to be something where they make the call and then 455 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 4: the eye in the sky says stop the play, we 456 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 4: don't agree, go to the clock or go to the 457 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 4: video and look at it. So again, there's going to 458 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,719 Speaker 4: be details in this stuff that's going to be more 459 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 4: I think. But again I'm also one that I would 460 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 4: like to see them make these calls correctly. 461 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 2: It just depends on you know, what does it mean 462 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 2: for the gameplay? Yeah? I think that those are all 463 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 2: really good points. I mean, this is something that people 464 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 2: are going to complain about or be happy about in 465 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 2: twenty twenty four. But this is something next year at 466 00:20:17,320 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 2: the annual league meeting that they'll bring up should we 467 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 2: at a clock? Should be? Is this taken away from 468 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 2: the purity or the authenticity of the game. I do 469 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 2: believe from a personal standpoint that when there is all 470 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 2: this money involved, you have betting involved, you have all 471 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 2: these high level athletes and so much attention brought to 472 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 2: the sport, it should be refereed in a fair way. 473 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:42,679 Speaker 2: And I believe everyone deserves a right to have a 474 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 2: second chance or a second look to figure out if 475 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 2: a play is approved or uphild or overturned. So this 476 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 2: will be interesting. But yeah, the speed of the game, 477 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 2: And I mean, what is the play only last eleven 478 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 2: seconds and then the rest of the game it's pretty 479 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 2: much guys walking around. So how does that go into 480 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 2: the bottom dollar when trying to sell tickets? Like how 481 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 2: do you appeal to a younger fan base when the 482 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 2: game is slower. This is all situations and topics that 483 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 2: the NFL would have to wait after the twenty twenty 484 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: four seasons. 485 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 4: One thing that I think is super interesting in general, 486 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 4: and I'm I'm very curious how the NFL would would 487 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 4: react to this and how the fans would react to this. 488 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 4: I've watched watched international rugby, I've gone to international rugby matches, 489 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 4: and one of the things that's amazing about their coverage 490 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 4: is they actually have the referees miked up, and those 491 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 4: referees are talking with the person in the sky and confirming, 492 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 4: and you're hearing real time that you spar yes, you 493 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 4: see the video and you hear real time them. 494 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 3: That might be behind the curtain. 495 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 2: It's kind of crazy, but it. 496 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 4: Is one of those things that as it's happening, you're 497 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 4: hearing them having the discussion of what do you what 498 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 4: do we see? You know, what does this look like? 499 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 4: What's the clock at whatever? And you're hearing the conversation, 500 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 4: and to me as a fan, I'm going, man, this 501 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 4: is amazing because because you're actually hearing them talk about 502 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 4: and one of the things it does when that happens 503 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,240 Speaker 4: is it kind of takes the mystery of what did 504 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 4: they see and what were they discussing? You know what, 505 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 4: what what was the reasoning behind when they did it, 506 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 4: because they're having a discussion. So it's to me, when 507 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 4: you're watching, it's kind of refreshing to see that and 508 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 4: I'm going, man, I think that you know, fans and 509 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 4: refs and the league and everything, how would people react 510 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 4: to actually having that The game. 511 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 3: Would love it. 512 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's like reps would like it, 513 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,479 Speaker 1: because you're talking about like what if they say something 514 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: that's like completely preposterous, but that it's like out there 515 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: for is like I. 516 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 2: Know, it takes away the mystery as. 517 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 6: I'm with you. 518 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: I'm just so I think the NFL is such like 519 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: an image driven lead. 520 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 2: I don't protect itself. 521 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, they do, like like they're closed doors and there's 522 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: you know stuff. I don't know if they would ever 523 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: lift that curtain for the fans, you know, I. 524 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 2: Know, I would have to be like a like a 525 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 2: TVC like Netflix. Maybe the next the next Netflix documentary 526 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 2: is Referee Referee Referee. 