1 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: Well how about that? 2 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 2: What a fun one to call it today for your Shirley, 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 2: Paul Allen and Pete Bursett, analysts for the Vikings Radio Network. 4 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 2: Minnesota wins twenty three to seventeen. We can nitpick, you know, 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: with keeping the forty nine ers in the game and 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: stuff like that. You know, NFL games are tough to win, 7 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: as you know, but I just left it today thinking 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: the two and zero Vikings kind of dominated these forty 9 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: nine ers. 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, unfortunately, you know we didn't. We just didn't complete 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: a couple of drives that would have put us put 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: this game out of reach earlier for the San Francisco 13 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: forty nine Ers. And you know, you playing the forty 14 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: nine arguably the best team in the NFC, one of 15 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: if not the and you know you went out there 16 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: and did exactly what you wanted to do, especially execution 17 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. By what they 18 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: did to this offense, they what they made Purdy become 19 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: and gave themselves the best chance to win. Paul, So, 20 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: I think a very impressive game overall. It just it 21 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: took a lot of It took a lot of combined 22 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: work from everyone to get this thing done and minus 23 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: the turnovers, Paul, This, yeah, right, this game would have 24 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: been a multi score victory. 25 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 2: Jordan Mason finished with one hundred yards. Okay, he's a 26 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 2: nice running back. Kyle Shanahan's running schemes might be second 27 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 2: to none in the NFL. But you know, there was 28 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: an a topic coming into this game. Pete talked about 29 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 2: it a lot on KFA in in the pregame show. 30 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: Where if you take the forty nine ers out of 31 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: their running game like the Vikings did last year Week 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: seven when they beat the Niners on Monday Night Football, 33 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: San Francisco threw it seventy percent of the time in 34 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: the second half. And it's not like Brock Perdy can't throw. 35 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: He can, but they it's all predicated off their run 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 2: and their window dressing they set up. So when you 37 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: lead these Niners and forced them to be pass happy, 38 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: you have a better chance to win. And today Brock 39 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 2: Perdy throw thirty six times. Pete, they ran twenty five. 40 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: Right, and it's a complete reversal. I mean we out 41 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: we out rushed him by forty four yards, Paul, And 42 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: I think the other key stat when you when you 43 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: look when you're looking at it, is just the average 44 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 1: per rush. We averaged six point one yards per rush. 45 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: They were only at four point one, so we out 46 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 1: gained him on the ground and then we obviously out 47 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: gained him in the air too as far as explosive 48 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: plays go. So you know, I just think we're built 49 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: the way we're built, Our scheme and everything really gives 50 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers a hard time, right, We match 51 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: up very well against that team. And but the running 52 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,679 Speaker 1: game again for the Vikings is kind of the sneaky 53 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: big topic. As you know, Aaron Jones make it more 54 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: big plays. He's given the opportunity of us to go 55 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: deep on second and short because knowing that you can 56 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: hand it off, it's an incomplete pass. You can hand 57 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: it off and get that get that first down off 58 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: the third downs. So offensive line I think is settled down, 59 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: Trent will you I mean, you know, you look at 60 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: Christian Dearisov giving up a sacked to Nick Bosa, But 61 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: outside of that, I thought they kept Donald pretty clean 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: right overall against a really good rushing front. So the 63 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: offensive line starting to, you know, starting to come together 64 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,839 Speaker 1: a little bit. So we'll see and again I think 65 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: the highlight of the day for me, is Donald on 66 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: that drive late in the game that we needed kept 67 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: the ball moving without great point, Well, you know, without Jefferson, 68 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: without Hockinson, without Jefferson, without Addison. Yeah right, his three 69 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: best receivers are not on the field, but he was 70 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: able to keep that thing going. That's a right point 71 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: of Brandon Powell coming up big again like he has 72 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: in the pass So and Nailer. 73 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: I mean, now we're gonna hear from Kevin O'Connell and 74 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: Sam Darnold coming up shortly on the Vikings postgame report. 75 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 2: I'm glad you said that because things were tenuous. It 76 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: was a one score game. It's third and nine. No Jefferson, 77 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 2: you know, and you got Sherfield senior over here, Mont 78 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: over there, Palell over there, nailing Nailer over there, Ty 79 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: Chandler's the tailback. And I'm like, wow, listen to these names. 80 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 2: Holy cow, first down the jail and Nailer. 81 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: You know, like the third quarter of a preseason game 82 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: with the guys that are out there with the receivers 83 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: and so. But that big throw down the scene. And 84 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: again we talked about that before the game, that that's 85 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: been an issue. They hadn't attacked it yet they hadn't 86 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: shown it, they hadn't done but they pull it out 87 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: right at the right time. So yeah, it's really you 88 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: can argue about deciding to throw the football that early, 89 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: that after you run the ball, well, you give the 90 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,239 Speaker 1: you throw an interception to Fred Warner. But that fumble 91 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones had very unlikely, you know, very not like 92 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: him at all, But that that could have been a killer, big, right, 93 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: that could have been a killer because you had you 94 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: were three yards from just absolutely slamming a door on 95 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: this team, and then you gave him, You let it, 96 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: You gave him an inch and let him back in. 97 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: And you know, to their credit, the defense stepped up. 98 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: They let him score. You know, he gave up a score, 99 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: but it was a field goal. Yeah, right, so you 100 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: know he did a nice job, but just tightening it 101 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: up at the end when they needed to be in. 102 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: So we matched up, I think we matched up very 103 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: very well. Wasn't that this wasn't a lucky win. This 104 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 1: isn't this isn't the things just went our way today. 