September 24, 2024 • 11 mins
In this conversation, Minnesota Tim discusses the impressive performance of the Minnesota Vikings defense during the current NFL season. He highlights their ability to pressure opposing quarterbacks, their strategic gameplay, and the contributions of key players. The discussion also touches on the home field advantage at U.S. Bank Stadium and the potential for the defense to maintain its success throughout the season.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This topic is starting to become a weekly discussion because
the Minnesota Vikings defense has just been that good and
it's a topic that is noteworthy and discussion worthy because
right now their defense is BA and it is a
(00:22):
mfor stuffer And someone told me the other day that
mffort means my friend. So that's what I'm going with.
The Minnesota Vikings are a my friend's stuffer and they've
proven that through the first three weeks of the regular season.
When is the last time I've looked this forward to
(00:44):
watching the Minnesota Vikings defense play. This might be the
first time in my life or I am literally looking
forward to watching the Minnesota Vikings defense put together a
performance because this defense has become unrecognizable. It's so damn good.
And we're gonna discuss their best plays and the things
(01:09):
that they've done throughout the regular season. First, let's talk
about this tweet by Paul Allen, the voice of the
Vikings and nine to noton host on k Fan. He
talked to me he sent this out at halftime during
the game. He said, Wow, what a first half by Vikings.
Stroud had gone two hundred and sixty six attempts in
a row, Sam's a pick and Gruglar Hill gets him
(01:32):
first pass. Sam Darnold was amazing in that game and
out played CJ. Stroud, who had gone two hundred and
sixty six passes in a row without a pick. CJ.
(01:52):
Stroud was Rookie of the Year last year, or at
least I think he was. He certainly deserved it if
he wasn't. He took the Houston Texans that many expected
to be a bottom feeder in the league and led
them to a division title ten and seven, and at
playoff appearance, that's who the Minnesota Vikings were facing on Sunday,
(02:17):
and the Minnesota Vikings made him look like a guy
who struggled throughout his entire NFL career. The Chicago Bears
couldn't do anything against CJ. Stroud the week before. CJ.
Stroud had another phenomenal week, and now he comes into
Minnesota with Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins. They were missing
(02:40):
their starting running back and their backup running backs, so
that's a big deal. But the Minnesota Vikings locked him down.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Oh shutgup. Stroud throws the bell, Timpton intercepted, the Vikings
forced the turnover. Cruise Hey, hell, the former Texan comes
away with it off the tip pall. We talked about Renard,
(03:16):
so one tactic could have.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Right in the middle.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
That's Harrison Phillips, number ninety seven, named captain this year
for the first time, sign a new contract to stay
here in Minnesota. Talk Loz Deepens corner Brian Floor is
at practice on Friday and he singled him out as
someone who's greatly improved since last season. And he gets
a paw on the ball in the first interception of
the game.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
The first takeaway.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
He could call that interception luck, but I don't care
what you call it. Deflected off of Harrison Phillips's hands,
went right to the linebacker hill. But it's also not
just luck either, because Harrison Phillips needed to have active hands,
and when you have active hands sometimes things like that happen.
(04:01):
And it was his first to passive tip into the
game and it worked out in the Minnesota Vikings favor.
You know, if you're not active, you give yourself no
chance at an interception. So he put himself in a
position to make a play. He got a good luck
deflection and it went right to the Minnesota Vikings defense.
That's what they've been doing all season long, and Minnesota
(04:24):
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has recognized it as so
like a lot of.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Guys on our defense, but as a whole just felt like,
you know, the pre snap and post snap was pretty effective.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
All day long.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
Flow called the phenomenal game, the scheme, understanding of what
we're trying to get down by our players on the field,
to tackling, keeping the chunks off the tape. For the
most part, they got some kind of looser plays there
in the second half, but so proud of our guys.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
The Minnesota Vikings defense has been absolutely sensational this year,
even insane, I.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Would call it.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
And what's been fun about the Vikings defense is that's
been so good. It's getting recognized nationally by the ESPN guys,
by you know, the guys that break this tape down
for a living on NFL Network, And it's been fun
to watch those clips on social media. And if you
don't have a Twitter or x, I suggest to you
looking that up because they take the All twenty two
(05:25):
and they show the Minnesota Vikings defense in this kind
of defense and then they show how they quickly transfer
into a different kind of defense while confusing the quarterback
up front and then the secondary, so opposing quarterbacks have
no clue what kind of defensive set the Minnesota Vikings
are in. And that's why CJ. Stroud and brock Perty
(05:47):
and Daniel Jones. That's three weeks in a row where
opposing quarterbacks could do nothing on the Minnesota Vikings nothing.
