1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: I'm just up from with them, honest. That's just how 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: I am and probably how I'll always be. Um. Sometimes 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: they don't like it, some I don't care. Sometimes they 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: do like it. I don't care about that either. It 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: takes a lot. It takes a different kind of man 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: to take responsibility. And we're a team I don't want 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: to take for responsibility because we all played a part 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: of that. I remember it quickly playing against John Randell. 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: H John Rendall is of course of ball which known 10 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: for moving as a mount um. There were times or 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: John Rendell would talk to short spat and then I 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: will turn around look at him, gave it look like 13 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: are you really talking to you? Like, hey, man, I'm 14 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: just I'm just trying to get you guys around up. 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to Minnesota Vikings Podcast with your host Mike Wabshaw 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: and Chris Corso. All right, everyone, welcome back. It's another 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: episode of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. I'm your host Wabby 18 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: coming to you from TCO Studios in e Bummed out 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: from the Week two loss to the Green Bay Packers, 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: but pumped up for Week three and a date with 21 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: the Oakland Raiders at us Bank Stadium. Sunday at noon 22 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: more on that Vikings Raiders game coming up in the show, 23 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: we're actually going to speak with someone from the Raiders 24 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: radio network. He's the analyst works along signed alongside Brent Musburger. 25 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: His name is Lincoln Kennedy, a former first round pick 26 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: of the Atlanta Falcons traded to the Oakland Raiders. Ended 27 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: up being like a two time All Pro, three time 28 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: Pro bowler for the Oakland Raiders along the offensive line, 29 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: and went to a Super Bowl there and played for 30 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: John Gruden. So we're gonna have him on the podcast 31 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: later on to get all the info on this week's opponent, 32 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: the Oakland Raiders. But first let's bring in Chris Corso, 33 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: who's gonna walk us through the digestion process of losing 34 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: a border battle, which really really stinks. We hate losing 35 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: and we double hate losing border battles. What's up, Chrissy. Yeah, 36 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: that was a really frustrating loss. You're still feeling it 37 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: on a Wednesday day as we turn the page. But 38 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: the best thing to do is turn the page. You 39 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: no what, I'm not feeling it anymore. You're not feeling 40 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: That's good? All right, I'm gonna forget about it now. 41 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: The Raiders are coming here to whoop our ass'n. We 42 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: gotta turn the page and get ready for these Raiders. 43 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: I'll forget about it right now. Um. We We had 44 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins on under Center this week, yeah, obviously, and 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: he talked about it and digested it. Then he addresses 46 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: the media today and he's ready to turn the page. 47 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: I'm ready to turn the page as well. Let's turn 48 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: it all. No, we can't, we can't. We gotta help 49 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: everyone else get through it. Just okay. Well, these these 50 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: border Battle losses, they stick with some people longer than others. 51 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: And the fans really care. The fans are listening. So 52 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: let's let's help the healing process here by by letting 53 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: the fans here from some of their favorite Vikings and 54 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna listen. The Vikings were down twenty one zero 55 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: dead and buried at lambeau Field. I think the game 56 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: was over. No, the game was not over because Mike 57 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: Zimmer's teams don't go away. They keep fighting. And this 58 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: team kept fighting and it worked its way back and 59 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: got it to be a five point game because of 60 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: some big time plays from Dalvin Cook and kirkus Kirk 61 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: Cousins and Stefine dis Unfortunately, it was a mistake by 62 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback in the late stages of the fourth quarter 63 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: with an interception in the end zone that daggered our 64 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: best chance to complete the comeback. The good news is 65 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: ain't no one in this building given up on the quarterback. 66 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: In fact, here's one of our best players, Stefind Diggs 67 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: talking about Kirk Cousins. I just know, from even my 68 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: point of view and my perspective, being a receiver is 69 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: hard in itself. You need a lot of things to 70 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: go right. Uh, just the whole play needs to go 71 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: right for you to get the ball. And you can't 72 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: imagine how it is to be a quarterback in the 73 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: amount I think that they go through mentally and for 74 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: preparation and everything that go out there just to try 75 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: to be successful. So in a game like that when 76 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: he was I always say it down today, but you 77 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: know things aren't going perfect. You know, we gotta pick 78 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: them up and we gotta be the guys give that, 79 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: give that positive energy and that things they need so 80 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: we can have success as as offense. Because at the 81 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: end of the day, Uh, that's all that matters. How 82 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: he feels took ownership up and you know, pointing to 83 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: finger himself after the game and said, hey, he was 84 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: responsible for some of those band drows's. It takes a lot. 85 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: It takes a different kind of man to take responsibility. 86 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: And we're a team. You know, I don't want him 87 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: to take for responsibility because we all played a part 88 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: in that. We are we are pieces of the puzzle, 89 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: like I said, And him taking for responsibility, you know, 90 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: it's it's a quarterback thing to do. You know, he's 91 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: a leader, he's a guy that's leading this team. But 92 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it's not all his fault. 93 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: He said, everybody's included. Everybody could play better, everybody can 94 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: do things better. We had a chance to win the game. 95 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: We didn't do nothing to get it done as a unit, 96 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: so it's not all of them. Love hearing that from 97 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: a veteran on the team, a key contributor on the team, 98 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: sticking up for the quarterback and trying to take some 99 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: of the blame himself. So, um, look, that's leadership right there. 100 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: And uh and I like hearing that from Stefan Dick. 101 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: Speaking of leadership, the leader of the team is the 102 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: head coach Mike Zimmer he was asked an interesting question 103 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: at his weekly Wednesday press conference. He was asked if 104 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: anything is different or if he does anything differently with 105 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: the team after they lose a rivalry game. Here's what 106 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: the coach said. Yeah, UM, I usually say what I think, 107 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: say what i'm you know what I believe, um, whatever 108 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: that is. And UM, so I did, I say what 109 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: I think and you know what we have to do 110 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: to improve and UM areas that we all need to 111 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: get better at. And I'm just up front with them. Honest. 