105 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: This was a good battle. Yeah, And I think the 106 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: Vikings stood toe to toe with and the. 107 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 2: Niners were down. Christian McCaffrey. Okay, cool, I mean we 108 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 2: ended up being down. Justin Jefferson, Aaron Jones left for 109 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 2: a series and change. Jordan Addison was scratched before the game. 110 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: Hawkinson hasn't even played this year, and the Vikings still 111 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: found a way to beat a tough San Francisco forty 112 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 2: nine ers team. And before we hear from Kevin O'Connell, 113 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 2: this team threw too. Okay, has three tiered balance where 114 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 2: the offensive scoring touchdowns. He had a ninety seven yard 115 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 2: touchdown pass today, Donald to Justin Jefferson. Those are longs 116 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 2: for both of them. Donald previous long was ninety two. 117 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 2: Jefferson's previous long was one twenty twenty against the Tennessee Titans. 118 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: The defense two consecutive games, you have five sacks, you 119 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 2: have ten sacks for two games. And special teams where 120 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 2: your kicker Will Reikers yet to miss. He hasn't missed 121 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 2: an extra point or a. 122 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: Field blocking punts too, right, you know what I'm saying. 123 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: So the you know, the turnover, the turnover battle kind 124 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: of even itself out. But we did have a block punt. 125 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: They went forward on fourth down early in early three times, 126 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, twice on the same drive they were. They 127 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: were one of three on those third downs, fourth downs, 128 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: excuse me, on third down they were only they were 129 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: with twenty percent conversion rate two to ten. So defensively, 130 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: we're doing good things on third down. You're not going 131 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: to see a team every week, maybe because me, maybe 132 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: San Fran on the road in Detroit anywhere, that are 133 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: going to continue to go forward on fourth down, you know, 134 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: continue that pressure, but you know they they hung in there, 135 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: so continue to play great third down defense. Pall continue 136 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: to pressure the quarterback. Like we have ten sacks and 137 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: two games. I mean that's a huge, huge number. But 138 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: I love our depth at outside linebacker. I mean, you know, 139 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: you look at you look at Pat Jones and what 140 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: he's able to do, Dallas Turner what he's able to do, 141 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: and Van Ginkel being able to rush from the inside 142 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: and the outside, and you know, throw Blake Cashman in there. Yeah, 143 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: with the right the versatility on our defense has been 144 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: huge and will continue to be as as Flores will 145 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: tell you, he doesn't even really know what he has yet, right, 146 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: it takes three, you know, three four games into it 147 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: before you really understand the skill set of your players. 148 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: So they're still trying to figure they're trying to figure 149 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: each other out. Yes, sir, along the way, So there's 150 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: still there's still room on the upside, I guess, is 151 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: what I'm trying to say. 152 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 2: By the way, Minnesota Vikings fans, here comes Kevin O'Connell, 153 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 2: the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, to talk about 154 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: your first place, Minnesota Vikings. Now we record this right 155 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: after the game. It makes no difference what the Bears 156 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 2: do against Houston this evening. Green Bay's one and one. 157 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay did us as solid and beat the Lions 158 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 2: at Ford Field. So the Vikings are the only undefeated 159 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 2: team in the NFC North. Let's here Kevin O'Connell talk 160 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 2: about what happened today and also address Justin Jefferson who 161 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 2: left with injury. 162 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 3: Really proud of our football team. 163 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 4: When you play the defending you know, NFC Conference champions, 164 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 4: and you know, you know you're signing up for a 165 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 4: twelve round heavyweight fight. We've talked a lot about things 166 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 4: like play style. You know, we've talked a lot about 167 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 4: how we want to play as a football team, regardless 168 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 4: of who we're playing. You know, I really want those 169 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 4: things to show up because we've made such an emphasis 170 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 4: on it. We've really built our team around it this year. 171 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 4: There's a lot of examples all over the tape, but 172 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 4: first and foremost, I want to start out and just 173 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 4: really think our crowd. I thought it was absolutely spectacular, 174 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,599 Speaker 4: the energy from the jump when we needed them in 175 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 4: the third quarter, you know, converting some of those third 176 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 4: downs on that last long drive for the field goal. 177 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 4: You just kind of felt them willing us further and 178 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 4: further to go get this thing done. So I want 179 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 4: to compliment our crowd. Absolutely, love love, love our fans, 180 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 4: and I love this team. You guys, you know it 181 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 4: takes a result sometimes for people to see it, and 182 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 4: I understand that, and I'm very proud of this result today. 183 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 4: But it is just one game against a really good team. 184 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 4: But I'm most proud of what led into this football game. 185 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 4: There's a lot of individual performances we could talk about, 186 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 4: and I'm sure we will, but this was the epitome 187 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 4: of building a football team with a mindset through many 188 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 4: many months ago of what we wanted to play, like, 189 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 4: how we want to battle, and ultimately how we want 190 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 4: to come together and find a way to win a 191 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 4: football game. Thought our defense was fantastic. I thought our 192 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 4: old lineman guys that had been a little banged up 193 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 4: throughout the week battling, you know, rushing over what ended 194 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:53,680 Speaker 4: up being six yards a carry six point one, just 195 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:58,319 Speaker 4: phenomenal against that defensive front and couldn't stop without mentioning 196 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 4: Justin Jefferson and Sam Darnold. That's just would love to 197 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 4: have him for the whole football game. Got knocked out there. 198 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 4: I'll give you guys an update on him here in 199 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 4: a little bit, but I'd like to finish with Sam 200 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 4: Donald against his former team. 201 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 3: You know, just. 202 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 4: The amount of work that goes into that position on 203 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 4: your quarterback journey, when everybody decides that you cannot play. 204 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 4: We always believed in him and felt awesome to watch 205 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,959 Speaker 4: him go do that thing. So I'm really proud of 206 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 4: Sam Darnald. 