November 11, 2025 • 21 mins
Vikings guard Blake Brandel joins Muss for this week's Vikings Country.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's time for Vikings Country. Get to know your favorite
Vikings players and legends. Vikings Country is brought to you
by Miller Lte, the official beer sponsor of your Minnesota Vikings.
Here's your host from the Fan Audio Network, Muss.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
McCarthy wearing the nine, facing a poor man rush.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
He's gonna fade left.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
To Jalen Naylor five at the party.
Speaker 5 (00:22):
That all right the blue a tackle.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Stood by by Naylor at the Birdie Baulds.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
Call his money wins to the ten down the five.
Speaker 6 (00:32):
Hey sixty two yard chechen.
Speaker 7 (00:35):
Run by the Spadi Jalen.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Naylor Hurston goal from the for McCarty goes under center.
A couple of receiving options left. Hawkinson emotions with the
right hand off Aaron Jones to the left to the.
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Man Zone's time, Oh by, show time, and.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Minnesota has a six zero a five Matt Rush JJ
steps up back right at the end zone and it is.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Hot toots down Jail and Nailer on fourth down and
now twenty seven nineteen Ravens.
Speaker 5 (01:21):
Apple Valley American Legion. How is everybody doing out here?
Looked at this crowd. Oh, thank you guys so much
for coming out here Vikings Country with Miller Lite and
that is the official beer sponsor of Vikings Country and
the Minnesota Vikings and our very special guests that we
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have here today on Veterans Day, which is so cool
that we have everybody just pack in this American Legion
Lake brandall, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
What's up everybody? Six moore?
Speaker 5 (01:55):
Which is not your height? No it's not, no, No, six'.
Seven it, says, yes you're tolerant six.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Seven, No i'm actually, shorter but six six and three.
Quarters so oh, really so they just bumped it. Up, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Yeah you're one of the largest human Beings i've ever been.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Around i'm to be honest with.
Speaker 6 (02:13):
You AND i AND i mean that.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
Affectionately, well thank you very.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
MUCH i appreciate it when we, cuddle it's just, yeah
it just.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Fits that's why my brain immediately absolutely.
Speaker 6 (02:24):
Thanks for coming out, here, man appreciate.
Speaker 5 (02:26):
This and the cool thing is that you've done this show,
before so you know how dumb it. Is but, ultimately let's,
uh let's start off on the serious note here as
far as it Is Veteran's, day ladies and, gentlemen and
definitely thank you so much for our vets that are
out here hanging out at The American. Legion for everybody
that's listening that is a. Vet i've had somebody in
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your family as A. Vet thank, You thank you so
much for your. Service And i'm gonna guess because everybody
has somebody in their family and is connected somehow to
A Veteran's day.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Celebration, absolutely, Yeah i'm no. DIFFERENT i have two great
grandfathers who both fought In World. Warts so, wow, yeah
that goes way. Back and, uh you, KNOW i have
a ton of appreciation for all the veterans out. There and, yeah.
Speaker 5 (03:16):
Absolutely So you're drafted six round from The Minnesota vikings
and you're From oregon And i've asked you this before
AND i know.
Speaker 6 (03:25):
That you actually played At Oregon. STATE i still want to.
Know have you finally gotten your stuff to?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Beaver? No, NO i have. Not what? Now and there's
still a perfect. SPOT i think we talked about this
last time in the, basement but, uh how has that not?
Speaker 6 (03:41):
Happen you've got to have a stuffed.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Beaver christmas is coming out and my wife is actually
here right.
Speaker 5 (03:45):
Now, Yeah, natalie if you hear, This, Yes natalie let
him have his beaver.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
PLEASE i think everyone would. Approve, Yeah i'm still working on.
IT i don't know what that goes for. Us might
be out of the. Budget AND i also.
Speaker 6 (03:58):
Love the fact That natalie is. Here and then Also
bob was.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Here oh was. Here he's staying past his. Bedtime he
had to come cheers, on so, OH.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
I absolutely love. It, uh when was the last blowout.
Speaker 6 (04:08):
That you had to be in charge?
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Of, honestly it's been all, solid you, Know oh really
been really nothing up the.
Speaker 6 (04:14):
BACK i mean eighteen months he, said, yeah, right is
that what he?
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Is, yeah around eighteen. Months we're eating big boy, Food
SO i think that's made a big. Difference, Okay i've
one of those in a.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
While, yeah how how Often natalie tell, us how often
Did blake give it a uh oh poop poo here you?
Speaker 6 (04:30):
Go you got it pretty?
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Often. Yeah the worst is when he poops in the
tub and it only has to Me and uh So
i'm just. Floaters and you, Know i'm usually good at bad,
time but when that, HAPPENS i take him out AND
i Screamed. Natalie she thinks something, seriously you, know bad
has gone gone, on and, uh usually it has he
pooped in the. Bathtuff, well that's so little.
Speaker 5 (04:55):
Worse you're giving me flashbacks here right now with, That
like Brand alla is my guest hanging out Here Vikings
country And Apple Valley american. LEGION i got another question
for you here growing up In oregon and were you an?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Outdoorsman not much of, one, REALLY i appreciate it, YOU
i know you look like and even the.
Speaker 6 (05:19):
Shirt or sweat you're you're wearing over, here like.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
What's terrible is this is From abercrombie And fitch that
my wife thought so.