112 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: That's just how I am and probably how I'll always be. Um. 113 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: Sometimes they don't like it, so I don't care. Sometimes 114 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: they do like it. I don't care about that either. Okay, 115 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: So the final stage is here of recovery, of recovering 116 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: from this loss. We want to hear. We asked to 117 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: hear from you guys, the fans via the fan voicemail 118 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: feature on the Minnesota Vikings podcast. Tell us some of 119 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: your stories that you have with neighbors, friends, family, about 120 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: the Green Bay rivalry, rooting against the Packers, et cetera, 121 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: et cetera. So let's get to some fan voicemails. Here's 122 00:05:55,120 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: number one from green Bay. Cool topic about best border 123 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: battle ever for me. Half ninety eight. I was living 124 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 1: in Watertown at the time. I had met my wife's there. 125 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: She's from Michigan, but she's a huge Packer fan, and 126 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: we got married and we were making friends and whatever, 127 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: and people at my work obviously were a huge pack 128 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: of fans Packers coming off back to back Super Bowl 129 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: runs and uh so um both teams started out four 130 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: and oh and uh get a call from from a 131 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: friend and hey, r big party, Packer party. Um, I 132 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: know you're gonna be in purple, but you can come 133 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: if you want to. Anna showed up and it was awesome. 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: Randy most just lit him up. And I was the 135 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: only one to having any fun and it was so funny. 136 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: Everybody was basically glum and sitting on their hands and 137 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,679 Speaker 1: I had a great time. So awesome, only school bikes. 138 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: I'm not surprised our friend Aaron from Green Bay had 139 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: a good story for this, you know, I mean, I 140 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: knew Aaron from Green Bay was going to chime in 141 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: on the Packer Viking rivalry holding it down over there. 142 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 1: That's awesome, Thanks Aaron. Okay. Voicemail number two, Hey, guys, 143 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: you are a really awesome I love listening to you 144 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: can be so pumped every single week. Rick from the Rochester, 145 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: New York. This one's epic. My buddy, good friend, shoes 146 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: backer fan, our entire lives back and forth back at it, 147 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: and unfortunately I have not been able to beat this one. 148 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: I work very early in the morning. I get up 149 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: at six am. I go to work at six am, 150 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: So I get up at five am and I'm walking 151 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: out to my car and I hear a buzzing and 152 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: it's kind of like a fan noise, and I glanced 153 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: over my shoulder and it's, you know, obviously dark that 154 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: early in the morning, and there's about a fifteenth foot 155 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay packer blow up guy in my front yard, 156 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: lit up with lights and everything. And in the middle 157 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: of the night he and a few of his buddies 158 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: came and tied it up and took the fan up. 159 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: You know what I'm talking the kind that kind of 160 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: floats around there. And yeah, so I woke up to 161 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: a huge packer in my flying yard. So needless to say, 162 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: I took a pint pop that rather quickly, but I couldn't. 163 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: I've never been able to jam back. I don't know 164 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: how to top that. So people out, You guys are 165 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: awesome calculator. It takes a lot of effort to put 166 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: a big Packer blow up in someone's front yard, whether 167 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: it's early in the morning or late at night. I mean, 168 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: that's pretty good. That's an awful way to wake up, 169 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: by the way, Yeah, I mean I think I'd rather 170 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 1: be hung over. Yeah, for sure, I would be all right. 171 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: Number three Lobbie Chris, This is Key Mitchell calling all 172 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: the way from Flint, Michigan. I wanted to talk to 173 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: you guys about wanting a memorable Packerspiking games. I've watched 174 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: my lifetime. Now my best friend since I was fourteen 175 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 1: years old, since in the ninth grade freshman year of 176 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: high school, has been a Packers die heart band. Since 177 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: we met, and I was actually the best man wedding. 178 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: We have been roommates, and I remember one of the 179 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: first times of us watching the Vikings Packers game together 180 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: was the two thousand and four playoff wild card game 181 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: when Randy Moss caught that touchdown and he mooned the 182 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: Packers crowd. That was one of the best feelings and 183 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: best moments of my friendship. With my Packers friends, and 184 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: I loved every moment of it instantly. Since then, I've 185 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: been talking crack from the Packers, those chiefs heads ever 186 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: since then. I can't wait for this Sunday. Yeah. Unfortunately, 187 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: this Sunday didn't go our way like that Randy Moss mooning. 188 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: But I think we'll get him later on. Yeah, I 189 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: think we will too. And that's one thing I said 190 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: to a couple of people better team lost. I was like, 191 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: I wish we played Green Baby this Sunday again at home. 192 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: That's what I did. You know how many people I've 193 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: talked to about this past game that say I didn't 194 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: egg them on to say it, but they said, the 195 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: better team lost the game. Well, I mean that's what 196 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: that's what that's why it hurts. But listen, that's what 197 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: I feel. Unbelieved. But guess what they won. So you 198 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: know they they would they would have they would take 199 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: contention with that. You know, they would say the best 200 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: team wins, and we won, and they get the bragging 201 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: rights and they get the win in the standings for now, 202 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: but we get another crack at him later in the season. 203 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: Hopefully that game will be of consequence, because that would mean, 204 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: we're still in it to win it on in week sixteen, 205 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: that's when green Bay comes to US Banks Stadium. Guess 206 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: what green Bay has never done in US Banks at 207 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: US Bank Stadium. They have never won at US Banks Stadium. 208 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: So we look to keep that going. But we got 209 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: lots of business to get to before then. Now for 210 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: next week's fan voicemail topic, you can call in and 211 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: leave us a voicemail. I got that number right here 212 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: for you. Nine five, two nine eight eight four three 213 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: eight nine five two nine one eight eight four three eight. 214 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: Here's the topic. We got John Gruden coming to town 215 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: with the Oakland Raiders. I'm a big John Gruden guy. 216 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: I love the guy. I love him. He was great 217 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: on Monday Night football, great in the production meetings when 218 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: he would come to Winner Arc, or we'd meet with 219 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: him at at our team hotel on the road. Awesome. 