207 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 3: Kevin. 208 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 5: When you're talking about play style all offseason, how much 209 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 5: is get in the back of your mind that you 210 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 5: see this team, you know. 211 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 4: What's coming, you know they're on the schedule, and they 212 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 4: literally are. I give Kyle his whole coaching staff and 213 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 4: all those players so much credit for what they've been 214 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 4: able to sustain for so long, and they do it 215 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 4: by playing football the right way and imposing their will 216 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 4: on opponents. And this team is, that's a fantastic football 217 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 4: team if you want to go anywhere in this league, 218 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 4: especially in our conference. We know it's proven last year 219 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 4: and and a few before that that it's going to 220 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 4: be a team on your schedule. Whether whether they were 221 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 4: on it initially or not, you're gonna eventually have to 222 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 4: play them. We just got to get a chance the 223 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 4: first crack at him in week two. But I can't, 224 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 4: you know, say enough about what Kyle does, that organization, 225 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 4: John Lynch, they do everything the right way and and 226 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 4: you know you're signing up for everything you possibly can 227 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 4: give on a Sunday afternoon at US Bank Stadium when 228 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 4: you welcome welcome them to town. If you can't tell, 229 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 4: I'm absolutely exhausted. I know our team is, that's what 230 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 4: this is all about. But there's I'm so I love 231 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 4: this football team already just because of it might seem early, 232 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 4: but there's so much that went into this up until 233 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 4: you know today's performance. 234 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 6: Have no last drive by Sam No justin. 235 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 4: No John ring Yep, yep, he's you know, playing quarterback 236 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 4: and playing it at a really high level, some huge 237 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 4: third down conversions. You know, we were able to kind 238 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 4: of piece together some plays there kind of a lot 239 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 4: of guys taking reps. 240 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 3: I want to highlight Keena. 241 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 4: McCardell and that receiver group because we're already down Jordan. 242 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 3: We're already down TJ. 243 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 4: Plays are built with number eighteen, you know, as a 244 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 4: focal point. We got a lot of double coverage today 245 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 4: on him, and he was still able to have his impact. 246 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 4: But then when he goes down, there's so many moving 247 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 4: it's musical chairs. I rely on those guys in that 248 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 4: moment to try to piece together some plays on the 249 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 4: fly there, and I thought that was only for a 250 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 4: field goal, but I thought it was our biggest drive 251 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 4: of the day for sure. Update on Jemeral I can, Yeah, 252 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 4: So it was a quad contusion, you know. I think 253 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 4: Fred Warner might have went flying in to make a 254 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 4: play like he does a lot, and Justin was, I 255 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 4: think working in the run game on the backside, and 256 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 4: you know, just kind of got a you know, not 257 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 4: a intentional but just kind of got a little leg 258 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 4: to leg combat, you know, contact on that. So it's 259 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 4: pretty sore, but he's already up and moving and We'll 260 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 4: just treat that thing and hopeful he'll be day to 261 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 4: day and we'll see how his uh, you know status 262 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 4: looks for next week. That's more impressive, Yeah, Dallas Turner. 263 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 4: I'll just you know, just to update late there, you. 264 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 3: Know, felt a little thing and his in his knee. 265 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 4: We think it, we'll have to evaluate it, but more 266 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,959 Speaker 4: than likely not going to be something I don't think 267 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 4: will be long term. 268 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 3: But always careful to you know, over analyze. You guys 269 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 3: know this. 270 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 4: I'm certainly not a doctor, so I'm just going off 271 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 4: of the updates quickly there. But it did happen late, 272 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 4: but we'll keep you guys updated throughout the week. 273 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 7: Take through the two big throws I only private more 274 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 7: the long touchdown to Jefferson. 275 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 8: Also the back shoulder down. 276 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 7: The middle to Yeah, which is more impressive to you 277 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 7: as a quarterbacks. 278 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 3: The ninety seven yard was one of the pretty throws 279 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 3: I've seen. 280 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 4: Just something that it actually goes back to a look 281 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 4: we ran on them last year, similar kind of presentation, 282 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 4: similar everything that one's been in the hopper for a 283 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 4: little bit and did not know I would call it 284 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 4: backed up, you know, with our feet and the paint 285 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 4: like that great protection in that moment, elite execution by 286 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 4: both Speedy. I think Speedy would have been a long 287 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 4: hit as well, depending on who Sam chose, and he 288 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 4: chose the right one, launching that thing as pretty as 289 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 4: a throw as I've seen, especially in those circumstances, and 290 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 4: then Speedy's play style finished to go get. 291 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 3: The block, to get justin in the end zone. 292 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 4: So many, so many examples of just really really awesome 293 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 4: stuff by our guys. And then the other throw, I'm 294 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 4: glad you asked about that. That's you know, that's a 295 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 4: throw that a quarterback makes, and if he doesn't make 296 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 4: that one, don't know where that ball is going. We 297 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 4: were kind of letting Speedy take the middle on that thing. 298 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 4: He's got to read coverage and presents itself and Sam 299 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 4: put it in the only place she could. 300 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: That is big time quarterback play. 301 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 4: For all those folks out there that want some examples 302 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 4: of it, I think we got two weeks of some 303 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 4: pretty tangible examples of some quarterback play from Zam Darnold. 304 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 3: I'm really proud of them. 305 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 9: Kevin, with that ninety seven yard place. 