Speaker 6 (05:26):
That he could hide in the woods.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
WITH i, KNOW i KNOW i loved, golf love being,
outside BUT i can't Say i'm an outdoorsman.
Speaker 6 (05:33):
Right right right, Right so you couldn't like.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Survive no, Out, no it would be, rough for, SURE
i gotta be. Honest i'd love to say, yes but
it would be it would be. Bad, yeah you love.
Speaker 6 (05:43):
To go out in. Golf, now obviously you got to
get the extended, Clubs.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Yep no, doubt extra sift shaft and yeah we swing them,
hard that's for.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Sure right right right, Right so now do you and
the old line you guys go out and play absolutely.
Speaker 3 (05:57):
Yeah So brian, O'Neill Garrett bradberry For viking At, cleveland
and another Former. Viking we all go down To arizona
in the off season train and uh it's half, training half,
golf you, know love the weather and all, that and
then we get we get back For. OTA's i, mean
we've got a bunch of golfers on the, team so
we get out pretty. Often.
Speaker 5 (06:15):
MAN I i love that you can train and then
steal golf because for, me When i'm out, golfing IF
i have to run into the clubhouse to go grab
more beers and then run back, Out i'm, like, uh
you know, What i'll just take the next next hole.
Speaker 6 (06:30):
OFF i can't do.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
This i'm not much. Different especially after a day of.
Training i'm pretty, gas so that can hurt the swing
or any sort of movement after. THAT i still love.
Speaker 5 (06:39):
This because you've done the show multiple times with, me
AND i know That natalie's, here AND i just love
that you actually proposed her In Rice.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Park. Yeah, yeah that's perfect in the snow, Too in
this snow doesn't get More minnesota than. That. Right oh
that's a that's a great. Memory and we'll we'll never forget,
it that's for, Sure, YES i. Think.
Speaker 5 (07:01):
So, Okay so now you Got bow here and the
holidays coming.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Up, yeah so what are.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
You guys planning for the.
Speaker 5 (07:11):
HOLIDAYS i know he's still pretty, young but ultimately you've
got family that are gonna be coming into town everything like.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
That are you.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
Guys big on the uh we're hosting and we're gonna
be doing a big holiday.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
Celebration we're definitely gonna have family in. TOWN i think
the big challenge this year is gonna be babyproofing all
the holiday. Decorations we're already you, know game planning for
The christmas tree because anything that is at his height
or reachable is being picked up and potentially thrown at
the dog on the ground. Whatever SO i think that's
gonna be the biggest challenge this holiday. Season but we're
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looking forward to. It you, know you, know.
Speaker 6 (07:46):
You're living not only do you have to you.
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Know keep this size and he gotta like feed that.
Size does that Make thanksgiving like the greatest holiday of all?
Time because for all of, us that's eating season right?
There it has your FAVOR i guess it's one of those.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
What i'm putting in my body the season typically starts that.
Way usually When thanksgiving rolls, around it's how CAN i get?
Calories and So thanksgiving definitely makes it. Easy we usually
do AN o Line thanksgiving where there's way too much
food and somehow it always gets. Eating it's almost like
a contest at that. Point so always look forward to. That,
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YEAH i mean you got all the goods On. Thanksgiving so,
yeah the Clean plate, Award, yeah clean play all about clean.
Plate gotta have, that all?
Speaker 5 (08:32):
RIGHT i got to ask you about, this AND i
know that you've been asked, this but, ultimately it's such
an interesting season that's happened for The Minnesota vikings and
for you especially that you've never taken a snap in a,
game no matter what high, school, college never THE. Nflfl
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here we are at. Center what is that transition? Like
because what a lot of the fans don't understand or
don't know, about is that you are literally the quarterback
of the offensive line and you and the quarterback have
to have. Communication you have to actually you, know set.
Protections you got to make sure that you're telling him
what he's looking at as.
Speaker 6 (09:13):
Well how crazy was that transition for?
Speaker 3 (09:16):
You, it's, uh it's kind of funny because out of
all places to learn to play, center to do it
In london was. Strange you. KNOW i get a text
From Chris, kupar a line, coach on On, thursday and
he texts me and he's, like, hey what do you
what do you think about playing? Center AND i you, know,
said wtf question mark question Mark, Jokingly i'm, LIKE i
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will do whatever it, takes you, know to be out
there with those. Guys and SO i think the first
game it was like there was no time to, think you,
know you just had to go Do and since, then you,
know there's been growing, pains of, course but, uh you,
Know i'm learning every week and at this point it's
starting to get a little bit more, comfortable which has been.
Nice but, YEAH i, mean just having to worry about
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snapping the b all and. Shotgun it's just it's it's
a whole nother wrinkle to offensive line. Play and my
respect for all the CENTERS i play with and all
the centers out there has gone up tremendously because it's
it's not an easy, job that's for.
Speaker 6 (10:11):
Sure, okay you know it's this, show So i'm gonna
ask you this.
Speaker 5 (10:14):
Question it's got to be weird that you'd never played,
center uh in all of your, career and you have played,
tackle you have played card and then all of a,
sudden now you have another man's hands up in your.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Another's that had to have been. Weird you gotta get,
comfortable you. Know josh, mccount our quarterback coach, always you,
know we do center quarterback exchange before practice, starts and he's,
like you can't exchange balls with another man if you're
not gonna exchange chance exchange hand.