220 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: Guy loves football. You can see his passion for the game, 221 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 1: and so I like that about him. So I've been 222 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: looking forward to this game all since the schedule came out. 223 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: You know, I've been looking forward to Week three, and 224 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: I knew that we played the Raiders obviously because of 225 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: the scheduling formula. So I knew this was gonna be 226 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: a cool game. It's John Gruden and the Raiders, so 227 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: I was excited for that. So here's the topic for 228 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: next week. Got to take the first three weeks out 229 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 1: of the equation. Those games don't count. What game because 230 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: of a personality or a person on the opposing team? 231 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: Are you most looking forward to this season? Great topic? 232 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: Is it maybe City Chiefs because of Patrick Mahomes that 233 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: could be it? Is it the Redskins because Adrian percon 234 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: Case Keenum are coming back? What is it? Is it? 235 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: Are you looking forward to seeing Russell Wilson on Monday 236 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: night in Seattle? Something? Tell us what you're looking forward 237 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: Which Vikings game you're looking forward to watching because of 238 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: some one or some personality on the opposing team? Nine 239 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: to five two, nine, one, eight, eight, four three eights 240 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: the number. Leave us a voicemail and if you have 241 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: a question or thoughts on anything else, you can drop 242 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: that in that voicemail box as well. And if if 243 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: Chrissy thinks it's worth putting in the show, he will 244 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: do so. Speaking of John Gruden, you are with Kirk 245 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: Cousins every single week for Under Center with Kirk Cousins, 246 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: hosted by Mark Rosen and Kirk Cousins. And I understand 247 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: that because of the conversation that you guys had it 248 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: right here in this room taping, that that Kirk had 249 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: something kind of cool to say about my guy, John Gruden. Yeah, 250 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: it was really cool. We made sure to ask Kirk 251 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: Cousins about how he feels about John Gruden. He played 252 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: for his brother, Jay Gruden for a number of years 253 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: in Washington, and he actually has a really good relationship 254 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: with John Gruden as well. Attended his QB camp coming 255 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: out of Michigan State as a young quarterback, loved it 256 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: so much that he decided to go back. Yes, I 257 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: have obviously playing in Washington with his brother as the 258 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: head coach. You know, he would come and watch practice 259 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: a little bit in the spring, which was great to 260 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: have him around. And then did the Gruden QB camp, 261 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: and I was coming out of college and had the 262 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: chance to spend an afternoon with him both throwing at 263 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: a local school and watching film, which was really cool. 264 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: He really studies and knows his stuff around the league. 265 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 1: But then as I got further in my career, I 266 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: believe it was maybe twenty thirteen or twenty fourteen, I 267 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: just thought, why not go back down and see him? 268 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: And so I went down there to Tampa where he 269 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: was basically doing all of his you know, I was 270 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: home base for him and doing all his Monday night 271 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: football preparation. He has a full film room there, and 272 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, he's a guy who wants to coach, 273 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: why not go wear him out and see how interested 274 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: he'd be in coaching me up from what he saw 275 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: from a distance. So really, for I think three offseasons 276 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 1: in a row, I went down there and spent time 277 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: with him for a couple of days. And my last 278 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: year doing that actually brought some teammates and it was 279 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: just really really positive. He's a great motivator because he 280 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: studies the game so well. He had a lot of 281 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 1: good thoughts for me, and I found that those days 282 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: I spent with him were very impactful in my development 283 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: as a QB as I came up in this league. 284 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: Let's go Kirk, three steps. Let's go Kirk, next ball, 285 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: but no, next ball, Let's go three steps. Good. Yeah, 286 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: I can help you sometime down the road. For one 287 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: of these days I can get back in a game 288 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: with coaching. Does he do that much homework on every 289 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: individual that, yeah, he really does. He studies the league. 290 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: He gets in there early. Um. You know there's stories 291 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: about him being in there at three thirty or four am, 292 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: but he's the real deal. I mean, he's in there early, 293 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: uh to prep for Monday night football each week. He 294 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: studies the entire league. Obviously studies the games that he 295 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: was calling and announcing, but uh, in the offseason, he 296 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: studies the college tape. You know, he he watched all 297 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: the potential draft picks and so I remember we were 298 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: there one one off season and he pulled up. He said, 299 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: I gotta cut up for you. You'll never believe this, 300 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,359 Speaker 1: but I want you to watch this guy, Patrick Mahomes. 301 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,480 Speaker 1: He said, I got this cut up of him from 302 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: Texas Tech. He said, I don't know if his game's 303 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: gonna translate the NFL or not, but when you look 304 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: at what his arm talent is, he goes, I've never 305 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: seen anything like this before. And we watched about ten 306 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: to fifteen throws and it was just unbelievable. But you 307 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: realize John had to go back and really watch a 308 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: lot of football to pare it down to these ten 309 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: or fifteen throws that he had cut up, and so 310 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: he knows his stuff. He's a grinder and I you know, 311 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: he's played a big role in my development as a player. 312 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: And and now we got to go out against his 313 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: team and get a victory. That's pretty cool. Yeah, that 314 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: was cool. I mean the fact that he brought up 315 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: that Patrick Mahomes reference was cool. Um, the little bite 316 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: that you heard of them working out and said maybe 317 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: I'll coach you someday. Now he's going against him. He 318 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: also went against that guy Patrick Mahomes last week John 319 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: Gruden did and got beat Mahomet. Yeah, he got be 320 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: pretty bad, So I guess he was right about Patrick Mahomes. 