306 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 3: In the air, what are you thinking, man? 307 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 4: It seemed like it was in the air forever, So 308 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 4: you're just hoping, you know, once I saw the look 309 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 4: pre snap. I'm not a big throw my hands up 310 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 4: in the air when the ball goes up if I 311 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 4: think I have something, But I was pretty darn close 312 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 4: on that one, just knowing we got the look, the 313 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 4: great execution, great protection, and just you know, finding Justin 314 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 4: like that in a moment where we really need a 315 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 4: play to kind of reset reset the whole game. And 316 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 4: I thought the fact that we were able to get 317 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 4: the lead and then not give it back was real, 318 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 4: real credit to our guys. 319 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 6: How important is Justin's ability to finish there, doesn't get 320 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 6: tackle on the thirty five, doesn't get pushed out at 321 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 6: the five. 322 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think it's over four hundred reception 323 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 4: six thousand yards now, tied for the fastest I think 324 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 4: ever to do it. Justin Jefferson is an amazing football player, 325 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 4: but he's an even larger competitor. And I always know 326 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 4: I can see the look in his eye. I always 327 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 4: know when it's you know, it's go time and he 328 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 4: sees coverage. I know there's a lot of great players 329 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 4: in this league, but without Jordan and TJ. Right now, 330 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 4: Justin's going to see a healthy amount of defenders around him, 331 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 4: especially on those weighty downs. Almost had Speedy for a 332 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 4: touchdown there on the third down early in the game, 333 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 4: based upon how they had the double on Justin, and 334 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 4: we're just a little you know, maybe a little late, 335 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 4: maybe a little soft with the throw. But there's just 336 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 4: so many times and that's where I want to credit 337 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 4: Sam because I don't you can't really prepare a guy 338 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 4: for coverages sometimes that you see, we didn't, you know, 339 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 4: we anticipated it. It's not something that they've shown a 340 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 4: lot of, but I always kind of know in my 341 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 4: back pocket that we're going to see the Justin Jefferson 342 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 4: coverages and really going on, you know, two years and 343 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 4: two games now, it's been something that we've all grown 344 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 4: kind of working through and like I said, just the 345 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 4: execution by Jets alone is fantastic and so fortunate to 346 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 4: coach him Kevin. 347 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 8: The end of the last driver of the first half, 348 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 8: Sam just had the interception and then you just being 349 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 8: aggressive and still going after there is just another sign 350 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 8: of the trust that you have that yeah, just kind 351 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 8: of get ready. 352 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, and we wanted to make sure that they didn't 353 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,679 Speaker 4: touch it again. So we kind of huddled there in 354 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 4: the middle and kind of I was hoping for three 355 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 4: on the drive if we could get it, and knowing 356 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 4: we were getting the ball coming out of half, and 357 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 4: we didn't do and we went three and out to 358 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 4: start the half. Kind of a weird intentional grounding there 359 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 4: on the second down, but I just thought that was 360 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 4: a big example of Sam just one play at a time. 361 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,479 Speaker 4: You know, he threw an interception, tried to force it 362 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 4: over the best linebacker in football who sometimes can look 363 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 4: like he's seven feet tall out there, might have had 364 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 4: jets on the backside, but it'll be a great learning 365 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 4: example of just quarterback play. You know, there's nothing wrong 366 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 4: with you know, forcing yourself to say no sometimes on 367 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 4: a look where it wasn't the intended look, and maybe 368 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 4: we got to progress and just put the ball in play. 369 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 4: Loved our screen execution with the chance to put the 370 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 4: game away. And Aaron Jones is right behind CJ. Hamm 371 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 4: is somebody who I totally trust with the football in 372 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 4: his hands, and he's just getting sniffing the goal line 373 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 4: right there. And who was again, Fred Warner, you know, 374 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 4: popping that play out when you're an All Pro you're 375 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 4: gonna be making plays all over the field, and he 376 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 4: certainly did that to help keep them in the game 377 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 4: when we had a chance to maybe stretch that lead 378 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 4: a little more. 379 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 5: Kevin, when you're taking that shot on the ninety there 380 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 5: from your own end zone, like you mentioned, what goes 381 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 5: into that is a play caller saying, I have a 382 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 5: look here, but when I'm this backed up, do I 383 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 5: still go to the same Yeah, there's some. 384 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 3: Self talk that goes into that. 385 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 4: Ben, There's definitely some self talk of understanding it's the 386 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 4: momentum of the opportunity is there for both teams when 387 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 4: your heels are in the paint like that, not even 388 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 4: you know, snapping the ball, and really I think we're 389 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 4: what three three yard line, So you're relying on a 390 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 4: lot of people, a lot of time on time on 391 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 4: task to to trust eleven guys to go execute kind 392 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 4: of a designer kind of play like that, just huge, 393 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 4: huge play for our team. 394 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 10: Pat Jones comes into the season as maybe your third 395 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 10: or fourth outside linebacker. I mean, what, he's got four 396 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 10: sacks in two weeks. 397 00:18:59,000 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 3: What does that say about him? 398 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 4: And then just the depth of Yeah, I think the 399 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 4: depth of that room Mike Pett and coaching those guys 400 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 4: up with Amarja. 401 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 3: Flow understands what he's got. 402 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 4: I mean, Van gink Will almost ended the game on 403 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 4: another one, just kind of sniffing out, you know, what 404 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 4: their what their answer might be to the pressure look 405 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 4: down there in the red zone. And and you know, 406 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 4: every single guy in that room I look at as 407 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 4: a guy that can start and play every snap if 408 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 4: we needed him to. 409 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 3: We just have the luxury Choase put together a roster. 410 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 4: We got a bunch of those guys that can all play, 411 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 4: and we're really using those guys, and I want to 412 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 4: credit Flow for. 413 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 3: How he's using them. Cash had a huge game. 414 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 4: Green Dot and us Ip was physical all day long, 415 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 4: and that's a tough outfit to defend, you. 416 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 3: Know, for four quarters. 