527 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: There you go maybe deeply and Jeane's territory. They wouldn't 528 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: have jobs anymore. 529 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 2: They'd be reacting to the reaction of. 530 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 3: What we're reacting to the reaction. 531 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 2: We've got an idea referee. 532 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 3: Well, I know there's a lot you should the next owners. 533 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 2: I know there's a lot more rules to get to, 534 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 2: but before we get to our special guests, I want 535 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 2: to highlight this one that I think is kind of sneaky. 536 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,719 Speaker 2: There is a trade deadline change. This rule was submitted 537 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 2: by the Pittsburgh Stillers and with this the NFL trade 538 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 2: deadline will be moved from the Tuesday after Week eight 539 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 2: to the Tuesday after Week nine, so extended an extra week. 540 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 2: I think that gives a lot of teams a lot 541 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 2: more flexibility, especially that it's seventeen games now. I just 542 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 2: look at when it was sixteen, When it was a 543 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 2: sixteen game season, the trade deadline was at the halfway point. 544 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 2: So maybe week nine, the NFL is saying, well, let's 545 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 2: give ourselves another week, since we're adding another game to 546 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 2: evaluate other guys from other teams and give our guys 547 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 2: in the front office an opportunity to let their work 548 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 2: show from what they've been doing all season behind the scenes. 549 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 2: Tay them your thoughts. 550 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 1: No, that's a really good point, and think about it 551 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: by way at a week, push it back a week, 552 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,959 Speaker 1: and I think injuries, you know, there's so many. They 553 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: want to keep this league as competitive and interesting as possible. 554 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: And you saw it just from our vantage point last year, 555 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: you know, having being able to trade for Josh jobs 556 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: in mid season really just helped the vikings there down 557 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: the Stratchy eight. 558 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 2: Is that right before they trade that line? It was 559 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 2: dang close? 560 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think yeah. I think it was a week 561 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 3: or two before. I feel like, yeah, So I think 562 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 3: for that for that purpose, to. 563 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: Just kind of trying to keep the game exciting and 564 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: having teams the flexibility if they do have a major 565 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: injury on their team that they can make something happen. 566 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,199 Speaker 4: I for one, Yeah, I feel like being able to 567 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 4: have it as late as possible. I understand part of 568 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 4: the reason why they don't extend it that. 569 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 2: Way, playing as late as possible fourteen. 570 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 4: But the whole thing is, like, you know, I think 571 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 4: they're trying to find a way of trying to prevent 572 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 4: teams from you know, quote unquote tanking versus being able 573 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,120 Speaker 4: to supplement. 574 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:00,919 Speaker 2: Or as needed. 575 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 4: There were some high profile injuries that happened after Week 576 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 4: eight last year, and I think, you know, we were 577 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 4: one that if you think about it, had it happened 578 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 4: a week later or whatever, it would have been completely 579 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 4: different for this organization. So it's just one of those 580 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 4: things where I feel like, if you are an organization 581 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 4: trying to make moves and stay relevant when you're getting 582 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 4: injuries and things like that. You know you're going to 583 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,880 Speaker 4: pay a price for making those kind of in season trades. 584 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 4: But you know, I think just giving the teams the 585 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 4: flexibility to do that, Like you said, the league itself 586 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 4: moved an extra week of regular season in just in general, 587 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 4: the idea of being able to move this thing out 588 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 4: as far as possible to help teams give them that 589 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,880 Speaker 4: flexibility that they really need given some sort of catastrophic 590 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 4: injuries or even being able to you know, supplement their 591 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 4: team if they really feel like they're going for it 592 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 4: for a Super Bowl chance, so you know, being able 593 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 4: to add it out here at it one more week, 594 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 4: I think again it's going to be one of those 595 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,400 Speaker 4: pieces that's going to give some teams some the ability 596 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 4: to make some decisions that they really want to rust wise, 597 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 4: and I think overall, if the regular season has gotten 598 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 4: extended to week seventeen and who knows what happens after that, 599 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 4: that we'll be able to be able to have it 600 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,199 Speaker 4: at that midway point of the season. 