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NFL Schedule Release - Vikings wtih Dane Mizutani, Packers with Dave Sinykin, Chiefs with Nick Athan & Trent's Picks presented by Circa Sports · The Lunch Rush with Trent Condon

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Hour number two, welcome back, It's Millerin Condon on the Iowa
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Sports Radio Network. We're with you until 2:00.
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Coming up this hour, we're going to take a look at three of our
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regional NFL team schedules of course have come out a
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momentarily Den Mazatani. We're also going to pick his
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brain on the T Wolves as he was in attendance last night for the
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clincher as they move on to the Western Conference final.
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We'll talk Vikings first, then the Packers with Dave Sinican,
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KFAN and Zone coverage.com, and then Nick Athen, Chiefs
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blitz.com on the Kansas City Chiefs.
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We'll talk to him at about 1:30. Let's get to
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danemazatanitwincities.com. Saint Paul Pioneer Press, How
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are you? Dane Trenton, Ken, thank you for
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coming on. Good to talk to you.
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Yeah, always good to talk to y'all guys.
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I guess we've got to save some time for hoops, but let's start
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with the schedule first of all. And I guess the one thing that
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jumps off to everybody is the back-to-back games over across
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the pond. They do I guess avoid 2 road
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games because they would have I think had to have gone to
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Pittsburgh and had to gone to Cleveland.
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But they'll play one of them in Pittsburgh and Ireland, the
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other one in Believe in London. Just your thoughts on that?
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Something that's never done before.
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Are the Vikings embracing this challenge, do you think, Dave?
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Yeah, I think they are. I think when you look at what
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the Vikings have been able to do as far as connecting with the
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fan base across the pond, they have a pretty cult following in
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London. And this is just an opportunity
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to take that cult following from London, England and apply it to
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Dublin, Ireland. And I think they really looked
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at this as an opportunity to just kind of grow their brand
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while also kind of setting themselves up because they
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believe so strongly and in their support system.
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You hear them talk all the time about their medical staff, their
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their athletic training staff, their, their operation staff.
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Do they feel equipped to deal with something like this?
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So I think they're looking at it more as an opportunity and less
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as a as a daunting task that they have to overcome.
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And then you mentioned it. Look, they get to play the AFC
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North in full and not play one through Rd. game.
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They get to host the, you know, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati
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Bengals at home, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens at
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home. And then you avoid Pittsburgh,
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you avoid Cleveland. I know those teams might look on
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paper to be down this year, but if you can avoid going to
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Pittsburgh, going to Cleveland, I think that's just a small
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bonus for the Vikings as well. And it's crazy to think they're
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only going to have, what, one true Rd. game through the first
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seven weeks of the season? Now, of course, two of them
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across the pond. But true Rd. games?
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They're different. As we know, even in the NFL, the
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home field advantage isn't 1 once it once was.
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Well, that means that back end of the schedule, what it does,
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starting at Green Bay, at Seattle Rd. trips to Dallas, New
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York. You do that gauntlet over A5
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week period, four true Rd. games on the back end, suddenly it
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gets much more difficult. Does it feel to you, Dane, that
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this team's going to have to make some hay early if they're
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chasing a playoff bid? They better have a lot of that
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hay in the barn. I think so to a degree, yeah.
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I think the the end of your schedule, it certainly doesn't
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set up favorably in terms of just being on the road.
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I also think because you play, you know, back-to-back across
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the pond, you're you're by coming in week 6.
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That gets tough when when you ask the team to play 1314 weeks
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in a row down the stretch here. If you're assuming they get to
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the playoffs, which which I know they want to.
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So it's going to be tough. I think you got to make, like
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you said, hey, where the sun shines early and then hope that
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can kind of buoy you down the stretch in the regular season.
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But look at the way the season closes as well.
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You're going to be tested Detroit Lions on Christmas,
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Green Bay Packers as as the season finale.
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With how close the NFC North figures to be, I would assume
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that those are going to be super, super impactful games
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that could just swing playoff positioning as a whole.
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Yeah, I couldn't agree with you more.
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I don't think there's a free square amongst the four teams in
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the North. Incredibly competitive is how I
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see it. Well, just one more back from a,
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from, from your perspective, how will the Saint Paul Pioneer
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Press, will they send different, will they keep one guy out there
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the entire couple of weeks? That's a, that's a big ask for,
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you know, family guys, etcetera. What?
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How are you guys going to cover the Pittsburgh and Cleveland
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games? One in Ireland, one in London?
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That is a fantastic question. We are trying to figure out
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those logistics right now. It's going to be a pretty
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expensive road trip. I don't know if we'll go
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honestly like it. It might be one of those where
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you just kind of have to take the owl and then understand that
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while I would love to go cover a game in Dublin, I would love to
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go after that and cover a game in in in London.
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It just might not make sense fiscally, but we're going to try
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to make it happen. Maybe I'll pay a little bit on
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my own way and maybe y'all could chip in too and then send me to
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something. Yeah.
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Make it happen. Yeah, make it happen.
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I like that date. Anything else schedule wise,
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jump out here. Anything that we haven't touched
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on that you thought was impactful overall?
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I, I, I do think opening right, right away on the road Monday
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Night Football against the Chicago Bears.
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You know, JJ McCarthy kind of going home, grew up in La
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Grange, IL, getting to test himself right away against Caleb
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Williams, the number one pick in his draft.
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Then also Kevin O'Connell, the offensive genius, going against
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Ben Johnson, the offensive genius.
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I think there's a lot of intrigue in that match up.
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And I think frankly, like we just talked about, the NFC North
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is going to be so tough this year.