417 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 4: And you know, I know we had seven point five 418 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 4: yards per play offensively, but we still only had fifty 419 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 4: four you know, plays either short field. When we convert 420 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 4: that interception into the touchdown, it's a one play drive 421 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 4: and then you know, the block punt, we're right back 422 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 4: on the field and and find a way to get 423 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 4: some when's there. So those guys have been on the 424 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 4: field for a little bit more snaps than i'd like. 425 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 4: We got to continue to grow from a ball possession standpoint, 426 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 4: but that's probably the hardest team in the league to 427 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:13,360 Speaker 4: do that with. But our goal coming in the game 428 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 4: was to break even a better on the turnover margin. 429 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 4: I think we're now nineteen to zero in the regular season. 430 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 4: When we do that, that shows you it can be 431 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 4: a winning formula when you pair that with the what 432 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 4: we want our play style to look like. 433 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:26,840 Speaker 8: Did you have a good look. 434 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 5: At the interception that kind of pimballed all around? 435 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,199 Speaker 3: Yeah? I did, you know. 436 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 4: I got a good look at that fumbled punt too. 437 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 4: I saw that ball all over the place as well. 438 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 4: That's what good football teams. Two good football teams. I 439 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 4: told our team last night. I think we're a really 440 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 4: good football team. And although others might be talking about 441 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 4: us potentially and whatever that means, you can tell a 442 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,119 Speaker 4: lot of jokes about potential versus reality. I know that, 443 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 4: but this football team is not a joke. I expect 444 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,199 Speaker 4: our team to continue to prepare the same way. I 445 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 4: expect us to go out there and systematically build game 446 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 4: plans and execute them and in the end. 447 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:01,239 Speaker 3: Compete our tails off. 448 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 4: Compete our tails off every single week with those principles 449 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 4: that we've built this team around, and it's only gonna 450 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 4: get harder. The journey's gonna get difficult. We're gonna be 451 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 4: punching the mouth a lot along the way. We got 452 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 4: to be ready to overcome adversity. But there's absolutely no 453 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 4: group that I would rather do that with than the 454 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 4: coaches and players in that locker room. 455 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 8: What did you think you were getting from Cashman when 456 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 8: you sign him then offseason? And what what are you 457 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 8: seeing in the reality, because he seems like he's all. 458 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 3: Over the place. 459 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, great, you know, athleticism, burst, speed, flies around, instinctive, 460 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 4: good cover player, good tackler, and what we've really expected 461 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 4: coming in and what he's confirmed is great communicator. 462 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 3: That is not an easy job. In fact, both of 463 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 3: our green. 464 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 4: Dots on offense with Sam and cash on defense, flow 465 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 4: and I. 466 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:45,720 Speaker 3: We're doing a lot of things. 467 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 4: There's a lot of you know things where we're checking 468 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 4: things or getting to different personnel groupings offense, defense. The 469 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 4: communication I thought was elite to go along with the 470 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 4: elite effort by our crowd today to make it extra 471 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 4: difficult on those guys and and you know, we want 472 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 4: to play well at home, and we've got a tough 473 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 4: home schedule. But to have our defense humming and playing 474 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 4: like that and then piece it together with how we 475 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 4: want to play offensively, really really good, really good start 476 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 4: here at US Bank Stadium. 477 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 2: All right, coach, the Minnesota Vikings begin two to zero 478 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,639 Speaker 2: for the first time since twenty sixteen. And how about this, 479 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 2: because you were in the league in the mid nineties 480 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 2: and you played against the Niners, the San Francisco forty 481 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 2: nine ers with a bunch of good teams for like 482 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 2: the last fifty years that they haven't won in Minnesota 483 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 2: since nineteen ninety two. They lost eight consecutive in this state. 484 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 2: Amp Lee had two touchdowns back in ninety two when 485 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 2: they beat him at the Metrodome, and they didn't beat 486 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 2: him today either. And back to the defense for a second. 487 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 2: Cashman Eden Prairie native, Eden Prairie, Minnesota go crazy, finishes 488 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 2: with thirteen tackles, he had a sack. He also had 489 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 2: three passes defense. How about that on the old Tampa 490 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 2: too drop. 491 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, no question about. They're doing such a good job. 492 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: Mattelis coming up with an interception today, So good off 493 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: that Cashman tip right, Yeah, So some great great team defense, 494 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: and that I think if anything stands out between Ben 495 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:11,199 Speaker 1: Ginkel and Cashman, those guys being able to drop and 496 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: cover in the middle of the field. They do such 497 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: a good job. They have such good awareness. It's making 498 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: it harder for teams to really attack us in the middle. 499 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: So it's an area that you know that has improved, 500 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: needs to continue improve. I think our defensive backs have 501 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: to figure out that when that clock goes off in 502 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: their head and the quarterback is scrambling to just go 503 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 1: to their coverage, right, he's got to go to Byron Murphy. 504 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: I'll never I won't forget last year, but against Jamis 505 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: Winston and he rolled out, stopped and threw a ball 506 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: sixty yards of the opposite to the opposite corner of 507 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: the end zone to a wide open receivers. 508 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 3: Right. 509 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,199 Speaker 1: So they've they've got to learn to, you know, this 510 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: play sticky coverage once you get to a certain point. 511 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:52,959 Speaker 1: But again, Paul, these are all things that the defense 512 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 1: can improve upon. Very very exciting. You know, it's good 513 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: to have Jonah Williams back. He got a ton of 514 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: snaps today, giving you depth at the interior defensive line 515 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: because those big guys that was that was a long 516 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:05,160 Speaker 1: day for them. 517 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:08,160 Speaker 2: Right before we hear from Sam the man on the fan, 518 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 2: Sam Darnold, ty Chandler deserves some shoan. Ten carries eighty 519 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 2: two yards Passadena City College. Math indicates that's eight point 520 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 2: two yards per run, and last week he caught three 521 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 2: passes at MetLife Stadium for twenty five yards. Old Chai 522 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 2: Chandler's coming through in a pinch. 