601 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 2: Well, we are at the midway point of this podcast, 602 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 2: so let's bring in our special guests. Mister Jeremy Fowler 603 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 2: from ESPN with an exclusive interview with our own Tatum Everett. 604 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: We are out here at the NFL Owners meetings and 605 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm joined by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. 606 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 6: And Jeremy this has been. 607 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: An exciting time for Vikings fans, a lot a big 608 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: spotlight on. 609 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 6: What the team is going to do in this year's draft. 610 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:39,119 Speaker 1: What have your conversations been like around owners meetings regarding. 611 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 5: The Vikings, Well, there's certainly a hot team as far 612 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 5: as what they're up to. People want to know exactly 613 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 5: what their plans are, which they're not obviously revealing, but 614 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 5: armed are two first round picks. The feeling around the 615 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 5: league is that they're going to do something quarterback related 616 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 5: at some point. Can I package those two to move 617 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:55,880 Speaker 5: up to where they need to get to to get 618 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 5: the guy they want? 619 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:56,639 Speaker 2: You know? 620 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 5: Sating on Kevin O'Connell a little bit during his session 621 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 5: with the media, and he was talking about how he 622 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 5: wants to get to know all these quarterbacks that are 623 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 5: draft eligible so that he builds a relationship with him 624 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 5: that maybe they want to play for the Vikings and 625 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 5: see something in him. And so I thought that was 626 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 5: interesting that he's taking a pretty invested approach in all this, 627 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 5: and he's obviously doing a lot of legwork right now. 628 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 1: What would do you think of what type of quarterback 629 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: from this class would fit really well in Kevin O'Connell's system. 630 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 5: Well, you know, they need somebody who's smart. There's a 631 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,400 Speaker 5: little bit of a feeling that it's going to take 632 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 5: a little bit of time for a young player to 633 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 5: really master the offense. Not that coach O'Connell can't tailor 634 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 5: that to a young player, but with Sam Darnell there, 635 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,959 Speaker 5: you know, they're paying him decent money to come in 636 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 5: and be really a bridge gap, stop gap quarterback. So 637 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 5: that gives the rookie probably a year to learn the 638 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 5: system and go from there. And I think that's probably 639 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 5: necessary based on all the nuances that they're going to 640 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 5: have to learn to that offense. So just somebody who's 641 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 5: really smart, somebody who's a born leader, and somebody who's 642 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 5: accurate with the football. I think those are going to 643 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 5: be the probably the main things. But I'm I'm sure 644 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 5: there are many. 645 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure there are many this free agency period. We 646 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 1: talked to you at the combine. So then all these 647 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: waves of free agency moves have now happened. 648 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 3: What stuck out to you the most. 649 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 6: About what the Vikings did in the free agency market. 650 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, so it's interesting. I really think they took this 651 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 5: opportunity to you know, sort of reset the roster, not 652 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 5: rebuild it, but just to say, Okay, if we're not 653 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 5: going to pay Kirk Cousins what his market demands, which 654 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,439 Speaker 5: was a lot, then we're going to look for value. 655 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 5: You know, I think of signing Shaquille Griffin at cornerback 656 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 5: for I don't know what the final number was, but 657 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 5: it's you know, a reasonable one year contract, like let's 658 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 5: go get value there. You know, they trade Daneil Hunter 659 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 5: for Jonathan Grenard, who both two really good pass rushers. 