Speaker 5 (10:40):
Shake wait wait wait wait wait wait wait, Wait i'm
trying to follow that.
Speaker 3 (10:43):
Out you can't exchange balls with another man if you
can't exchange. Handshakes, yeah, yeah sorry for, live but that's
that's WHAT i. Said and he's totally, right you. Know
so we go around and do our, handshakes and then
we go and we we snapped the ball to one.
Another but uh, yeah, no it's it's a unique few,
feeling for. Sure but it's a unique. FEELING i think
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you all should try it at some. POINT i, mean,
honestly it sounds like it's very.
Speaker 6 (11:10):
Gratified.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 5 (11:13):
Let's also talk about this, here and we got the
next segment that's gonna be coming, up and that's where
we have our five typically Stupid vikings country. Questions we'll
get into. That, yes thank you so much for the
Wou one thing that we heard after this last, Game.
Cadence cadence kept coming up a, lot and Even koc
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in his pressure brought it up a little.
Speaker 6 (11:36):
Bit my question, is how does that cadence change things so?
Speaker 5 (11:42):
MUCH i, mean you have a different cadence when you're
on the, road which makes sense because it's going to be, loud.
Yep and you have a different cadence when you're at home.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Yep how much does that?
Speaker 5 (11:55):
Change and how difficult is that for everybody else to
go what The cap?
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Says, YEAH i mean we we've got a lot more
cadences when you're at, home AND i think that's the.
Challenge but it's also a major advantage because you, know
that's that's the, offenses especially as an offensive, lineman that's
your advantage is a snap count and so getting off
on the right, time you, know you get to beat
them to the first. Punch and that's a big thing
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about offensive line. Play who's the first? Touch you, know
who can get the first? Touch so, Yeah cadence is
a huge. Thing and you know you're at your silent
cadence because it's too. Loud you can't hear the quarterback
on the, road and then when when you come, home
you can go on voice and, uh you, know obviously
we had some some operational issues in this last, game and,
uh it's it wasn't just one. Thing you, know there's
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one WHERE i needed to snap the ball AND i.
Didn't you know. That we all took our part in,
it and we're gonna get a fixed for us next.
Game you gotta love this.
Speaker 5 (12:49):
Show we just went from shaking hands, balls talking about.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
Cadences it all comes.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
Together you got more coming out here on the Way Viking's.
Country we're hanging out here In Apple, valley The American.
Speaker 6 (13:01):
Legion look at this crowd is.
Speaker 5 (13:03):
Outstanding we're giving away tickets to go see Your Minnesota
vikings in The Miller Line.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
Lounge you can still stop out.
Speaker 5 (13:09):
Here i'm here until eight thirty and you've got a
chance to win tickets to go and see them take
on The Chicago.
Speaker 6 (13:16):
Bears AT Us Banks.
Speaker 5 (13:18):
Stadium high v is extending their support of local families
by providing affordable meals for our families Until november, fourteenth
from four until seven at all stores with hot food. Service,
now these meals will continue to be available for children
ages twelve and under for free for everyone, else and
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the same meal will also be available for three dollars
with options for dine in or. Takeout this, week The
Minnesota vikings will also support this effort at The, Cottage,
Grove egan And lakeville. Locations so stop by your local
high v to see your Favorite Minnesota vikings. Cheerleaders there's
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legends and Also victor The viking is going to be
there as. Well more coming up here on the way
From Apple. Valley right here on The, fan.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
It's time For Vikings. Country get to know your Favorite
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Vikings here's your host from The Fan Audio, network Mus Burton.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Pot from The bears Thirteen Chicago rush is. Four McCarthy's
straight drop.
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To the end zone and touch Dun.
Speaker 7 (14:35):
Justin jefferson McCarthy looks at The jones tot D g show,
time mucking McCarthy out of the, shotgun milking a three point,
lead it is a run path. Option McCarty takes off
to the, right stand stunner, stuff tick.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
The five Tod.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
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are With Miller, life the official beer sponsor of The Minnesota.
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With miller And cores and you can also check it
out At vikings dot com slash bww for.
Speaker 6 (15:40):
The full schedule and.
Speaker 5 (15:42):
Details are very special guests that we have, Here Blake,
brandell everybody number sixty, four your, center which going into
the season didn't really feel like that would be something
we would ever say.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Unexpected for, sure we have always something new every, year
and this is this is what's new for. Me so,
YEAH i.
Speaker 5 (16:03):
JUST i, mean like you said before that whatever you
want me to, do we'll do. IT i, mean this
is this is Why i'm Doing Vikings. Country this isn't
my real.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Job maybe one, day maybe one, Day i'm coming.
Speaker 6 (16:16):
Clearly clearly this isn't Something i'm good.
Speaker 5 (16:19):
At oh, yeah we're, learning that's for. Sure very excited about. This,
okay we're taking on The. Bears, already got to win
against The bears so far two and oh in THE Nfc.
North so FAR jj McCarthy at The helm two and
oh in THE Nfc.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
North this is gonna be a big game coming up
here at those games mean a, lot especially in such
a tight. DIVISION i was just looking at the divisional.