And let's just read some more stats for here for you.
The Minnesota Vikings defense this season. Ten points per game
allowed this year second fewest in the league. Three hundred
(06:10):
and ten point seven yards per game is fourteenth. Five
point three sacks per game is first in the NFL.
They are getting pressure this season while not sending the house.
The only time they could get pressure last year is
if they sent eight guys at the quarterback, which left
(06:30):
the corners exposed. But now they got Stefan Gilmour in
Shaq Griffin in the secondary and they're older players, so
hopefully they can hold up throughout the course with the
regular season so they don't have to rely on their
younger guys that aren't as experienced or talented. But this
Minnesota Vikings defense with Ryan Floores has been stunning. Stefan
(06:53):
Gilmour described the Vikings defense in this way. This comes
from Matthew Coller on Twitter. He says, unselfish, a lot
of guys that love playing with each other. We treat
each other, we communicate, sorry, we trust each other. We communicate,
We play hard, we tackle, we create turnovers. It's fun
playing with a lot of guys who don't care who
(07:15):
makes the play. That's fun. And you can tell that
the Minnesota Vikings defense with cam Bino's Michael Jackson, hey hey,
moonwalk on the sidelines after the interception or in the
end zone, you can tell it's a group of guys
having fun. And one of the highlights of the Minnesota
(07:36):
Vikings win versus the Houston Texans was on this possession
and someone took it, combined it on Twitter and posted
it and it is hilarious. So enjoy this right here.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
But Laramie Tuns will excuse me to love tackle.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
He's had four false starts in the last two weeks,
so the out noise is going to be a factor.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
A few moments later, we'll start.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Offense number seventy eight illegal formation.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Make it for offense number seven years checkss with twenty
two penalties. This year, Stroud third and fourteen.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
There we go.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Tell me he'll get it again. Laramie Kluks will get
it again. What in that?
Speaker 1 (08:21):
We'll start offense from the seventy eight, Yes, the five
year pennity.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Let's still put it down. Illegal formation offense number seventy eight.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
He did it again, burns the prime.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Let's go count he did it again, illegal formation seventy
eight offense into seventy eight.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
Yeah, on the strmage, that is five penalties called against
Laramie Tunsil offense.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Than the seventy eighty.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Let's turn down, Holy cow with this left tackle. For
the Houston Texans, all they do is commit penalties first
and foremost. He should go up to Laramie tunsl and
just to make sure he's okay, not not to be
like you know, dog, all these penalties today or anything
just for you, Okay? Is everything? Okay? Last time I
saw you, you were shutting everybody down. But now Laramie
(09:06):
Tunsil had six penalties called against him today and five
were accepted. I mean, Pete and I have called games
together for a long time. Can't say we've ever seen.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
That the penalties attributed to Laramie tunsil can be caused
by multiple things. The US Bank Stadium crowd was legit.
There were loud. People that were at the game were
posting videos and talking about how loud they were, So
the Minnesota Vikings have a legitimate home field advantage of
(09:37):
this season. But it's also attributed to the Minnesota Vikings'
ability to get after the quarterback because those penalties were
false starts and those penalties or penalties where he wasn't
quite to the line of scrimmage that the referees have.
You don't put a lot of focus and effort into
(09:58):
this season. The reason why you fall start and the
reason why you aren't to the line of scrimmage is
so that you can get a massive advantage against the
defensive line, so that you get an extra step in
front of them so they can't get to your quarterback.
That's why the penalties were happening. And Larmy Tunsel isn't
this scrub who you know they just picked up off
(10:19):
the practice squad and has bounced around for a while.
He just signed a three year, seventy five million dollar
contract extension in March of twenty twenty three, and he
has that ce for captain on his jersey, so he
is highly respected in the Houston, Texas locker room. And
that's what the Minnesota Beanckkings did to him. That's what
(10:39):
the US Bank Stadium crowd did to Laramie tunsl And
here's the final statistic for you. There is only one
team over the last twenty years to have five plus
sacks in each of their first three games of the season,
the two thy twenty four Minnesota Vikings record Mike dropped moment,
(11:06):
and they did this against great teams c J. Stroud,
Rock Purdy. Now they got Malik Willis or Jordan Love,
then they got Aaron Rodgers, and then they've got like
will Levis and Trevor Lawrence and teams like that on
the road, but teams like that and in the NFL,
(11:26):
the good thing is that defense travels.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
You know.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Of course, crowd noise affects the ability from the opposing
offense to communicate clearly and easily, But defense travels. So
this Minnesota Vikings defense should be able to travel on
the road and have success later on in the season
just like they did at home. So bravo to b
(11:50):
Flow and the Minnesota Vikings defense.