660 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 5: Hunter was a little more expensive, so they got somebody 661 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 5: who's younger and a little cheaper. Like I just saw 662 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 5: that as this is a team that's it's going to 663 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 5: be looking for value, trying to give themselves more flexibility 664 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 5: down the road. So when they want to make big 665 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 5: splashes or big move moves, whether it's in the draft 666 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,479 Speaker 5: or elsewhere, you know, they feel like they can do 667 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 5: that the not beholden to just a few big contracts. 668 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 5: So definitely trying to bring more balance to the roster. 669 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 5: That's what I noticed, and it's an interesting approach. I 670 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 5: think now with GM Crasy adolph A Menza, you'll see 671 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 5: him really put his stamp on things in year three 672 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 5: more so than the past two years. 673 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. And it's funny you mentioned the word flexibility. 674 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: It's something that they've mentioned often regarding the moves they've made, 675 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: especially that one, because you don't too often. You don't 676 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: see a lot of those trades for first round picks 677 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: outside of the night one of the draft, so it's 678 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: kind of impressive. 679 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 5: They called their shot earlier. There's probably a strategy there 680 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 5: that I'm not totally aware of yet. I'm sure they 681 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 5: wanted to get ahead of it and maybe even put 682 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 5: a bat signal out there. 683 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 6: Right right right. 684 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: When you go to owners meetings, I'm sure you've been 685 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: to plenty of them before. 686 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 6: What do you like about them? What do you like 687 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 6: to accomplish while you're here? 688 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 5: So really, for me, I just like to catch up 689 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 5: with as many people as I can. You know, certainly 690 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 5: the breakfast where you get the round table. You know, 691 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 5: if you're working on a story or a trends or 692 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 5: you know, need to get some perspective from coaches on 693 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,719 Speaker 5: various things, or just catch up with what they're doing 694 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 5: with their roster. Then it's just a good place to 695 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 5: do that. You know, today I just kind of bounced 696 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 5: around all the tables and tried to get snippets of 697 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 5: really all the coaches. But it's you know, for my purposes, 698 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 5: it's great for networking and catch you know, getting time 699 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 5: with head coaches and gms you wouldn't normally get. You 700 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 5: can pick their brain on some of the broader issues 701 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 5: around the league, like obviously the kickoff rules was a 702 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 5: big topic. So it's fun. It's a more relaxed setting 703 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 5: than like in season. You know, if you go visit 704 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 5: a team and everybody's stressed out, and you know here 705 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 5: there in Florida and everybody's more amenable to talk. 706 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 6: I do like that. 707 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: You mentioned the real reason where we're here, right, the 708 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: rule changes, the by laws, all those meetings that the 709 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: owners go through, and they just passed the new kickoff rule. 710 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 6: As you mentioned. 711 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: Can you go into more detail for Vikings fans and 712 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: what they can expect from that. 713 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, So it's I've been trying to figure out ways 714 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 5: to describe it, and it's better when you watch a videos. 715 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 5: But I would say so really, it's just it's almost 716 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 5: like a running play a little bit, is the best 717 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 5: way I would describe it, you know, because now you 718 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 5: have the return units and the coverage units brought over 719 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 5: more toward the two kick returners close together. So the 720 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 5: idea is you're taking the guesswork out of you know, 721 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 5: somebody rushing thirty yards full speed in a full collision 722 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 5: with another player. They're trying to get that out of 723 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 5: the game. 724 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 6: So it's make it a little bit more safe, right, 725 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 6: that's yeah, So this. 726 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 5: Is the way to do it. It's gonna look funky. It 727 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 5: just maybe even someone say it looks gimmicky, but it's 728 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 5: They've put the special teams coordinator around the league and 729 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 5: put a lot of effort into this. Yeah, they feel 730 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 5: like it's the best model. So you kick off over 731 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 5: here and then you got you know, about twenty players 732 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 5: in a line and they're just all going to block 733 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 5: each other and two kick returners and that'll be fun. 734 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 5: You get two returners instead of one. 735 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: How does that change from a player's perspective, Like rosters 736 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: and what you're looking for for a kickoff specialist? 