STANDINGS i, mean we're two games out of you, know
leading the division right, now and so these we talk
about it every. Year winning The north is, huge but
these divisional games are are you, know the tighter it,
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gets the bigger they, are, obviously and so great opportunity
coming up On, sunday especially after a. Loss you, know
you want to you want to feel better after the.
Loss so we're we're looking inward and uh, yeah take
it to The.
Speaker 5 (17:12):
Bears before we get to the five typically Stupid Vikings
country questions, here you're booke nded Between Donovan Jackson Will.
Fries what is that relationship not only on the, field
but more importantly off the.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
FIELD i love those. Guys so we'll start With Donovan.
Donovan you, Know i've always felt like a young guy
in the, league but this is year, six and it's
it's almost. Weird it happened really, fast AND i haven't
really thought of that until being Around, donovan AND i,
realize oh my, God i'm the old guy in the room.
Now that was around WHEN i, was you, know a.
Rookie and SO i Love. Donnie donnie's been doing a great,
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job great, attitude learning every. Week he's he's gonna be
an awesome player throughout his. Career he already, is but
you know he's going to continue to. Improve and, then,
Uh will fries on the, right Big will we call,
him we call Him. Spud you were talking, about you,
know offensive, linemen how they're. SMART i wouldn't Say will's,
gross but like he's just one of.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
Those, okay well that was off, AIR i, said, yeah, sorry,
yeah because On Vikings, country the defensive ends are always like,
crazy and then you have the offensive, linemen Who i've
grown up with my entire life being around offensive. Linemen,
weirdly but the fact is is that you guys are,
smart but you're kind of.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Gross, yeah and it happened your big body gets sweaty.
Whatever But spud is just like the. Ultimate he's incredibly,
smart but when you get on the, field he's just like,
meathead want to, smash you, know move people off the
line of. Scrimmage and so playing between those two guys
has been. Awesome and you, know making this transition to,
center they've helped me a ton. Too SO i owe
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lot to both those.
Speaker 6 (18:50):
Guys all, right here we.
Speaker 5 (18:51):
Go we're gonna start up with the five typically Stupid
Vikings country. Questions number one holiday. Shopping, uh apparently there
was a survey that was. Done they found out That
Black friday shoppers plan to spend on average three hundred
dollars on. Themselves are you typical dude who when your
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family wants to get you a gift or something for
your birthday or for the, holidays you just already had
gone out and got.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
It we were just having my wife's birthdays actually coming,
up and so we're talking, about, well what do you
want for your? Birthday and we both came to the
agreement that we're terrible to shop for because if there's
something we, want we're probably going to get it. Ourselves
Especially Black friday. Deals you, Know amazon always going, Crazy
so uh, YEAH i am unfortunately that kind of.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
Person how Many amazon box, as boxes and packages that.
Speaker 6 (19:45):
Chill up at the front door have your name on?
Speaker 3 (19:47):
It because mine never is on? It zero, Zero but
it's all because it's it's Under natalie's. Names, Yah, amazon
you know What i'm. Saying SO i can blame, her
but sometimes it's my own.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
Doing according to a new, survey most people would be
happy to host guests for six days over the. Holidays
are you hosting first and? Foremost and, secondly doesn't six
sound like them too?
Speaker 3 (20:12):
Much sounds like a? LOT i think it depends on
who's coming, though you, know especially with the, baby that
changes everything to share more, hands more. Help oh, yeah
you don't want to, Leave, yeah let's go to. Dinner you,
know parents are, here. Whatever so six days does sound
like a lot, Though but, yeah we'll always, house that's for.
Speaker 6 (20:32):
Sure to, me it feels Like.
Speaker 5 (20:33):
Vegas there's a rule About vegas in my, opinion is
that three days is enough and four days is too.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
Much so that should also be with the. Host yeah that's.
Fair that couldn't agree agree more About vegas since without a.
Speaker 5 (20:45):
Doubt oh, Yeah i'm still kidding all, right there's a wellness.
Trend this is number three called dark. Showering this is
where you just shower in the. Dark it's supposed to calm,
you supposed to make it easier for you to. Sleep
would you ever consider dark? Showering it just sounds dangerous to.
Me and have you ever had a shower beer shower?
Speaker 3 (21:09):
Beer? Yes, absolutely that's you. KNOW i went To Oregon
state of COURSE i had a shower. Beer showering at the.
Dark it sounds. DANGEROUS i. Agree i'm way too clumsy
for something like, that So i'm probably out on the
on the dark. Shower all.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
Right here we go number four with the five typically
Stupid Vikings country.
Speaker 6 (21:28):
Questions the creator Of Roger. Rabbit have you ever seen
the Movie Roger?
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Rabbit i've seen, IT i don't remember.
Speaker 5 (21:34):
Anything, yeah, Okay well they regained the rights From disney
and now they're gonna come out with a live action,
movie and sof
It's time for Vikings Country. Get to know your favorite
Vikings players and legends. Vikings Country is brought to you
by Miller Lte, the official beer sponsor of your Minnesota Vikings.
Here's your host from the Fan Audio Network, Muss.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
McCarthy wearing the nine, facing a poor man rush.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
He's gonna fade left.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
To Jalen Naylor five at the party.
Speaker 5 (00:22):
That all right the blue a tackle.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Stood by by Naylor at the Birdie Baulds.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
Call his money wins to the ten down the five.