321 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: All right, Um, and again that's Center with Kirk Cousins, 322 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: hosted by Mark Rosen and Kirk Cousins. Chris is in 323 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: the room to help produce that. You can catch that 324 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: on Tuesday nights from six to seven pm on FM 325 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: one hundred point three of the Fan. And then it's 326 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: a podcast so you can catch it in on demand 327 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: fashion the Vikings at Vikings dot com, KFA and dot 328 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: com or however you like to get your podcasts, you 329 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: can find under Center with Kirk Cousins We had a 330 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: guest this week on the Yeah, Fran Tarkington, I understand, 331 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: pretty good Vikings quarterback. Yeah. And Fran is like he 332 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: got off on the right foot with Kirk Cousins. I understand. Yeah, 333 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: they really did. Um. They got to spend some time 334 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: together in the off season in Atlanta. That is where 335 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: Fran lives now. Um. That is also where Kirk cousins wife, 336 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: UM is from. So Kirk spend some time down there 337 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, and Kirk took it upon himself, um to 338 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: go seek some advice from Fran. And Fran like that. 339 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: Fran really appreciate it. All right, Let's take a listen 340 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: five hours with NFL Holmes today telling stories about my 341 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: my deself generation. I could take up all the way 342 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: down to the Bronco, the Girskis and Auto Grahams and 343 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: the people that played in the thirties in the forties, 344 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: and and I made the point to him that I 345 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: probably wouldn't have made it in pro football without great coaching, 346 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: great mentory, not only from the coaches I played for, 347 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: like Bud Grant, but you know I learned from said Luckman, 348 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: a Hall of Fame quarterback, and Auto Graham Hall of 349 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 1: Fame quarterback? Why are you a Hall of Fame quarterback? 350 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: Because I constantly looked them up and constantly asked questions 351 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: and so forth. And if I didn't have that mentory 352 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,439 Speaker 1: and I wasn't open to that kind of coaching, I 353 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: probably wouldn't have had a career. And I told them 354 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: in the in the thing today that the only quarterback 355 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: since I have retired a hundred years ago that's ever 356 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: come to me to ask for any advice was Kirk 357 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 1: Cousins six months. That was awesome. I heard that, and 358 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: I was like, all right, I'm including that in the 359 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: Out of Vikings podcast because I wanted to be hurt 360 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: as many times as possible. Everyone's tough on Kirk after 361 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: making that that bad decision in that last moment there. 362 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: He'll admit it to everyone, will admit itia. But this 363 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: guy is he's got a good head on his shoulders 364 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: and and he's our quarterbacks. So let's let's let's cool 365 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: it down and let's support him through the season. And 366 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: we're two games in. I got a good feeling about this, 367 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: uh this matchup with the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at 368 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: US Banks Stadium too. I got a good feeling for 369 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: the passing game now Dalvin Cook in the running game 370 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: they have. They have a tough matchup because the Raiders 371 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: number two in the NFL stopping the run, they are 372 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: not number two in the NFL stopping the pass. They 373 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: are not. No, they indeed are not. In fact um. 374 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: In Week one, the Denver Broncos top tandem at wide 375 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: receiver Emmanuel Sanders and Sutton twelve catches for two hundred 376 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: and six yards in one touchdown. Last week bunch of 377 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs City Chiefs won two tandem Miko Hardman 378 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: not tyreek Hill. Yeah, DeMarcus Robinson I think his name is. 379 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,679 Speaker 1: Twelve catches, two hundred and twenty one yards and two 380 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: touchdowns for the one two tandem in Kansas City. That 381 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: does not include Travis Kelsey's seven catches for one hundred 382 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: and seven yards and one touchdown. So these are also 383 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: like a seventy yard touchdown to Miko Hardman that got 384 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,239 Speaker 1: called back on a hold. Was there really? Yeah? So 385 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: these Raiders having a tough time stop in the past, 386 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: So they're fixing that this week in Oakland, and they're 387 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: going to try and bring those corrections here to Minnesota, 388 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: and we'll see if Kirk Cousins and company can respond 389 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: and take it to these Oakland Raiders, or if the 390 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: Oakland Raiders past defense is going to be a game 391 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: that'll be a fun matchup to watch. Let's talk more 392 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: about those Oakland Raiders, and to do that, we bring 393 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: in Raiders radio network analyst Lincoln Kennedy to the Minnesota 394 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast. What's up, Lincoln? Not that much, man, Just 395 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 1: you know, living the days that come before the game 396 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 1: is you know, as we do every week, I know, 397 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: and we we just we pine for these days when 398 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: it's like really busy in training camp in the preseason 399 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: and everything has no routine to it and you feel 400 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: like you're super busy. We forward to these routine days 401 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL, you know, yeah, no doubt. I mean 402 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: with the days they go by when you have transactions 403 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: in the NFL, whether it's loss moves or game changes, 404 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: you know, we even need you have to prepare for 405 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: everything that's going to come up the next but we 406 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: can never know for sure until we see teams on 407 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: I got a bunch of questions that we want to 408 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: ask you about the game, but I got to start 409 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: with a couple of things. First, First of all, you 410 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: I envy something that you get to do, and that 411 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 1: is work alongside Brent Musburger, who is someone I listened 412 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: to growing up and still listen to today. And every 413 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,919 Speaker 1: time I go to Las Vegas, I take a stop 414 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: at the South Point Casino and I stopped buy and 415 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: see Uncle Brent because he's one of my favorites and 416 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: I love him. How is it working with Brent? No doubt, 417 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: it's a legend, and it's it's absolutely surreal. If you 418 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: can imagine when you look over to your left or right, 419 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: whatever you know, paradigm in is the fact that you're 420 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: working with somebody's been synonymous in the league for as 421 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: long as he has. It really is a dreams come true. 422 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,239 Speaker 1: More importantly, I never stopped learning, so I'm sucking up 423 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: everything that he's doing throughout the game. But more importantly, 424 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: he's a great friend. He's a good man, and it's 425 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: a pleasure to be with him. That's pretty cool. Now, 426 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: you were a first round pick in ninety three. You 427 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: played for Atlanta and Oakland, and Oakland is where you 428 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: had a ton of success. You were a three time 429 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl or a two time All pro. I want 430 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: to ask you, I put you on the spot a 431 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: little bit. Any memories playing against the Vikings, any memories 432 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: being at the Metrodome, or any anything that Vikings fans 433 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: listening to right now would would be able to reflect 434 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: back on, and they might also remember the same thing 435 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: I remember, especially planning against John Randall. Yeah. John Rando, 436 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: as of course, was always known for moving his mouth, 437 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 1: and there were so many times where yeah, we would 438 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: had battles of course, you know, pronounced the defensive lineman 439 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: and of course offensive lineman myself. There were times where 440 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: John Randall would be you know, would talk a so 441 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: much speck and then I would turn look at him 442 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: and give it a look like he are you really talking? 