737 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 5: Now, well, I don't know if it'll change it as 738 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 5: much as well, it brings more value to kick returners 739 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 5: in the draft, I would say, you know, because now 740 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 5: you need two good ones and you can get creative 741 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 5: with how you use those two and who takes the 742 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 5: ball and who blocks and or whoever you want to 743 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 5: do it. So that will be interesting. I don't know 744 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 5: if it changes like who players look for, but it 745 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 5: does bring more value to those players, you know, like 746 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 5: because it was getting to the point where everything was 747 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 5: a touchback exactly. Yeah, and that could have eliminated a 748 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 5: lot of jobs eventually. You know, now you keep those 749 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:20,840 Speaker 5: roster spots intact for special teamers. 750 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 6: It's only for a year. 751 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: We'll see how it goes, just like everything else. Thank 752 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: you and thank you again for your insight. You can 753 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 1: find it's work at ESPN dot com. Jeremy Vallor, thank you. 754 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 2: All right. Now that the annual league meeting has concluded, Tatum, 755 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 2: there were a lot of talking points that Jeremy had 756 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 2: to say. Just a guy that follows this team very closely, 757 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 2: he has a history with his team from covering the 758 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 2: Vikings for so long. Just what were your thoughts on 759 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 2: his thoughts on the future. I guess moves that the 760 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 2: Vikings will make before the fall comes. 761 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: I'm not glad. It was pretty cool hearing everyone's take 762 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: on the Vikings. It's all very similar, I will say, 763 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: like the only thing that's really separating a lot of 764 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: these experts opinions or maybe who they want. 765 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 3: To draft at quarterback. That might be the only thing. 766 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: But when you talk to Quasi and Kevin and you 767 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: talk to experts, it's all about the flexibility that this 768 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: pick gives them. And I really don't like from what 769 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: I gather, it doesn't seem like the front office has 770 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: yet decided. I think that they are still in an 771 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 1: evaluation process. They'll have trips to visit guys, They'll have 772 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: guys come here and visit. 773 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 3: And I think that they're going to really narrow that 774 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 3: down in the next few weeks. 775 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: But I don't think they necessarily have like the number 776 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: one person that they have in mind. I feel like 777 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 1: they have a lot of different scenarios that they can maneuver. 778 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I do think that maybe top of the 779 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: mind would be, let's maybe we can make a trade 780 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: up before we even get into the draft, right, like, 781 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: because then you're not really sacrificing as many assets and 782 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: it's not so pressure heavy and they have all the 783 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: leverage on you. 784 00:33:58,600 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 3: And YadA YadA. 785 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, it was kind of interesting to be there though, 786 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: because the Vikings are quite a hot topic right now 787 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and it's kind of been i think 788 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: a little while since people were like, oh my gosh, 789 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:12,359 Speaker 1: what are they going to do? And talking about this 790 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: team for so for so many reasons on the national stage. 791 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:19,759 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean in four weeks, guys. I mean 792 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 3: it's like literally four week from today. 793 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 4: So I was going to say, it seems like it's 794 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 4: the you know, there was there was a two part 795 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 4: off season talker for the Vikings and part A was 796 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 4: what's going to happen with Kirk That was starting with 797 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 4: the combine and at the end of the last season. 