Speaker 6 (00:32):
Hey sixty two yard chechen.
Speaker 7 (00:35):
Run by the Spadi Jalen.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Naylor Hurston goal from the for McCarty goes under center.
A couple of receiving options left. Hawkinson emotions with the
right hand off Aaron Jones to the left to the.
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Man Zone's time, Oh by, show time, and.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Minnesota has a six zero a five Matt Rush JJ
steps up back right at the end zone and it is.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
Hot toots down Jail and Nailer on fourth down and
now twenty seven nineteen Ravens.
Speaker 5 (01:21):
Apple Valley American Legion. How is everybody doing out here?
Looked at this crowd. Oh, thank you guys so much
for coming out here Vikings Country with Miller Lite and
that is the official beer sponsor of Vikings Country and
the Minnesota Vikings and our very special guests that we
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have here today on Veterans Day, which is so cool
that we have everybody just pack in this American Legion
Lake brandall, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
What's up everybody? Six moore?
Speaker 5 (01:55):
Which is not your height? No it's not, no, No, six'.
Seven it, says, yes you're tolerant six.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Seven, No i'm actually, shorter but six six and three.
Quarters so oh, really so they just bumped it. Up, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
Yeah you're one of the largest human Beings i've ever been.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
Around i'm to be honest with.
Speaker 6 (02:13):
You AND i AND i mean that.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
Affectionately, well thank you very.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
MUCH i appreciate it when we, cuddle it's just, yeah
it just.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Fits that's why my brain immediately absolutely.
Speaker 6 (02:24):
Thanks for coming out, here, man appreciate.
Speaker 5 (02:26):
This and the cool thing is that you've done this show,
before so you know how dumb it. Is but, ultimately let's,
uh let's start off on the serious note here as
far as it Is Veteran's, day ladies and, gentlemen and
definitely thank you so much for our vets that are
out here hanging out at The American. Legion for everybody
that's listening that is a. Vet i've had somebody in
(02:49):
your family as A. Vet thank, You thank you so
much for your. Service And i'm gonna guess because everybody
has somebody in their family and is connected somehow to
A Veteran's day.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Celebration, absolutely, Yeah i'm no. DIFFERENT i have two great
grandfathers who both fought In World. Warts so, wow, yeah
that goes way. Back and, uh you, KNOW i have
a ton of appreciation for all the veterans out. There and, yeah.
Speaker 5 (03:16):
Absolutely So you're drafted six round from The Minnesota vikings
and you're From oregon And i've asked you this before
AND i know.
Speaker 6 (03:25):
That you actually played At Oregon. STATE i still want to.
Know have you finally gotten your stuff to?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Beaver? No, NO i have. Not what? Now and there's
still a perfect. SPOT i think we talked about this
last time in the, basement but, uh how has that not?
Speaker 6 (03:41):
Happen you've got to have a stuffed.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Beaver christmas is coming out and my wife is actually
here right.
Speaker 5 (03:45):
Now, Yeah, natalie if you hear, This, Yes natalie let
him have his beaver.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
PLEASE i think everyone would. Approve, Yeah i'm still working on.
IT i don't know what that goes for. Us might
be out of the. Budget AND i also.
Speaker 6 (03:58):
Love the fact That natalie is. Here and then Also
bob was.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Here oh was. Here he's staying past his. Bedtime he
had to come cheers, on so, OH.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
I absolutely love. It, uh when was the last blowout.
Speaker 6 (04:08):
That you had to be in charge?
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Of, honestly it's been all, solid you, Know oh really
been really nothing up the.
Speaker 6 (04:14):
BACK i mean eighteen months he, said, yeah, right is
that what he?
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Is, yeah around eighteen. Months we're eating big boy, Food
SO i think that's made a big. Difference, Okay i've
one of those in a.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
While, yeah how how Often natalie tell, us how often
Did blake give it a uh oh poop poo here you?
Speaker 6 (04:30):
Go you got it pretty?
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Often. Yeah the worst is when he poops in the
tub and it only has to Me and uh So
i'm just. Floaters and you, Know i'm usually good at bad,
time but when that, HAPPENS i take him out AND
i Screamed. Natalie she thinks something, seriously you, know bad
has gone gone, on and, uh usually it has he
pooped in the. Bathtuff, well that's so little.
Speaker 5 (04:55):
Worse you're giving me flashbacks here right now with, That
like Brand alla is my guest hanging out Here Vikings
country And Apple Valley american. LEGION i got another question
for you here growing up In oregon and were you an?
Speaker 3 (05:13):
Outdoorsman not much of, one, REALLY i appreciate it, YOU
i know you look like and even the.
Speaker 6 (05:19):
Shirt or sweat you're you're wearing over, here like.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
What's terrible is this is From abercrombie And fitch that
my wife thought so.
Speaker 6 (05:26):
That he could hide in the woods.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
WITH i, KNOW i KNOW i loved, golf love being,
outside BUT i can't Say i'm an outdoorsman.
Speaker 6 (05:33):
Right right right, Right so you couldn't like.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
Survive no, Out, no it would be, rough for, SURE
i gotta be. Honest i'd love to say, yes but
it would be it would be. Bad, yeah you love.