443 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: He's like, hey man, I'm just I'm just trying to 444 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: get you guys riled up. That's awesome the way that 445 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,719 Speaker 1: I do think so John Randall, you know, Notorious Lee 446 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: was a good friend and he shows us a good 447 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: friend of mine. But I remember him explicitly playing it 448 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: back in and against the Vikings in the back the past. 449 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: That's pretty cool. Yeah, that's whenever NFL Films has something 450 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 1: miked up and it's John Randall always a must listen to. 451 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: So now now we can take yeah, we can take 452 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: a look back now and see if there's any of 453 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: those uh those Oakland Raiders games in that footage and 454 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: see if we can find you somewhere. Yeah. Um, what's 455 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: this Raiders offensive line going to look like Lincoln on Sunday? 456 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 1: Because I'm looking at it and I think they got 457 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: some pretty good players and if I'm not mistaken, a 458 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 1: really good players coming back and Richie incognito this week, 459 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: so it looks like the Raiders might be pretty good upfront. Well, 460 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that that that's the case. I mean, the 461 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: fact is that you never know what you happen to 462 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: you you see it. Richie incon Needle had missed the 463 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: first two games to go to do the suspension. Um, 464 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: but he's back into the Hope fold light Lake you 465 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: know lately. The thing is that trim Brand got beat 466 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: up a little bit last week the right tackle. Um. 467 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: The Guards have been sort of a plug and played 468 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: type of thing with Levy and dev and good. Um, 469 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: So you never know what you're going to have. But 470 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that this Hope that's the line is as 471 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: much as you mentioned, is good because The thing is 472 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: is that the Raiders really need to have some to 473 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 1: bree over, create some separation, so security packages for for 474 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: Derek Carr at quarterback, and of course be able to 475 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 1: get the run again. Started with Josh Jacobs. Yeah, you 476 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 1: know in week one, Lincoln, we played at US Bank 477 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,640 Speaker 1: Stadium for the home man season opener and we played 478 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: the Falcons. I'm sure you've watched that game back as 479 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: you've prepped for this game. Yeah, and you know you 480 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: saw that the Vikings got off to a fast start 481 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: three and out on defense block punt touchdown two plays later. 482 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: Before you knew it, it it was twenty one nothing and 483 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: eventually it got to be twenty eight nothing. And I'm 484 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: not saying Atlanta shut it down at at all. I 485 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: would not insult them in that way. I think they 486 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: played hard the whole game, but you know how hard 487 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: it is when you get in a hole like that 488 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: to get your way back on the road. Now, how 489 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: do you think the Raiders avoid that slow start on 490 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: the road at US Bank Stadium? And I ask it 491 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 1: also because we got off to a slow start at 492 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,679 Speaker 1: green Bay last week too, So it's it's an easy 493 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,239 Speaker 1: thing to have happened to you on the road. How 494 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: do you envision the Raiders avoiding that? You know, the 495 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: best thing you did when you're trying to establish a 496 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: presence is to have balance, to be able to call 497 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: runs and pass this equally the same. And I think 498 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: that's what John Gooden is gonna try to do with 499 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,239 Speaker 1: this offense this week. You know, last week, you know, 500 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: playing against Kansas City, the fact is that you wanted 501 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: to try to possess the clock, control the ball because 502 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: you want to possess the time of possessions as you're 503 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,199 Speaker 1: going down the field. And unfortunately, you know, for the 504 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: second quarter you went against the Beast and Holmes. So 505 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: I think the Raiders aren't try to do much of 506 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: the same when they come to controlling the clock. You 507 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: want to try to establish a run, of course, get 508 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 1: those those firstly, those time doowns by the short passing 509 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: game and Derek carry. You don't want to open up 510 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: too much because you want to you want to try 511 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: to particularly big down, go down the faield and big 512 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: and and control the and control the clock. So um 513 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: as I said, more importantly, you want to try to 514 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: get you know, big possessors off the first down, second 515 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: down and make third down manageable. Two players that could 516 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: really uh play a big role for you guys or 517 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: two rookies and they fascinate me. Um and Hunt and 518 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 1: Hunter Renfro in the slot as well as Josh Jacobs 519 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: coming out of the backfield. What can you tell Vikings 520 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: fans about the skills that these two rookies have. They 521 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: obviously haven't seen him before. You didn't see much of 522 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: them in preseason. You meet, you didn't see much of 523 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: them in the first two games, but they're trying to 524 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 1: get a conscious effort to get them to get him 525 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: the ball. But as far as Josh Jacobs, the running back, 526 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: well you see a little bit of you know, adjustment 527 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: with him. He's part of the Man Run Game, Power 528 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: Game as well as his own running games. So um, 529 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: you should see a little bit more of Josh Jacobson. 530 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 1: You are a Hunter rental, but they're trying to They're 531 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,760 Speaker 1: trying to get Hunter the ball as quickly as possible. 