798 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,839 Speaker 4: Now that we know how that turned out, now you're 799 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 4: at the second part of it, which is and so 800 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:39,359 Speaker 4: now what's the what's the you. 801 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,479 Speaker 2: Know, what's the next plan, what's going to happen next? 802 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,920 Speaker 4: So to me, the piece of this that's going to 803 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 4: be very interesting is, like you said, you know, if 804 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 4: a move is made, does it happen beforehand? Does it 805 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 4: happen on draft night and then what are the ramifications 806 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 4: of that kind of stuff happening. So I think the 807 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 4: best part about all of this is is knowing that 808 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 4: there is that flexibility. You've made that move, you've got 809 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 4: that second first round pick, you can stand pat and 810 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 4: still snag two great players in the first round, or 811 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,399 Speaker 4: you can package that kind of stuff up and have 812 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 4: some mobility even that you're though you're sitting at the 813 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 4: eleventh pick. And and for me, I think it's fun 814 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:19,279 Speaker 4: just to see how the rollercoaster of well, it's gonna 815 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 4: be this guy and then it's gonna be that guy, 816 00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 4: and this is what they're gonna do. And I think, 817 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,880 Speaker 4: you know, a guy like Jeremy, he he's had the 818 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 4: the background at all of these different locations including here 819 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 4: I was looking through on his on his Twitter bio. 820 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:35,800 Speaker 4: He's been in Albuquerque, Orlando, Gainesville, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh 821 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,800 Speaker 4: and now Connecticut. So like he's been all over the place. 822 00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 4: And I remember when he he like. 823 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 3: Does look over like a day over forty. 824 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 4: And that's the thing, Like Jared agreed, he was great, 825 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:46,879 Speaker 4: you know when he was here working at the Starch 826 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 4: Communie and everything like Jeremy was great to have around 827 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 4: and then just to see him go to Chicago, go 828 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 4: to Cleveland, go to Pittsburgh, you know, all these different 829 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,600 Speaker 4: places that he's been since then, and he's he really 830 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 4: kind of anchored in the Pittsburgh with the Steelers there 831 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:00,520 Speaker 4: for a while. The guy knows what he's doing. He's 832 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 4: the senior NFL reporter for ESPN, and it's just been 833 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 4: great to see his coverage over the years and just 834 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,720 Speaker 4: to to know, like this guy definitely has a finger 835 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,239 Speaker 4: on the pulse to figure out what's going on in 836 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 4: the NFL, and so for him to be able to 837 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 4: kind of, you know, talk freely about this kind of 838 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 4: stuff with this team is It's a lot of fun. 839 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 2: To hear Powler's fouls. Yeah, that's his segment on Powler's 840 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 2: foules makes sense. 841 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:23,840 Speaker 3: It's a capitalizing your last name, Do I get it? 842 00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 3: Uh No? 843 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 1: And I do think it's really cool to hear Quacy 844 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,280 Speaker 1: and Kevin talk about a quarterback of the future. 845 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 3: You know, I obviously things didn't go their way. They 846 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:35,840 Speaker 3: were very clear and. 847 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:38,319 Speaker 1: I truly believe them that they were ready to keep 848 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 1: Kirk here if it was possible, right. 849 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 3: So it's not now. 850 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and and even I think, like, I don't think 851 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: it's I don't think it was something that they just 852 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:47,760 Speaker 1: said in the media. 853 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 3: I really don't. 854 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: And then when they come here or they go sorry, 855 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: they go to owners meetings and they're talking about. 856 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:54,760 Speaker 3: The quarterback of the future. 857 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:57,840 Speaker 1: I mean, they are very open and candid about we're 858 00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,879 Speaker 1: we're going to find like we're going to draft someone, 859 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: like we're going to do this this time around, and 860 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,920 Speaker 1: you know, I think the point is, yeah, we're going 861 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:06,399 Speaker 1: to do it. 862 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:08,399 Speaker 3: Are we going to do it with the eleventh pick? 863 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:09,359 Speaker 3: Are we going to trade up? 864 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:10,799 Speaker 1: Are we going to do with the twenty third pick 865 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: and get someone that maybe not is in that top 866 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: top tier, but someone that we think could plug in 867 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 1: and we're not losing an extra draft pick that we 868 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 1: just picked up. I mean, there are so many options. 