Speaker 6 (05:43):
To go out in. Golf, now obviously you got to
get the extended, Clubs.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Yep no, doubt extra sift shaft and yeah we swing them,
hard that's for.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
Sure right right right, Right so now do you and
the old line you guys go out and play absolutely.
Speaker 3 (05:57):
Yeah So brian, O'Neill Garrett bradberry For viking At, cleveland
and another Former. Viking we all go down To arizona
in the off season train and uh it's half, training half,
golf you, know love the weather and all, that and
then we get we get back For. OTA's i, mean
we've got a bunch of golfers on the, team so
we get out pretty. Often.
Speaker 5 (06:15):
MAN I i love that you can train and then
steal golf because for, me When i'm out, golfing IF
i have to run into the clubhouse to go grab
more beers and then run back, Out i'm, like, uh
you know, What i'll just take the next next hole.
Speaker 6 (06:30):
OFF i can't do.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
This i'm not much. Different especially after a day of.
Training i'm pretty, gas so that can hurt the swing
or any sort of movement after. THAT i still love.
Speaker 5 (06:39):
This because you've done the show multiple times with, me
AND i know That natalie's, here AND i just love
that you actually proposed her In Rice.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Park. Yeah, yeah that's perfect in the snow, Too in
this snow doesn't get More minnesota than. That. Right oh
that's a that's a great. Memory and we'll we'll never forget,
it that's for, Sure, YES i. Think.
Speaker 5 (07:01):
So, Okay so now you Got bow here and the
holidays coming.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
Up, yeah so what are.
Speaker 6 (07:09):
You guys planning for the.
Speaker 5 (07:11):
HOLIDAYS i know he's still pretty, young but ultimately you've
got family that are gonna be coming into town everything like.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
That are you.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
Guys big on the uh we're hosting and we're gonna
be doing a big holiday.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
Celebration we're definitely gonna have family in. TOWN i think
the big challenge this year is gonna be babyproofing all
the holiday. Decorations we're already you, know game planning for
The christmas tree because anything that is at his height
or reachable is being picked up and potentially thrown at
the dog on the ground. Whatever SO i think that's
gonna be the biggest challenge this holiday. Season but we're
(07:43):
looking forward to. It you, know you, know.
Speaker 6 (07:46):
You're living not only do you have to you.
Speaker 5 (07:48):
Know keep this size and he gotta like feed that.
Size does that Make thanksgiving like the greatest holiday of all?
Time because for all of, us that's eating season right?
There it has your FAVOR i guess it's one of those.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
What i'm putting in my body the season typically starts that.
Way usually When thanksgiving rolls, around it's how CAN i get?
Calories and So thanksgiving definitely makes it. Easy we usually
do AN o Line thanksgiving where there's way too much
food and somehow it always gets. Eating it's almost like
a contest at that. Point so always look forward to. That,
(08:25):
YEAH i mean you got all the goods On. Thanksgiving so,
yeah the Clean plate, Award, yeah clean play all about clean.
Plate gotta have, that all?
Speaker 5 (08:32):
RIGHT i got to ask you about, this AND i
know that you've been asked, this but, ultimately it's such
an interesting season that's happened for The Minnesota vikings and
for you especially that you've never taken a snap in a,
game no matter what high, school, college never THE. Nflfl
(08:53):
here we are at. Center what is that transition? Like
because what a lot of the fans don't understand or
don't know, about is that you are literally the quarterback
of the offensive line and you and the quarterback have
to have. Communication you have to actually you, know set.
Protections you got to make sure that you're telling him
what he's looking at as.
Speaker 6 (09:13):
Well how crazy was that transition for?
Speaker 3 (09:16):
You, it's, uh it's kind of funny because out of
all places to learn to play, center to do it
In london was. Strange you. KNOW i get a text
From Chris, kupar a line, coach on On, thursday and
he texts me and he's, like, hey what do you
what do you think about playing? Center AND i you, know,
said wtf question mark question Mark, Jokingly i'm, LIKE i
(09:38):
will do whatever it, takes you, know to be out
there with those. Guys and SO i think the first
game it was like there was no time to, think you,
know you just had to go Do and since, then you,
know there's been growing, pains of, course but, uh you,
Know i'm learning every week and at this point it's
starting to get a little bit more, comfortable which has been.
Nice but, YEAH i, mean just having to worry about
(09:59):
snapping the b all and. Shotgun it's just it's it's
a whole nother wrinkle to offensive line. Play and my
respect for all the CENTERS i play with and all
the centers out there has gone up tremendously because it's
it's not an easy, job that's for.
Speaker 6 (10:11):
Sure, okay you know it's this, show So i'm gonna
ask you this.
Speaker 5 (10:14):
Question it's got to be weird that you'd never played,
center uh in all of your, career and you have played,
tackle you have played card and then all of a,
sudden now you have another man's hands up in your.
Speaker 3 (10:26):
Another's that had to have been. Weird you gotta get,
comfortable you. Know josh, mccount our quarterback coach, always you,
know we do center quarterback exchange before practice, starts and he's,
like you can't exchange balls with another man if you're
not gonna exchange chance exchange hand.
Speaker 5 (10:40):
Shake wait wait wait wait wait wait wait, Wait i'm
trying to follow that.