523 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: I think the best thing for ty Chandler has been 524 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones, not just and it's hard to you won't 525 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: know yet to ask him this question. Is it him 526 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: watching Aaron Jones go about his business or are we 527 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: changing kind of our running game a little bit? But 528 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: you see a much more patient ty Chandler right taking 529 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: the snap, letting things develop. He's even getting outside breaking 530 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: contain on a couple of plays. He's really really improved. 531 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: And you mentioned, you know, he had a couple drops 532 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: in the preseason, but he worked on it since and 533 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: last week, like you said, had a couple of really 534 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: big receptions, especially backed up for the first down. So 535 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,400 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones is making ty Chandler, I think, a better 536 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,479 Speaker 1: running back the more we can depend on him, And 537 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: we know in the long haul. The more snaps that 538 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: he can take off of Aaron Jones, the better, because 539 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: you need a fresh Aaron Jones if you're gonna make 540 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,479 Speaker 1: it in the Pro postseason. But that running back room 541 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: I think is playing at a very very high level. 542 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 2: Here comes Sam the man on the fans. Sam Darnold, 543 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings quarterback. Seventeen of twenty six, two sixty eight, 544 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 2: two touchdowns and a pick, had a passer rating of 545 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 2: one nine to one, and we saw the athletic ability 546 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 2: Sam has two He ran five times for thirty four 547 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 2: yards and a couple of them were super key, including 548 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,120 Speaker 2: an eighteen yard gallop for a first down. You're Sam Darnold. 549 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 7: First off, Obviously, a great team win. I thought defense 550 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 7: put their butts off today. Special teams as well. Getting 551 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 7: that block pump was huge. And then you know, obviously 552 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 7: a great team in Sam fran to be able to 553 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 7: come out here as a team and fight the way 554 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 7: that we did, and that that last drive as well, 555 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 7: the offensive line doing their thing running the ball, you know, 556 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 7: late in the third quarter, early in the fourth, and 557 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 7: then you know, just guys stepping up. I think that 558 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 7: was huge for us today. Obviously, Jets goes down, Aaron 559 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 7: Jones goes out on that last drive, and you had 560 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 7: Speedy Jalen Naylor, you know, stepping up for us, and 561 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 7: then Ty Chandler coming up huge for us too at 562 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,120 Speaker 7: the end, running the rock and taking care of the football. 563 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 7: So great team win and I'm really proud of the 564 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 7: guys in there. 565 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 10: Sam takes through the scene pass to Naylor there and 566 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 10: you threw a back shoulder. 567 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 8: You're just throwing it to the spot that only he 568 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 8: can get it. 569 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, just seeing the guy who was guarding 570 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 7: him up up you know, upfield shoulder a little bit, 571 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 7: felt like I had space on the back shoulder to 572 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 7: be able. 573 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 3: To throw it. 574 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 7: And you know those most of those throws you throw 575 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 7: over the top of the defender. And for Speedy and 576 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 7: I to be on the same page with that and 577 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 7: him expecting that, not necessarily expecting the back shoulder, but 578 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 7: reacting the way that he did, was was huge to 579 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 7: take us through the law. 580 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: Touching that pass. 581 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, obviously you know, getting a similar coverage that we 582 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 7: were looking for. And you know, obviously I think I 583 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 7: had Speedy as well on the high cross and then 584 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 7: but just trust in Jets man to obviously beat his man, 585 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 7: but also beat the safety and just tried to put 586 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 7: it out there for him and obviously he got it 587 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 7: and did the rest. You know, he's open or you're 588 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 7: getting out there, or he's the only one that can 589 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 7: catch her, like when it left her hand. 590 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 4: Did you have to shot? 591 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:34,719 Speaker 3: Yeah? 592 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 7: Absolutely, you know, absolutely, I knew I had to shot. 593 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 7: And again, you know, just the offensive line, the way 594 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 7: that they battled all day, that's a really tough front 595 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 7: up there, and uh, just the time that they allowed 596 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 7: not only on that play, but you know throughout the 597 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 7: entire game, was was huge. 598 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 9: After he makes that catch, what are you seeing like 599 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 9: from your vantage point as he tries to get to 600 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:56,360 Speaker 9: the end. 601 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 7: Zone, I'm just watching him run around. That was pretty 602 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 7: mu shit, And you know I was ready to you know, 603 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 7: get the next play, you know, call the next play. 604 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 7: And then I saw him kind of cross back across 605 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 7: the field and you know noticed he had a lot 606 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 7: of juice to be able to you know, get away 607 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 7: from those defenders once he cut back across the field. 608 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 7: And from from when he cut back, that's when I 609 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 7: kind of knew that we were going to score on 610 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 7: that play. And that's one of those plays too. That's 611 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 7: really fun to be able to celebrate with the big 612 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 7: guys while you're while you're back there just watching them 613 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 7: run around sans. 614 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 6: Just how impressive is that determination to like not go 615 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,959 Speaker 6: down at the thirty five or even get pulled down 616 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 6: inside the tent to make sure that ends. 617 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, you know, it was obviously a really 618 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 7: really good play. And again, like a lot of guys, 619 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 7: I feel like, you know, their legs would kind of 620 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 7: give out, you know, when you get and you start 621 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 7: to get into their or our side of the field, 622 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 7: I guess. And then for him to be able to 623 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 7: cut back and still, like I said, have enough juice 624 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 7: to to pull away from those guys was was impressive. 