532 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: What was it like having hard knocks at training camp? 533 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: Obviously all of us we watch shows like that, and 534 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: what's it like for the team itself dealing with that 535 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: and dealing with the Antonio Brown drama and him obviously 536 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: leaving what was that like for the team? Well, I mean, 537 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: I guess you can summarize by saying this that you know, 538 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 1: when you look at the final product, everybody was focused 539 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: on number eighty four, Antonio Brown, but it never came 540 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: to fruition because he was never really he never really 541 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: played as a Raiders, So you know, when you say 542 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: what it's like as a distraction, there were cameras every 543 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 1: place you went, every place you turned. The More importantly, 544 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 1: the players didn't really notice it, and they were kind 545 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: of out of the way, so he kind of did 546 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: what you did on a daily basis. But I think 547 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,080 Speaker 1: when it's all said and done, the fact that the 548 00:26:55,160 --> 00:27:00,399 Speaker 1: Raiders had some say into the final cut really helped them. 549 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: More importantly, it added to the story. It is synonymous 550 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: with the Raiders, But for the most part, it really 551 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,639 Speaker 1: wasn't much much to do about out of the normal 552 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: business because we looked at it, it didn't seem anything 553 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: that was out of the extra ordinary, except the fact 554 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: that you saw eighty four doing his own thing more 555 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,919 Speaker 1: times than that. So he's on with the team, so 556 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: they move all, you know, behind them. Yeah, what, um, Well, 557 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: the last one for me Lincoln I have is the 558 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: familiarity that is gonna or that does exist with Raiders 559 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Paul Gunther and all our head coach Mike 560 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: Zimmer So because you know they coached together. You you've 561 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: been a player in these meeting rooms and going over 562 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 1: the game plan. What is that like when there is 563 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: sort of that that extra level of familiarity, like, how 564 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 1: do you what? How do you avoid that? How do 565 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: you use that to your advantage? How do you avoid 566 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: letting the other team had an advantage? Is do we 567 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 1: overplay that linkin or do you think that is a 568 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: thing in this matchup? No? No, you know, in the 569 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 1: monest it's a great point. I think we do overplay. 570 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: But the fact is that, you know, coaches are like 571 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: what we call chess players. When they have new pieces 572 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: on the board, they want to try to utilize them 573 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: as best as possible. And Paul Gunther really didn't have 574 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: any new pieces until he came to Oakland, and of 575 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: course he had his last draft last year. Now, Jonathan 576 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,320 Speaker 1: Abraham is one of those pieces where you know, who's 577 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: been on the free safety, who's been down on the drunks, 578 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: on the on the places on the process where he's 579 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: you know, a longer player. Um. But the fact is 580 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: is that you've got these new pieces, You've got these 581 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: new toys, and every kid wants to always play with 582 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: his new toys as much as possible. Yeah, so I 583 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: agree with that. Look at when you look at Abraham 584 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: and you look at you know what, you know, Paul 585 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: Gunther and everything he's trying to do. He's trying to 586 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: play with his new pieces as much as possible. So 587 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: here's the thing that Viking fans have to look for 588 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: when they come up against the open Waiders. You want 589 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: to try to figure out whereas Art and key gum 590 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 1: into place, where's Cleveland Farrell come into place. You want 591 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: to come with PJ Hall, all the new pieces that 592 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: he's had since Faul Gunther has been the defensive coordinated 593 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: opening Waiders and figure out how they're going to play 594 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 1: an advantage in this game and if they're going to 595 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: be an advantage for the open Waiders in this game. 596 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: But you never know until you get on the field. Yeah. 597 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: The last player I want to ask you about is 598 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: Vontez perfect in the middle. Obviously, he's the captain of 599 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 1: the defense. He calls the plays. He knows Mike Zimmer's defense. 600 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: How do you see him playing in this game? And 601 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: obviously he has such a familiar he knows both Gunther 602 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: and Mike Zimmer. Well, well, here's the thing. For the 603 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: sake of Paul Gunter, he's playing a part like almost 604 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,280 Speaker 1: like a quarterback for the offense. He calls the plays, 605 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: he gets everybody lined up. The first game he was 606 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: he was a gag gore more in Portland. I think 607 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: he finished with like seven tackles for the night against 608 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: Denver last week, it was a little bit of a 609 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:01,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more of an attrition, if you will, 610 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: the fact that he was running around the field and 611 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: trying to stay with those as much as possible. So 612 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: against the Vikings, the thing is going to have to 613 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: be trying to figure out what Dalvin Cooks lined up, 614 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: trying to stop this run offense that the Poland Vikings have, 615 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: and more importantly, try to get everybody lined up right 616 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: to stop Kirk Cousins in this command of this offense. 617 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: So he's the quarterback of the defense. He's gonna be 618 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: big this weekends as we come into the game. More importantly, 619 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: he's about to try to get everybody lined up and 620 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: moving fast as as most defenses like to do. All right, man, 621 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: I know there's more we could talk about, especially with 622 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: you because you know so much and you're with the 623 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 1: team all the time, but we'll have to save that 624 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: for Sunday at US Bank Stadium. I'm gonna make sure 625 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: to come find you and Brent. Okay, Lincoln, absolutely all right. 626 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: Congratulations on a great on a great career and continued 627 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 1: success with the Raiders and the PAC twelve and Fox 628 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: Sports Radio and all that stuff you're doing. It looks 629 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: like you're doing a great job. But we appreciate your time. 630 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,239 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot, Thank you, Lincoln. Thanks man, I look 631 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: forward to it. Okay, yep, bye bye, Okay, our thanks 632 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 1: to Lincoln Kennedy. If you liked what you heard from 633 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: Lincoln and you want to follow someone good and informative 634 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 1: on Twitter leading up to the Vikings Raiders game, you 635 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: can find Lincoln on Twitter at el Kennedy seventy two 636 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 1: at el Kennedy seventy two. And I mean it when 637 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 1: I said it. I'm going to the corner of the 638 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: press box at US Bank Stadium on Sunday and I'm 639 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: finding my friend uncle Brent Musburger and Lincoln. Make sure 640 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: I can shake hands with Lincoln because that was good stuff. Okay. 641 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 1: One thing that Lincoln talked about a lot was Paul 642 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: Gunther and Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer was asked about 643 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: Paul Gunther earlier in the week. So this is a 644 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: good time to play that sound in some things. We 645 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: have enough variation that he hasn't seen because you know, 646 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 1: I haven't been with him in six years. So we 647 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:53,479 Speaker 1: have some variations that we do that different wrinkles here 648 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,240 Speaker 1: and there that we do. But at the end of 649 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: the day, it's about stopping their offense and not worrying 650 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,959 Speaker 1: about their defense. And um, you know, how how can 651 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: we um do that? And I'm sure they're doing the 652 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 1: same thing. How are they going to defend our offense? 653 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: So we know each other very well, Um you know, 654 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 1: we we've talked defense in the offseason quite a few times. Um, 655 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: you know. But he's a good guy. He's a good friend. 