Speaker 3 (10:43):
Out you can't exchange balls with another man if you
can't exchange. Handshakes, yeah, yeah sorry for, live but that's
that's WHAT i. Said and he's totally, right you. Know
so we go around and do our, handshakes and then
we go and we we snapped the ball to one.
Another but uh, yeah, no it's it's a unique few,
feeling for. Sure but it's a unique. FEELING i think
(11:05):
you all should try it at some. POINT i, mean,
honestly it sounds like it's very.
Speaker 6 (11:10):
Gratified.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 5 (11:13):
Let's also talk about this, here and we got the
next segment that's gonna be coming, up and that's where
we have our five typically Stupid vikings country. Questions we'll
get into. That, yes thank you so much for the
Wou one thing that we heard after this last, Game.
Cadence cadence kept coming up a, lot and Even koc
(11:34):
in his pressure brought it up a little.
Speaker 6 (11:36):
Bit my question, is how does that cadence change things so?
Speaker 5 (11:42):
MUCH i, mean you have a different cadence when you're
on the, road which makes sense because it's going to be, loud.
Yep and you have a different cadence when you're at home.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
Yep how much does that?
Speaker 5 (11:55):
Change and how difficult is that for everybody else to
go what The cap?
Speaker 3 (12:00):
Says, YEAH i mean we we've got a lot more
cadences when you're at, home AND i think that's the.
Challenge but it's also a major advantage because you, know
that's that's the, offenses especially as an offensive, lineman that's
your advantage is a snap count and so getting off
on the right, time you, know you get to beat
them to the first. Punch and that's a big thing
(12:20):
about offensive line. Play who's the first? Touch you, know
who can get the first? Touch so, Yeah cadence is
a huge. Thing and you know you're at your silent
cadence because it's too. Loud you can't hear the quarterback
on the, road and then when when you come, home
you can go on voice and, uh you, know obviously
we had some some operational issues in this last, game and,
uh it's it wasn't just one. Thing you, know there's
(12:42):
one WHERE i needed to snap the ball AND i.
Didn't you know. That we all took our part in,
it and we're gonna get a fixed for us next.
Game you gotta love this.
Speaker 5 (12:49):
Show we just went from shaking hands, balls talking about.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
Cadences it all comes.
Speaker 5 (12:55):
Together you got more coming out here on the Way Viking's.
Country we're hanging out here In Apple, valley The American.
Speaker 6 (13:01):
Legion look at this crowd is.
Speaker 5 (13:03):
Outstanding we're giving away tickets to go see Your Minnesota
vikings in The Miller Line.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
Lounge you can still stop out.
Speaker 5 (13:09):
Here i'm here until eight thirty and you've got a
chance to win tickets to go and see them take
on The Chicago.
Speaker 6 (13:16):
Bears AT Us Banks.
Speaker 5 (13:18):
Stadium high v is extending their support of local families
by providing affordable meals for our families Until november, fourteenth
from four until seven at all stores with hot food. Service,
now these meals will continue to be available for children
ages twelve and under for free for everyone, else and
(13:39):
the same meal will also be available for three dollars
with options for dine in or. Takeout this, week The
Minnesota vikings will also support this effort at The, Cottage,
Grove egan And lakeville. Locations so stop by your local
high v to see your Favorite Minnesota vikings. Cheerleaders there's
(14:00):
legends and Also victor The viking is going to be
there as. Well more coming up here on the way
From Apple. Valley right here on The, fan.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
It's time For Vikings. Country get to know your Favorite
vikings players and legends Where Vikings country is brought to
you By Miller, lyte the official beer sponsor of Your Minnesota.
Vikings here's your host from The Fan Audio, network Mus Burton.
Speaker 2 (14:25):
Pot from The bears Thirteen Chicago rush is. Four McCarthy's
straight drop.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
To the end zone and touch Dun.
Speaker 7 (14:35):
Justin jefferson McCarthy looks at The jones tot D g show,
time mucking McCarthy out of the, shotgun milking a three point,
lead it is a run path. Option McCarty takes off
to the, right stand stunner, stuff tick.
Speaker 4 (14:57):
The five Tod.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
Welcome, Back Apple, Valley American, Legion Vikings. Country here we
are With Miller, life the official beer sponsor of The Minnesota.
Vikings by the, way you should also Join Paul allen
Alec Lewis Norde Friday Football feast coming Up november fourteenth
at The Buffalo Wild wings In lakeville for A Friday
(15:30):
Football feast presented By Coors. Light our family friends there
With miller And cores and you can also check it
out At vikings dot com slash bww for.
Speaker 6 (15:40):
The full schedule and.
Speaker 5 (15:42):
Details are very special guests that we have, Here Blake,
brandell everybody number sixty, four your, center which going into
the season didn't really feel like that would be something
we would ever say.
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Unexpected for, sure we have always something new every, year
and this is this is what's new for. Me so,
YEAH i.
Speaker 5 (16:03):
JUST i, mean like you said before that whatever you
want me to, do we'll do. IT i, mean this
is this is Why i'm Doing Vikings. Country this isn't
my real.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Job maybe one, day maybe one, Day i'm coming.
Speaker 6 (16:16):
Clearly clearly this isn't Something i'm good.
Speaker 5 (16:19):
At oh, yeah we're, learning that's for. Sure very excited about. This,
okay we're taking on The. Bears, already got to win
against The bears so far two and oh in THE Nfc.