This topic is starting to become a weekly discussion because
the Minnesota Vikings defense has just been that good and
it's a topic that is noteworthy and discussion worthy because
right now their defense is BA and it is a
(00:22):
mfor stuffer And someone told me the other day that
mffort means my friend. So that's what I'm going with.
The Minnesota Vikings are a my friend's stuffer and they've
proven that through the first three weeks of the regular season.
When is the last time I've looked this forward to
(00:44):
watching the Minnesota Vikings defense play. This might be the
first time in my life or I am literally looking
forward to watching the Minnesota Vikings defense put together a
performance because this defense has become unrecognizable. It's so damn good.
And we're gonna discuss their best plays and the things
(01:09):
that they've done throughout the regular season. First, let's talk
about this tweet by Paul Allen, the voice of the
Vikings and nine to noton host on k Fan. He
talked to me he sent this out at halftime during
the game. He said, Wow, what a first half by Vikings.
Stroud had gone two hundred and sixty six attempts in
a row, Sam's a pick and Gruglar Hill gets him
(01:32):
first pass. Sam Darnold was amazing in that game and
out played CJ. Stroud, who had gone two hundred and
sixty six passes in a row without a pick. CJ.
(01:52):
Stroud was Rookie of the Year last year, or at
least I think he was. He certainly deserved it if
he wasn't. He took the Houston Texans that many expected
to be a bottom feeder in the league and led
them to a division title ten and seven, and at
playoff appearance, that's who the Minnesota Vikings were facing on Sunday,
(02:17):
and the Minnesota Vikings made him look like a guy
who struggled throughout his entire NFL career. The Chicago Bears
couldn't do anything against CJ. Stroud the week before. CJ.
Stroud had another phenomenal week, and now he comes into
Minnesota with Stefon Diggs and Nico Collins. They were missing
(02:40):
their starting running back and their backup running backs, so
that's a big deal. But the Minnesota Vikings locked him down.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Oh shutgup. Stroud throws the bell, Timpton intercepted, the Vikings
forced the turnover. Cruise Hey, hell, the former Texan comes
away with it off the tip pall. We talked about Renard,
(03:16):
so one tactic could have.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Right in the middle.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
That's Harrison Phillips, number ninety seven, named captain this year
for the first time, sign a new contract to stay
here in Minnesota. Talk Loz Deepens corner Brian Floor is
at practice on Friday and he singled him out as
someone who's greatly improved since last season. And he gets
a paw on the ball in the first interception of
the game.
Speaker 4 (03:37):
The first takeaway.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
He could call that interception luck, but I don't care
what you call it. Deflected off of Harrison Phillips's hands,
went right to the linebacker hill. But it's also not
just luck either, because Harrison Phillips needed to have active hands,
and when you have active hands sometimes things like that happen.
(04:01):
And it was his first to passive tip into the
game and it worked out in the Minnesota Vikings favor.
You know, if you're not active, you give yourself no
chance at an interception. So he put himself in a
position to make a play. He got a good luck
deflection and it went right to the Minnesota Vikings defense.
That's what they've been doing all season long, and Minnesota
(04:24):
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has recognized it as so
like a lot of.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Guys on our defense, but as a whole just felt like,
you know, the pre snap and post snap was pretty effective.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
All day long.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
Flow called the phenomenal game, the scheme, understanding of what
we're trying to get down by our players on the field,
to tackling, keeping the chunks off the tape. For the
most part, they got some kind of looser plays there
in the second half, but so proud of our guys.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
The Minnesota Vikings defense has been absolutely sensational this year,
even insane, I.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Would call it.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
And what's been fun about the Vikings defense is that's
been so good. It's getting recognized nationally by the ESPN guys,
by you know, the guys that break this tape down
for a living on NFL Network, And it's been fun
to watch those clips on social media. And if you
don't have a Twitter or x, I suggest to you
looking that up because they take the All twenty two
(05:25):
and they show the Minnesota Vikings defense in this kind
of defense and then they show how they quickly transfer
into a different kind of defense while confusing the quarterback
up front and then the secondary, so opposing quarterbacks have
no clue what kind of defensive set the Minnesota Vikings
are in. And that's why CJ. Stroud and brock Perty
(05:47):
and Daniel Jones. That's three weeks in a row where
opposing quarterbacks could do nothing on the Minnesota Vikings nothing.
And let's just read some more stats for here for you.