869 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: But I do think it's kind of cool. Firstaff I 870 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: think that sometimes you never really know what they're going 871 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:25,759 Speaker 1: to do, and. 872 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 3: That's league wide. You never really oh, what are they 873 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:28,440 Speaker 3: going to do. 874 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: They're pretty open about what they're going to do right now, 875 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 1: just not how Yeah. 876 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 2: And that's the thing. 877 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 4: They're going to hold onto all those cards until they 878 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 4: absolutely have to play them and as this whole thing, 879 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 4: you know, is figured out, I think that the two 880 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:43,080 Speaker 4: of them, as long as they're in lockstaff with what 881 00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:45,200 Speaker 4: they're really looking for and what they really want and 882 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 4: kind of how this thing is going to play out. 883 00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 4: As long as those two guys are on the same page, 884 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 4: and you know, ownership is all bought in on and 885 00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 4: this kind of stuff, it's going to be really fun 886 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 4: to watch. 887 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: And let me add to that too, I think, you know, 888 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 1: Mark Wilf was asked at the owner's meetings about that, 889 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,239 Speaker 1: like how much do you have in the decision of 890 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,480 Speaker 1: choosing a quarterback? There's a lot of steam around the 891 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: Panthers and and why they made the choice and how 892 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: much influence you know, the front office was versus the ownership. 893 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:12,080 Speaker 1: And Mark was like, I mean, I'm gonna trust my 894 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 1: guys that know football. I'm gonna trust my guys that 895 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: know the game. I believe in Quacy and Kevin. I 896 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: know they'll make the right choice. And so, you know, 897 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:20,799 Speaker 1: I think he wanted to make it clear that like 898 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:23,800 Speaker 1: he's not going to sit there and you know, bang 899 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,879 Speaker 1: his fist on the table and say, don't you dare 900 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,080 Speaker 1: I want this person which was really cool. 901 00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree, I mean and quasy and Kevin always 902 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 2: talks about how ownership has provided all the resources that 903 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,640 Speaker 2: they need to be able to make some of those 904 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:39,239 Speaker 2: tough decisions. So to have a front office and an 905 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 2: ownership group that are it looks it looks like from 906 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,640 Speaker 2: our perspective and lockstep like it. It makes the decision 907 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,239 Speaker 2: seem like a group effort. So I'm excited to see 908 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 2: what that looks like. But there's what We're less than 909 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,880 Speaker 2: four weeks away from the from the start of the 910 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:55,960 Speaker 2: NFL Draft, and there's a lot to get into. So 911 00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,840 Speaker 2: Tannam will start with you. Any upcoming content vikings fans 912 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:00,799 Speaker 2: should be on we'll look out for. 913 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, we're headed to the NFL Network this next week 914 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:04,200 Speaker 1: because why why. 915 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 3: Continue working when you can just keep on working? No, 916 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 3: I'm kidding. 917 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:08,960 Speaker 1: So we'll be able to talk to a lot of 918 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 1: experts that'll be in studio there to get their take 919 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: on this draft situation. 920 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:14,279 Speaker 3: I know Bucky Brooks. 921 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,320 Speaker 1: Is going to be out there, Rhet Lewis, Cynthia Freelan, 922 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,759 Speaker 1: Colleen Woolf. Just trying to get differences of opinions on 923 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:22,279 Speaker 1: what they what they think the Vikings can and should do, 924 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: and not just at the quarterback position, but all over 925 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:25,840 Speaker 1: the draft. 926 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 3: And uh so we'll have an episode of Pick six, 927 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,640 Speaker 3: We'll have a few one on ones. We just you know, 928 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 3: we know that you guys really really want to hear 929 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 3: about the draft right now. 930 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 1: I don't know why, but uh so, as much as 931 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 1: much stuff as we can give you, we are. So 932 00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: that's kind of what we have coming up this week, 933 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:41,920 Speaker 1: Jay or next week night. 934 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 3: It's Thursday, isn't it. 935 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 2: It's all good. It's I mean, that's every day feels 936 00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:46,359 Speaker 2: the same. 937 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 3: Oh my god, I'm surprised it's already Thursday. 