656 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:28,239 Speaker 1: I'm good friends with his family and his kids. But um, 657 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: I'm trying to beat him. Okay. Final final prep on 658 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: the Raiders, Chris, I think it's it's a one on 659 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: one team that's gonna come in here with enough talented 660 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 1: players to beat us. So it's not like, you know, 661 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings can come in and go through the motions 662 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: and win easily. It's it's they're favored by eight and 663 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: they and the Vikings should win. But we haven't talked 664 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: about Derek Carr. And okay, I think that he is 665 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: a very very very underrated quarterback. Um. Just a few 666 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: years ago he had that team almost very much right 667 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: there and the MVP candid, Yeah, he was right there. 668 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: So and now he has an offensive mind like John 669 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: Gordon who's calling them plays, and he looks like a 670 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: whole new quarterback this year so far. So um, I 671 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't put. I know his targets are a little bit limited. 672 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 1: No Antonio Brown, bunch of rookies, young targets. But I'm 673 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: keeping my eyes on him for sure. And Derek Carr's 674 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: got a good arm. He can make all the throws. Now, 675 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: his best receiver has a hit pointer and Josh Jacobs 676 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: has a groin injury, that's right, and right tackle Trent Brown, 677 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,080 Speaker 1: as Lincoln Kennedy pointed out, got banged up and did 678 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: not finish last week's game with the knee injury. So 679 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,920 Speaker 1: those are three names to watch, and if those guys 680 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: don't play, it's a huge disadvantage for Oakland. But if 681 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: those guys tough it out and play, Vikings will have 682 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: a challenge when the Raiders' offense is on the field. 683 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be a fun game again. It's at 684 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: US Bank Stadium on Sunday at noon on the Vikings 685 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: Radio Network. Okay, let's get to our top five for today. 686 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: And unfortunately, there have been a lot of injuries to 687 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: some important players across the National Football League, so we 688 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 1: thought let's through two because we've only played two games, 689 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: so we got a bunch of good players not playing. 690 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: So we thought, let's go top five NFL players who 691 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: are currently not playing for their team. That's I mean, 692 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:19,800 Speaker 1: there's a lot. There are a lot. Five best players 693 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: who are unavailable to play right now for their teams 694 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: is the subject of today's top five, and I will 695 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 1: begin at number five, and it's a running back. Can 696 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 1: you guess who it is? Melvin Gordon. Melvin Gordon still 697 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 1: not playing for the Los Angeles Chargers, who dropped a 698 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:38,399 Speaker 1: game at Detroit last week. And this is a Chargers team. 699 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: Chris that was like seven and one on the road 700 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: last year. Yeah, they went to Detroit and loss. I 701 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: was watching that game and the end of it, keeping 702 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: my eye on it while the Vikings were trying to 703 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: battle back, and I saw Philip Rivers pretty much below 704 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: a game. And you haven't seen that too much lately, 705 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: especially against a team like the Lions. I know they 706 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,479 Speaker 1: were on the road, but man, did that hurt because 707 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: I hate seeing the Lions win. Yeah? Yeah, yeah, you 708 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: are a Lions hater. I really get that about you, 709 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: all right. Number four AJ Green. AJ Green got hurt 710 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: before the season started at a like a joint practice 711 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: or something in Dayton, Ohio. He's still not playing for 712 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:16,919 Speaker 1: the Bengals. So he's number four on my list. Yeah, 713 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,920 Speaker 1: I agree with that. AJ Green is a stud of 714 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: a talent. I don't care how old he is. I 715 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: don't care how many injuries he gets. He's in the 716 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:29,000 Speaker 1: top five. Number three, Big Ben Roethlisberger hurts his elbow. 717 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: I didn't see the injury. It looks to me like 718 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,160 Speaker 1: he got hurt during a play, then played another snap 719 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: and then came out and then all of a sudden 720 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: on Monday, it was like Roethlisberger's out for the year, 721 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 1: so I don't know what happened. It's an elbow, I think, 722 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: But that's that's no good for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He's 723 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,760 Speaker 1: number three on my list. Number two your old squad, 724 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: who you got Sam Darnold man. Yeah, this one is 725 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: funny because it's not funny. You watch Monday night football 726 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,479 Speaker 1: and you see Mono and you just see him pointing 727 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: out this Green is just so Jets. Yeah. I'm allowed 728 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:05,320 Speaker 1: to say that because I grew up a Jets fan, soay. 729 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: Number one Drew Brees, Number one, top five injured players 730 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,799 Speaker 1: or top five players not playing for their teams right now. 731 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 1: Number one on the list definitely Drew Brees, who is 732 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: reportedly going to undergo risk surgery this week and should 733 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: be out maybe six games or more. So that's no 734 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: good card to argue with him being number one at 735 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: top passer. Of all you got any changes to that, 736 00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:28,359 Speaker 1: I think mine's pretty much the same. I would keep 737 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 1: Drew Brees at the top, I'd put Big Ben second, 738 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: and then I'd put Darnold obviously the quarterback, and then 739 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: I'd stick the same with AJ Green and Melvin Gordon. 740 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 1: I think you did a pretty good job there. Jalen 741 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: Ramsey could probably be added to this. I mean he 742 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: requested a trade from his team, so maybe. I mean, 743 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. I hope he doesn't play for anyone 744 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:53,360 Speaker 1: in the NFC. Yeah, I agree, that's what I hope. Okay, 745 00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:55,760 Speaker 1: I want to bring in now, m a fellow employee 746 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: but also a friend, Brett Tabor, who's the executive director 747 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,680 Speaker 1: of social impact with the Vikings, and he's got a 748 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:03,279 Speaker 1: big weekend coming up, so we're gonna have him on 749 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings podcast to explain it. What's up? Hey, guys, 750 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:08,359 Speaker 1: how's it going? Thanks for having me on, man, Thanks 751 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 1: for coming down here. Don't don't you have a studio? 752 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: Love the digs and glad I can get down here 753 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:13,360 Speaker 1: and check it out and be a part of this 754 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: every now and then, don't you have a meeting or something? 