625 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 2: Probably not too many quarterbacks are throwing deep five yards 626 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 2: and a ten zone against the fourteen nine ers. 627 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 3: Just talk about the aggressive call in that situation. 628 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, it's a great call obviously, with them 629 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,400 Speaker 7: expecting some type of run play or quick throw to 630 00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 7: be able to like you mentioned, you know, you're you're 631 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 7: backed up and you want to Sometimes teams play conservative, 632 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 7: and you know we we did that last week, you know, 633 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 7: backed up, you know, throwing the ball in the flat 634 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 7: to to tie, you know, playing it a little bit 635 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 7: more conservative. But yeah, for for Ko to to be 636 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 7: able to call that play and the guys whatever in 637 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 7: the booth or the offensive staff to be able to 638 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 7: see that and and call it, you know, it shows 639 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 7: it shows uh, you know, just the the trust they 640 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 7: have in. 641 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 3: Me SAMs a swinger. 642 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 6: In the first half, you had the interception, they come 643 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,640 Speaker 6: back and score, but to get points there at the 644 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 6: end of the first half, how important was that that bounced 645 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 6: back and kind of stem that tide there? 646 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 3: That was huge. 647 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 7: I mean, you know, I saw it firsthand the entire 648 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 7: year last year. You know how much momentum that team 649 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 7: on the other side, you know, the Niners get when 650 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 7: they score at the end of the half, and then 651 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 7: you know, we were getting the ball in the second half. 652 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 7: But you know that just momentum can kind of carry 653 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 7: you know, that team to a win most. 654 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 3: Of the time. 655 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 7: And for us to be able to get a good 656 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 7: two minute drive there at the end of the half 657 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 7: was a big time for us on. 658 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: The long as what goes into the decision to go 659 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: along as opposed to Naylor's there. 660 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 7: Just seeing the safety's location, that's the biggest thing for me. 661 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 7: And because I know that, you know Jets is going 662 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 7: to be his man. 663 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 8: Sam, what does it mean to you that Kevin puts 664 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 8: that trust in you in that fate whether it was 665 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 8: the ninety seven or even at the end of the 666 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 8: first half, You guys could have been conservative come with 667 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 8: the ball coming out of the second half, and you 668 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 8: you're being aggressive and going for it. I mean, he 669 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 8: clearly trusts you to make the right decisions there. What 670 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 8: does that mean at the stage of your career to 671 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 8: have that coach believe it in you? 672 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's huge. 673 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 7: I mean we practiced it all the time, you know, 674 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 7: no t is in training camp, and to be able 675 00:30:58,120 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 7: to go out there and just execute a really good 676 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 7: two minute at the end of the half was really 677 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 7: good for our team. 678 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 9: Sam. 679 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 6: What do you think you guys proved today to night? 680 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,479 Speaker 7: You know, I don't I don't get into narratives like that. 681 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 7: I think the biggest thing for us is just continuing 682 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 7: to take it one day at a time and we'll keep, 683 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 7: you know, stacking really really good days on top of 684 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 7: good days, and we'll see where we go from there. 685 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 8: The one the Warner got you you just make a 686 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 8: good play there. 687 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 7: You left Fred got me on. Yeah, he made a 688 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 7: good play. I think I could be a little bit 689 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 7: safer with the football in that situation. 690 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 9: Sam, you just mentioned the earlier the trust that it 691 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 9: takes for kept to make that play call when you 692 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 9: were Indian zone of the ninety seven yard on your touchdown. 693 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,239 Speaker 9: But what does it do for you or does it 694 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,920 Speaker 9: feel like to know your coaches the confidntinue to make 695 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 9: that play called. 696 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 7: Yeah, you know, just again, we've we've put in the 697 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 7: time to be able to, you know, have the confidence 698 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 7: not only in me the coaching staff, but everyone in 699 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 7: that organization. In our organization has trust and confidence in everybody. 700 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 7: We've been building it since April and you know, we're 701 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 7: just we're excited to be able to you know, watch 702 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 7: the tape and move on to next week. 703 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,479 Speaker 6: So Nick, be a blow with Justin's not in there 704 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 6: and you need just crucial drive to get points after 705 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 6: they score. 706 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 3: You're down here, you have no. 707 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 6: Addison, no Howkins, What are you telling those guys in 708 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 6: the huddle when you have a four team play drive? 709 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean you know this, This might suck for 710 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 7: you guys to hear this, but I don't say anything. 711 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 3: You know, those guys. 712 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 7: Those guys know exactly what we need to do. We 713 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 7: need to go down down there and you know, whether 714 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 7: it's putting a really good drive together, scoring points. We 715 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 7: obviously would have loved to get in the end zone 716 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 7: in that situation. But yeah, those guys, you know, again, 717 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 7: just being able to step up when your numbers called. 718 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 7: You know, it's uh, no one was surprised when when 719 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 7: that happened, when when guys were stepping up, and we're 720 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 7: just gonna continue to to have situations unfortunately, that's kind 721 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 7: of how this league is is some guys are gonna 722 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 7: step up or need to step up some weeks, and uh, 723 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 7: you know they're gonna continue to do that. 724 00:32:56,640 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 10: And once again, your defense has a couple of takeaways 725 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 10: and how much are you feeding off of what they're 726 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 10: doing on that side of the wall. 727 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's huge. 728 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 7: I mean I can't I can't speak highly enough of 729 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 7: what our defense and what are you know, special teams. 