938 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,560 Speaker 4: It's a whirlwind with all this kind of stuff. You know, honestly, 939 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 4: what I was going to say just now, given what 940 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,320 Speaker 4: you just said. One thing that's really awesome about this 941 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 4: league is the fact we do have NFL Network and 942 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 4: we have the ability to work with them, talk to them, 943 00:39:59,239 --> 00:40:01,759 Speaker 4: kind of collaborate, and the fact that they're willing to 944 00:40:01,840 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 4: do that. I mean, they are ridiculously busy, whether it 945 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,799 Speaker 4: was you know, New York, LA wherever, the personalities, all 946 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 4: the different shows, podcasts, et cetera. The fact that we 947 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:13,680 Speaker 4: have access to being able to work with those guys 948 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 4: is great. And the fact that they're willing to kind 949 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:18,279 Speaker 4: of give us their time, give us their opinions, and 950 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:20,759 Speaker 4: we can kind of work with and expound on that 951 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:22,399 Speaker 4: kind of stuff is a lot of fun. So it's 952 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 4: just a great partnership to be able to work with 953 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:24,560 Speaker 4: those groups. 954 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:29,279 Speaker 2: Man looking forward to so much content, Film Room, Lifestyle, Network, 955 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 2: podcast editorial. Just stay tuned to Vikings dot com. We've 956 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 2: got so much going. 957 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,640 Speaker 4: On, Jill, and don't forget about the miller Light Draft 958 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 4: party too, So like, yeah, Milli Light draft parties coming up. 959 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:41,800 Speaker 4: It's gonna be a lot of fun. There's going to 960 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,200 Speaker 4: be a ton of live programming going on. It's always 961 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:47,319 Speaker 4: used as kind of a fun event and fun kind 962 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,960 Speaker 4: of kickoff event. So if you are really excited for 963 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:52,799 Speaker 4: what the possibilities that are there on draft night, go 964 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:55,880 Speaker 4: to Vikings dot com check out the link for the 965 00:40:55,960 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 4: Vikings Draft Party and find out everything you need to 966 00:40:57,960 --> 00:40:59,239 Speaker 4: know in order to get your button the door and 967 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 4: enjoy with all the rest of the craziness. 968 00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:04,640 Speaker 1: Well, and I sit next to the planners of said 969 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:07,800 Speaker 1: draft party and they have been planning this four weeks. 970 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:09,279 Speaker 1: It was funny because it was the end of the season, 971 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: and I'm like, why are they working so hard? 972 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:12,960 Speaker 3: And so finally I was like, what's going on. They're like, Oh, 973 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 3: we have draft party. 974 00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:15,600 Speaker 1: I mean they have been planning and trading this like 975 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: it as a home game. I Am not even just 976 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,520 Speaker 1: saying that. I just see them in the office so much. 977 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,440 Speaker 1: It's going to be like if you went last year, A, 978 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:26,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be better this year. And B we've got 979 00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:29,719 Speaker 1: two first round draft picks. Are we going to trade up? 980 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:32,239 Speaker 1: Are we going to trade back? The drama is going 981 00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 1: to be there, like you are gonna want to be there. 982 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,279 Speaker 1: And then personally, like, this isn't like a game, like 983 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,880 Speaker 1: you don't have to like go if you're the kind 984 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 1: of person like watches a game at home and you're like, oh, 985 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:43,160 Speaker 1: I just want to hear the announcers. I want to 986 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:44,399 Speaker 1: hear what the radio says. 987 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 3: Blah blah. 988 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:46,960 Speaker 1: No, go to the party because it's gonna be This 989 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:48,719 Speaker 1: is gonna be a fun time where you can all 990 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:51,600 Speaker 1: like cheer and see the player and watch it all 991 00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:54,840 Speaker 1: with other vikings fans, and there'll be appearances and there'll 992 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:57,239 Speaker 1: be entertainment and it's just going to be a really, 993 00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:58,080 Speaker 1: really fun time. 994 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:00,560 Speaker 3: So I mean come on Thursday night us the weekend 995 00:42:00,680 --> 00:42:01,239 Speaker 3: right night. 996 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 2: One of the NFL Draft is slowly approaching or is 997 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:06,560 Speaker 2: it quickly approaching? Yes, yes, it's quickly. 998 00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:07,320 Speaker 3: I think quickly. 999 00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:09,240 Speaker 2: We'll be here before we know it. In the meantime, 1000 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 2: stay tuned to Vikings dot com for the most up 1001 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,240 Speaker 2: to date coverage of the team, for our full band 1002 00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:16,120 Speaker 2: that was in the radio room here with me today. 1003 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:18,360 Speaker 2: My name is Gabe Henderson. 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