755 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: When don't we have That's what I'm saying. How would you? 756 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:20,320 Speaker 1: Howld you have time to get down here? Thank you? 757 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,440 Speaker 1: Yeah for you guys anytime. Okay, you got a busy week, man, 758 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,600 Speaker 1: what's going on? Well, it's a super exciting week and 759 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:27,320 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing for fans know is that 760 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: This is Legends weekend for us. It's the celebration the 761 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: NFL's one hundredth season, and as a part of that, 762 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: we're celebrating one hundred years of the NFL with the 763 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 1: Vikings here this weekend when we take on the Raiders 764 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,560 Speaker 1: and we're bringing in we have over one hundred and 765 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: thirty former players coming back. Wow. Does that take like 766 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: forever to get all those guys here. I mean, that's unbelievable. Yeah, 767 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of guys that have played 768 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: for the Vikings organization. But you know, I think the 769 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: players love that the Wilf ownership group and that the 770 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 1: way that management here treats them. They want to come 771 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 1: back and be a part of this. Yeah, and so 772 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 1: it's really great for them to want to come back. 773 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: And even more so, we're celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of 774 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:06,920 Speaker 1: the nineteen sixty nineteen that won that NFL championship, so 775 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: that's really exciting as well and bringing them back, recognizing 776 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:11,279 Speaker 1: them as a part of the halftime celebration. For those 777 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:13,720 Speaker 1: fans that are in attendance, that's going to be awesome. 778 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: And we have events all weeks, so even if you 779 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 1: have any fans that are out there listening they want 780 00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 1: to attend an event with that nineteen sixty nine team. 781 00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:23,839 Speaker 1: We're doing a chalk talk here at TCO Studio that's 782 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: going to be taking place on Saturday night. Tickets are 783 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,440 Speaker 1: still available. Vikings dot com awesome and Vikings dot com 784 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: is the place to go to find out about all 785 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:33,279 Speaker 1: the events going on over the weekend, because there's more 786 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: than we could probably talk about right now, So that'd 787 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: be a good spot for them to go right absolutely 788 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: now when you say you got one hundred and thirty 789 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,239 Speaker 1: former players coming, and all I can think of is, 790 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: that's a lot of school stories. We got content to 791 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:48,280 Speaker 1: create here, man, Yeah, I guess that should camp out somewhere. 792 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: Maybe you can get a lot of school stories. Don 793 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:53,800 Speaker 1: We already had Gene Washington on under Center with Kirk Cousins. 794 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: They actually bonded over their Michigan Michigan stage connection, which 795 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,880 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. Gene told Kirk to ch out because 796 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:02,959 Speaker 1: there's a lot of Purple People leaders that are gonna 797 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:05,320 Speaker 1: chase after him if he's hanging around at one of 798 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: these chalk talk events or something. Well, I mean, that's 799 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: one of the special things, right This is the first 800 00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:11,400 Speaker 1: time in a long time that we've had all the 801 00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:13,759 Speaker 1: for the original Purple people leads back together. And so 802 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 1: those guys you know getting up there in age and 803 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,440 Speaker 1: they don't often aren't back together again. So to see 804 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 1: all four of them together, Joe Capp back in town. Sweet. 805 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,239 Speaker 1: Always fun to see Joe Capp. But we got we 806 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,240 Speaker 1: got some more recent guys too that played for the Vikings. 807 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,920 Speaker 1: Fans might remember some guys from the Rick Spielman era. Here, 808 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,839 Speaker 1: mister all Raymond Devin Roma should do some bringing back 809 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:33,320 Speaker 1: some names with some guys E. J. Henderson, So a 810 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: few of those guys back as well. So we span 811 00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 1: all generations with the players coming back to be a 812 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:40,040 Speaker 1: part of this. It's cool, man, that's awesome. Um Brett's 813 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:41,839 Speaker 1: you know, one of my friends and I know him 814 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: and I know he has a meeting coming up at 815 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:46,640 Speaker 1: three o'clock. Right, you have a meeting? I do? I do? Yeah? 816 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: But again who doesn't have meet? Right? So you have 817 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,319 Speaker 1: to go soon? But what's um for the final time, 818 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:54,839 Speaker 1: what's one place folks can go to if they want 819 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:56,840 Speaker 1: to catch something spur of the moment this weekend. Like 820 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: let's say it's like, hey, I'm in town. Where where 821 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:01,719 Speaker 1: can I I go to find a cool event? Well, 822 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 1: the best thing for that is, obviously we're hosting a 823 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,000 Speaker 1: fantennial event. It's going to be taking place at Mall 824 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,360 Speaker 1: of America on Saturday, and so that events are going 825 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,600 Speaker 1: to be going for most of the day, especially you know, 826 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:13,360 Speaker 1: if you're out there anywhere kind of between you know, 827 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:16,800 Speaker 1: ten and four to Mall of America. We have former 828 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:20,360 Speaker 1: players signing autographs, current players signing autographs. Uh, you know, 829 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: KF and our partners over there going to be doing 830 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:24,879 Speaker 1: a live broadcast from the rotunda Mall of America. We've 831 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,040 Speaker 1: got some games set up, volunteer activities a part of 832 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,640 Speaker 1: the NFL Huddle for one hundred, a lot of great activities, 833 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:31,840 Speaker 1: easy to stop in. Swing by them all, pick up 834 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 1: some Vikings gear at the Vikings Locker Room store, get 835 00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:36,799 Speaker 1: yourself ready for game day on Sunday, and check out 836 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:38,800 Speaker 1: the experience at Mall of America for the Fantennia. You 837 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 1: know what it does not do at Mall of America. 838 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: It does not rain there, so everything will go off 839 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,840 Speaker 1: without all. Yeah, so you're gonna be good man. You 840 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: avoided the weather. Good job exactly. All right man. Thanks 841 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 1: for coming down. Thanks fellas, appreciate Okay, I think we 842 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,719 Speaker 1: got through everything, Chris, anything else we gotta do before 843 00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:58,800 Speaker 1: we go? I think that's about it. I'm excited to 844 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:02,600 Speaker 1: get the Vikings back on track and two and one 845 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 1: sounds pretty good. Yeah, two and one would be good. 846 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:08,040 Speaker 1: Vikings and Raiders Sunday at noon from US Bank Stadium. 847 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: You can hear the game on the Vikings Radio Network. 848 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:14,320 Speaker 1: Paul Allen, Pete Bursch in the booth yours truly aside 849 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:17,040 Speaker 1: them to take in the action. Will also have Greg Coleman, 850 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: who will be back on the broadcast effort, missing last 851 00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 1: week's game because of the passing of his mother b Coleman, 852 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,480 Speaker 1: so thoughts and prayers to the Coleman family on that. 853 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,719 Speaker 1: And then of course Ben Lieber will be there as well. 854 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,040 Speaker 1: So we're looking forward to the game. The Minnesota Vikings 855 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,719 Speaker 1: podcast for this week is over. We will be back 856 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:35,320 Speaker 1: next week to break down hopefully a win by the 857 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:38,360 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings over the Oakland Raiders. Our thanks again to 858 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,719 Speaker 1: Lincoln Kennedy and Brett Taybor for joining us. Thank you 859 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,800 Speaker 1: Chris for co producing along with Jay Nelson. I'm wabi 860 00:41:43,880 --> 00:42:00,880 Speaker 1: signing off for now skull vikings t