#453: Kirk Herbstreit DISRESPECTS Minnesota Vikings on Amazon Prime's Thursday Night Football

In this conversation, Minnesota Tim discusses the recent disrespect shown to the Minnesota Vikings on national television, particularly by Kirk Herbstreit during an analysis segment. He reflects on the implications of Herbstreit's comments, the Vikings' current performance, and the potential for the team moving forward. Tim emphasizes that while he is not personally offended by the exclusion of the Vikings from discussions about top NFC teams, he acknowledges the need for the team to prove itself despite its impressive 5-0 record. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:07):
Did you see just how much the Minnesota Vikings got
disrespected on national television. Well, if you didn't watch this video,
hey too.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
If I ask you who the best team in the
UNFC is like, like, not right now, but when you
look at the roster, you look at their potential. I
still think San Francisco, especially if they gave Chris mccaff event.
But who else besides them? I mean, you get bring
up Pallis, can bring up great big camp in here,
and there's a good teams out there. But if San
Francisco's healthy, they're still before s in this Nfcit agree. So.

Speaker 1 (00:46):
Kirk herb Street, mostly known for his analysis of college football,
is a part of the Thursday night Amazon Prime Crew
with Al Michaels, and when discussing the potential players in
the NFC, he talks about the Niners. The Bucks get
brought up, but somehow, some way, he leaves out the

(01:10):
best team in the NFC, the five and zero Minnesota Vikings. Now,
let me be clear here, I don't think there's anything
wrong with what he said about the San Francisco forty
nine ers. They're still, in my opinion, one of the
top teams in the NFC, especially if they get healthy.
Like Kirk Herbstreet said, however, how do you leave out

(01:35):
the Detroit Lyons the Minnesota Vikings. Now, I don't have
outrage over these kind of comments because I just don't
get offended by it. When people see these videos and
they leave out the Minnesota Vikings and the debate in

(01:56):
the discussion get offended by it, and I'm a little different.
I don't take this stuff personally. Maybe I'm a little
different because when the Minnesota Vikings lose, my day isn't
ruined for the rest of the day. I'm sorry. So
watching Kirk Herbstreet's comments don't offend me, and I want

(02:18):
to watch the video again because he says a specific
word in this video that makes me not hate this
video as much as most Minnesota Vikings fans hate this video.
Listen carefully, too, If I.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
Ask you who the best team in the NFC is like, like,
not right now, but when you look at the monster,
you look at their potential.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
Did you hear it? Did you hear what he said?
He said, not right now, but you look at the
potential and you look at the roster. I think he
purposely left off the Minnesota Vikings because he put a
caveat in his discussion. He said, not right now, but

(03:04):
when you look at the roster and you take everything
into consideration, Well, what Kirk Kirbstrim is doing is he
is projecting that the Minnesota Vikings that are five and
zero will not be able to maintain this level of
sensational play. He does not believe that Sam Darnold, despite

(03:27):
being second right now in NFL touchdown passes only behind
Joe Burrow, will not be able to continue the resurrection
that he's had for the Minnesota Vikings. So I'm not
offended by his comments. I get why people are upset.

(03:49):
I think the one team that he left out that
is a real contender in the NFC are the Detroit Lions.
Maybe the Minnesota Vikings are real contenders. They're five to zero,
they have the best team in terms of record, their
defense is spectacular. They've been to everybody they face, including

(04:13):
the forty nine Ers, Texans, Packers, Jets. So the Minnesota Vikings,
their wins are impressive this season, and you look at
their schedule and outside of Detroit twice, Packers, once in
the Bears twice, you throwing the Rams, they only have

(04:36):
I think one win this season. You're throwing the Titans,
You're throwing the Jaguars. There is no reason, when you
look at the Minnesota Vikings schedule for the rest of
the way why they shouldn't be up there in the
NFC rankings because of who they face for the rest
of the season. Now, I'm not offended over Kirk Kerbstreet's

(04:59):
com because I don't get offended by these. However, he
did leave the Minnesota Vikings off his list, and I
believe it was on purpose because of the way he
worded it. He had not right now but the potential,
And I think that's a big word because in all reality,

(05:22):
the Minnesota Vikings have not proven anything yet. As sensational
and as unbelievable as this run has been five and oh,
the Minnesota Vikings had a five and oh season before,
and they missed the playoffs. It has happened before. So

(05:42):
as exciting and as hyped up as I am, just
like every other Minnesota Vikings fan is about how this
season is going, there's still a lot left to prove
by the Minnesota Vikings, and it's clear to me that
the Kirk herb Street still has not bought into the

(06:06):
Minnesota Vikings