730 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 7: You know what they're doing, it's uh, it's special right now. 731 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 7: But again, like you know, it's our second win, you know, 732 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 7: it's it's a really good win against a really good team. 733 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 7: Don't get me wrong, but we're just going to continue 734 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 7: to wash the tape, get better and and uh, you know, 735 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 7: go from there. 736 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 11: It's thirty back and forth with defensive teammates when they're 737 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 11: on the field for thirteen plays in almost ten minutes, 738 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 11: and then you guys are out there for three and 739 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 11: scored a ninety seven yard touchdown drive or maybe they're 740 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:40,600 Speaker 11: they're a little tired, but they're all, you know, excited 741 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 11: that you guys just scored. 742 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 7: Yeah, it's it's mostly you know, during the TV timeouts 743 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 7: or during timeouts, that's when sometimes you can get a 744 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 7: word in every now and then to some of those guys, 745 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 7: especially a team uh, you know my former teammates from 746 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 7: last year. But most of the time, I would say 747 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 7: that everyone's pretty locked in on the field. 748 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 6: See, I'm just he keeps reiterating that he wants you 749 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 6: to have trusted Hi when he's double teamed. 750 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 9: He says it over and over again. 751 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 6: When do you have When did you know you had 752 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:09,360 Speaker 6: trusted him when he was double teamed? 753 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 3: It was early on. 754 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 7: It's still growing it, No, I mean I've I've seen it, 755 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 7: you know, in preparing to you know, to play football 756 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 7: and for this team and watching him, you know, the 757 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 7: last couple of years continuing to beat double teams. And 758 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 7: then the thing is too if if we don't get 759 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 7: necessarily the look we're looking for, if they do double 760 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:31,359 Speaker 7: team him, there's guys on our team that can beat 761 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 7: one on one coverage as well, and I'm gonna, you know, 762 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 7: continue to have the trust in those guys as well. 763 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 10: Sat Is there anyone else in the league, anymp received 764 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 10: you think can put up to play like that, to 765 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 10: beat the double team and then come back Auntry School 766 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 10: and like something else. 767 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 4: I don't know. 768 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 7: I'm not going to compare him to anyone else, you know, 769 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 7: but uh, he's a really good football player, I'll say that. 770 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 8: Damn. 771 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 11: What'd you think of that atmosphere? Could you feel those 772 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 11: fans behind you at any point in the game? 773 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:57,239 Speaker 3: Absolutely? 774 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 7: Yeah, the fans were incredible, you know, for my first 775 00:35:00,920 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 7: home game here at US Bank, it was it was 776 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:04,160 Speaker 7: pretty special. 777 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 2: Jefferson finishes with four catches one hundred and thirty three yards. 778 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 2: Jalen nayl Are in closing, was given a big opportunity 779 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:13,600 Speaker 2: to day with Jordan Addison down for this game and 780 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 2: hopefully not much more. Four targets, three catches fifty four 781 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:20,840 Speaker 2: yards and a touchdown and on third and nine with 782 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,320 Speaker 2: a Jefferson out of the game, he had a twenty 783 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 2: I think it was like a twenty six yard connection 784 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 2: from Donald late in the game, center of the field 785 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 2: where he had to work himself open, and that first 786 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 2: down was massive. 787 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 1: Was the biggest first down of the game, Paul, because 788 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: that pretty much etched in three points on ours and 789 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 1: make it a two score game. Move the chains, burn 790 00:35:42,520 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 1: more time off the clock, and for Donald, that was 791 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: a throw across the middle. You know, I think we 792 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 1: were learning more about Donald two and that he's very 793 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 1: comfortable with the out routes. You can make those long 794 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,120 Speaker 1: throws from far hash all the way on the outside, 795 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,520 Speaker 1: the speed outs and those kinds of things. It's just 796 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 1: across the middle of the field where he needs to 797 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:02,879 Speaker 1: get better. But to see him be able to throw 798 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: that interception to Warner and then come back later and 799 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:09,319 Speaker 1: be cold blooded down the middle of the field, that's huge, right. 800 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: You gotta have that short memory. That's how last year 801 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,200 Speaker 1: Cousins beat up we beat this team last year was 802 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 1: Cousins play action, taking taking advantage of him across the 803 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,759 Speaker 1: middle of the field. Now with Nick Sorenson, it's a 804 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: little bit a little bit different in the back end, 805 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 1: but still seeing Donald throw and complete passes across the 806 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: middle of the field. I mean, even the big touchdown 807 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,479 Speaker 1: the JJ that was a post that was the middle 808 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: of the field type throw. Even though there was a 809 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:33,480 Speaker 1: corner that was squeezing him from the outside and you 810 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:35,239 Speaker 1: had a deep middle safety, didn't matter. You had two 811 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: guys back there. Still managed to beat him and and 812 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 1: you know, and get the ninety seven yard touchdown throw. 813 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: So very impressed with Donald and when he's done thus far, 814 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 1: and if that offensive line can continue to keep him 815 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 1: clean like they have consistently, right, and it's not not 816 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: that he's just getting the ball off and getting nailed. 817 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: He's he's got time and man's that they think boats 818 00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 1: well for all of us. 819 00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 2: Well, you want to go three and zero, you have 820 00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 2: to beat the Houston Texans at US Bank Stadium next Sunday. 821 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:06,320 Speaker 2: That's a daunting task. But supposedly today was a daunting task. 822 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:09,640 Speaker 2: The Vikings were underdogs to the San Francisco forty nine ers. 823 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,279 Speaker 2: The Niners killed the New York Jets. Everybody saw it 824 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:15,439 Speaker 2: on Monday Night football, and Justin Jefferson left the game 825 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 2: in the third quarter and the Vikings still found a 826 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 2: way to win twenty three to seventeen. Here comes Daniel, 827 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 2: Here comes Stefan Diggs, Joe Mixon, c J Stroud and 828 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 2: the Houston Texans. That's when we next will chat with 829 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 2: you on the Vikings postgame report for Pete Bursich. I'm 830 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 2: Paul Allen. Your Minnesota Vikings are two to zero and 831 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 2: own first place in the NFC North