North so FAR jj McCarthy at The helm two and
oh in THE Nfc.
Speaker 3 (16:40):
North this is gonna be a big game coming up
here at those games mean a, lot especially in such
a tight. DIVISION i was just looking at the divisional.
STANDINGS i, mean we're two games out of you, know
leading the division right, now and so these we talk
about it every. Year winning The north is, huge but
these divisional games are are you, know the tighter it,
(17:01):
gets the bigger they, are, obviously and so great opportunity
coming up On, sunday especially after a. Loss you, know
you want to you want to feel better after the.
Loss so we're we're looking inward and uh, yeah take
it to The.
Speaker 5 (17:12):
Bears before we get to the five typically Stupid Vikings
country questions, here you're booke nded Between Donovan Jackson Will.
Fries what is that relationship not only on the, field
but more importantly off the.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
FIELD i love those. Guys so we'll start With Donovan.
Donovan you, Know i've always felt like a young guy
in the, league but this is year, six and it's
it's almost. Weird it happened really, fast AND i haven't
really thought of that until being Around, donovan AND i,
realize oh my, God i'm the old guy in the room.
Now that was around WHEN i, was you, know a.
Rookie and SO i Love. Donnie donnie's been doing a great,
(17:50):
job great, attitude learning every. Week he's he's gonna be
an awesome player throughout his. Career he already, is but
you know he's going to continue to. Improve and, then,
Uh will fries on the, right Big will we call,
him we call Him. Spud you were talking, about you,
know offensive, linemen how they're. SMART i wouldn't Say will's,
gross but like he's just one of.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
Those, okay well that was off, AIR i, said, yeah, sorry,
yeah because On Vikings, country the defensive ends are always like,
crazy and then you have the offensive, linemen Who i've
grown up with my entire life being around offensive. Linemen,
weirdly but the fact is is that you guys are,
smart but you're kind of.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Gross, yeah and it happened your big body gets sweaty.
Whatever But spud is just like the. Ultimate he's incredibly,
smart but when you get on the, field he's just like,
meathead want to, smash you, know move people off the
line of. Scrimmage and so playing between those two guys
has been. Awesome and you, know making this transition to,
center they've helped me a ton. Too SO i owe
(18:49):
lot to both those.
Speaker 6 (18:50):
Guys all, right here we.
Speaker 5 (18:51):
Go we're gonna start up with the five typically Stupid
Vikings country. Questions number one holiday. Shopping, uh apparently there
was a survey that was. Done they found out That
Black friday shoppers plan to spend on average three hundred
dollars on. Themselves are you typical dude who when your
(19:14):
family wants to get you a gift or something for
your birthday or for the, holidays you just already had
gone out and got.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
It we were just having my wife's birthdays actually coming,
up and so we're talking, about, well what do you
want for your? Birthday and we both came to the
agreement that we're terrible to shop for because if there's
something we, want we're probably going to get it. Ourselves
Especially Black friday. Deals you, Know amazon always going, Crazy
so uh, YEAH i am unfortunately that kind of.
Speaker 5 (19:40):
Person how Many amazon box, as boxes and packages that.
Speaker 6 (19:45):
Chill up at the front door have your name on?
Speaker 3 (19:47):
It because mine never is on? It zero, Zero but
it's all because it's it's Under natalie's. Names, Yah, amazon
you know What i'm. Saying SO i can blame, her
but sometimes it's my own.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
Doing according to a new, survey most people would be
happy to host guests for six days over the. Holidays
are you hosting first and? Foremost and, secondly doesn't six
sound like them too?
Speaker 3 (20:12):
Much sounds like a? LOT i think it depends on
who's coming, though you, know especially with the, baby that
changes everything to share more, hands more. Help oh, yeah
you don't want to, Leave, yeah let's go to. Dinner you,
know parents are, here. Whatever so six days does sound
like a lot, Though but, yeah we'll always, house that's for.
Speaker 6 (20:32):
Sure to, me it feels Like.
Speaker 5 (20:33):
Vegas there's a rule About vegas in my, opinion is
that three days is enough and four days is too.
Speaker 3 (20:39):
Much so that should also be with the. Host yeah that's.
Fair that couldn't agree agree more About vegas since without a.
Speaker 5 (20:45):
Doubt oh, Yeah i'm still kidding all, right there's a wellness.
Trend this is number three called dark. Showering this is
where you just shower in the. Dark it's supposed to calm,
you supposed to make it easier for you to. Sleep
would you ever consider dark? Showering it just sounds dangerous to.
Me and have you ever had a shower beer shower?
Speaker 3 (21:09):
Beer? Yes, absolutely that's you. KNOW i went To Oregon
state of COURSE i had a shower. Beer showering at the.
Dark it sounds. DANGEROUS i. Agree i'm way too clumsy
for something like, that So i'm probably out on the
on the dark. Shower all.
Speaker 5 (21:24):
Right here we go number four with the five typically
Stupid Vikings country.
Speaker 6 (21:28):
Questions the creator Of Roger. Rabbit have you ever seen
the Movie Roger?
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Rabbit i've seen, IT i don't remember.
Speaker 5 (21:34):
Anything, yeah, Okay well they regained the rights From disney
and now they're gonna come out with a live action,
movie and sof
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