The Minnesota Vikings defense this season. Ten points per game
allowed this year second fewest in the league. Three hundred
(06:10):
and ten point seven yards per game is fourteenth. Five
point three sacks per game is first in the NFL.
They are getting pressure this season while not sending the house.
The only time they could get pressure last year is
if they sent eight guys at the quarterback, which left
(06:30):
the corners exposed. But now they got Stefan Gilmour in
Shaq Griffin in the secondary and they're older players, so
hopefully they can hold up throughout the course with the
regular season so they don't have to rely on their
younger guys that aren't as experienced or talented. But this
Minnesota Vikings defense with Ryan Floores has been stunning. Stefan
(06:53):
Gilmour described the Vikings defense in this way. This comes
from Matthew Coller on Twitter. He says, unselfish, a lot
of guys that love playing with each other. We treat
each other, we communicate, sorry, we trust each other. We communicate,
We play hard, we tackle, we create turnovers. It's fun
playing with a lot of guys who don't care who
(07:15):
makes the play. That's fun. And you can tell that
the Minnesota Vikings defense with cam Bino's Michael Jackson, hey hey,
moonwalk on the sidelines after the interception or in the
end zone, you can tell it's a group of guys
having fun. And one of the highlights of the Minnesota
(07:36):
Vikings win versus the Houston Texans was on this possession
and someone took it, combined it on Twitter and posted
it and it is hilarious. So enjoy this right here.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
But Laramie Tuns will excuse me to love tackle.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
He's had four false starts in the last two weeks,
so the out noise is going to be a factor.
Speaker 3 (08:02):
A few moments later, we'll start.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Offense number seventy eight illegal formation.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Make it for offense number seven years checkss with twenty
two penalties. This year, Stroud third and fourteen.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
There we go.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
Tell me he'll get it again. Laramie Kluks will get
it again. What in that?
Speaker 1 (08:21):
We'll start offense from the seventy eight, Yes, the five
year pennity.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Let's still put it down. Illegal formation offense number seventy eight.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
He did it again, burns the prime.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Let's go count he did it again, illegal formation seventy
eight offense into seventy eight.
Speaker 3 (08:37):
Yeah, on the strmage, that is five penalties called against
Laramie Tunsil offense.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Than the seventy eighty.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
Let's turn down, Holy cow with this left tackle. For
the Houston Texans, all they do is commit penalties first
and foremost. He should go up to Laramie tunsl and
just to make sure he's okay, not not to be
like you know, dog, all these penalties today or anything
just for you, Okay? Is everything? Okay? Last time I
saw you, you were shutting everybody down. But now Laramie
(09:06):
Tunsil had six penalties called against him today and five
were accepted. I mean, Pete and I have called games
together for a long time. Can't say we've ever seen.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
That the penalties attributed to Laramie tunsil can be caused
by multiple things. The US Bank Stadium crowd was legit.
There were loud. People that were at the game were
posting videos and talking about how loud they were, So
the Minnesota Vikings have a legitimate home field advantage of
(09:37):
this season. But it's also attributed to the Minnesota Vikings'
ability to get after the quarterback because those penalties were
false starts and those penalties or penalties where he wasn't
quite to the line of scrimmage that the referees have.
You don't put a lot of focus and effort into
(09:58):
this season. The reason why you fall start and the
reason why you aren't to the line of scrimmage is
so that you can get a massive advantage against the
defensive line, so that you get an extra step in
front of them so they can't get to your quarterback.
That's why the penalties were happening. And Larmy Tunsel isn't
this scrub who you know they just picked up off
(10:19):
the practice squad and has bounced around for a while.
He just signed a three year, seventy five million dollar
contract extension in March of twenty twenty three, and he
has that ce for captain on his jersey, so he
is highly respected in the Houston, Texas locker room. And
that's what the Minnesota Beanckkings did to him. That's what
(10:39):
the US Bank Stadium crowd did to Laramie tunsl And
here's the final statistic for you. There is only one
team over the last twenty years to have five plus
sacks in each of their first three games of the season,
the two thy twenty four Minnesota Vikings record Mike dropped moment,
(11:06):
and they did this against great teams c J. Stroud,
Rock Purdy. Now they got Malik Willis or Jordan Love,
then they got Aaron Rodgers, and then they've got like
will Levis and Trevor Lawrence and teams like that on
the road, but teams like that and in the NFL,
(11:26):
the good thing is that defense travels.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
You know.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Of course, crowd noise affects the ability from the opposing
offense to communicate clearly and easily, But defense travels. So
this Minnesota Vikings defense should be able to travel on
the road and have success later on in the season
just like they did at home. So bravo to b
(11:50):
Flow and the Minnesota Vikings defense.
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