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That will be a good measuring stick both for the Vikings, for
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the Bears and whoever wins that game will put themselves in
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better standing moving forward. So I I think that's a cool one
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right off the bat. Just throw them in into the kind
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of the spotlight. Throw JJ McCarthy into the deep
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end of the pool. Also a lot of prime time game.
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That's what happens when when you win 14 games and and you
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have JJ McCarthy in the on all the entry that comes with him.
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So there's a lot of interest in this team and there absolutely
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should be. I think there's as hard as the
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schedule sets up to be on paper, I think the Vikings.
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Yeah, I'm with you and I love the fact that they're playing
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Monday Night Football. The whole league is watching, as
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you know, on Monday night and JJ gets to go up against Williams
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from the same draft, etcetera. The thing about McCarthy and I,
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I get he hasn't played in a long time, but it's not like he
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hasn't played under the brightest of lights, you know,
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back in college. So we'll see how I'm I'm a
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believer. I am.
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We'll we'll see how it goes at this point, some hoops
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conversation trends as we switch.
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Look, it was if you're if you're a Golden State Warriors fan, it
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kind of feels like this might be the end of this run that this
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franchise has put together. Age catches up with everybody.
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Obviously, we know Steph Curry couldn't play, but it it seems
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as maybe a changing of the guard moment is how I was watching it.
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Did it feel like that to you that there's a new kid in town
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kind of thing? And there are the Minnesota
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Timberwolves, granted, who played in the Western Conference
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final last year. But it seems more real this
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year, at least to. It does.
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It does. I do think the whole passing of
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the torch, changing of the guard was a little bit dampened by the
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fact that Steph Curry goes down in game one.
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I know Anthony Edwards, that guy is as competitive as they come.
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After beating LeBron James and Luka Doncic in the Los Angeles
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Lakers in round one, there's nothing more that he wanted to
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do. Then follow that up by beating
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Steph Curry in the Golden State Warriors in round two.
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And while the Wolves beat the Warriors and did not get the
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chance to kind of go head to head with Steph Curry.
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So I think that's meat left on the ball and motivation moving
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forward and frankly kind of takes the series and then you
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really suck the air out of it right from the start.
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But when you look at just the encapsulation of the
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Timberwolves, you're absolutely right.
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This is they're not just this team that that's fun to be
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around and oh wow, look, they have that.
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They're an exciting group. They're legitimate contenders.
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And then I think they're going to be legitimate contenders for
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quite some time. I think Chris Finch summed it up
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fast after after the game, we talked to him, posting him and
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he said, look, it came down to one question.
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We challenged our guys at the start of the year, are you a
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Western Conference finals team? Are you, were you a team that
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just happened to get to the Western Conference?
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Fine. And last year we didn't know
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they, they, you know, they, they came back, they, they dominated
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down the stretch in the Denver series and ended up winning in
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seven and kind of went down quietly in Dallas.
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So there were question marks entering this season, enough
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that Tim Conley pulled the trigger on a pretty big trade on
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the eve of training camp. So were they a Western
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Conference Finals team or were they a team that just happened
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to get to the Western Conference Finals?
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We know the answer now. They're a Western Conference
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Finals team. They are a team that absolutely
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can win the NBA title. And it sounds a little funny
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thing that with all the futility that that this franchise has
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endured, but. They're for real.
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Julius Randall has been tremendous and on one team's
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problem with the Knicks, another team's problem with the T Wolves
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and they flip flop. Randall, though, is a pending
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free agent. Any idea going forward?
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I mean, you kind of look at these windows and they close
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quickly in all kinds of sports. Is the window right now for the
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Timberwolves knowing that Nas, Reed, Julius Randall, those guys
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are free agents after this year? Yeah, I think the window is is
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now. But I also think with what
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you've seen the the team as a whole put together and
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particularly what you've seen out of Julius Randolph, I would
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assume he opts out of the contract because he's earned
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himself more money that I think opting in, which would garner
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him with, with the way he's played in the playoffs.
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But if he were to opt out to negotiate a larger deal, I would
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be pretty surprised at this point if the 10 rule did not
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come to the table with something.
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And I, I think the way the NBA salary cap works, you can go
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over the cap in certain situations.
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If you have guys right, certain convoluted things with the
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contract, they can exceed that. There's two salary caps to keep
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Julius Randall around. They would just have to dip into
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the luxury packs. That'd be a pretty penny for
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Mark Laurie and and Alex Rodriguez to pay.
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But it's worth it because I think what you've seen is that
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Julius Randall, as crazy as it sounds, might be the best #2
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left in the playoffs. He has taken a step forward this
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year. He has gone from a punching bag
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punchline that all the fans used against him early in this season
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to a guy nobody really wanted, a guy that that he thought was
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just going to kind of be in town for a year and move on to, I
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think a foundational piece of what this franchise is going to
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try and do moving forward. I wrote it yesterday.
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If Anthony Edwards is Batman, Julius Randall is Robin, and
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that might not be giving him enough credit because he's been
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a superhero himself in the playoffs.
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We can get you out of here on this.
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And Trenches brought it up during the break and he was down
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in the dumps. And I understand why the twins
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are playing so well. And then I guess the game in
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Baltimore, Korea, and Buxton collided.
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They banged heads. They both had to leave the game.
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How twins like, I guess we'll put it that way, Dane.
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Hey, hey, I know it does seem like you're waiting for the
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other shoe to drop 10 games in a row.
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They're back maybe. I think they're winning right
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now in Baltimore, too. They did the same thing last
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year. And hey, if they can string
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together as winning streak and at least be relevant in the AL
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Centro, that's all we really hope for in the summer.
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And then hopefully they don't collapse down the stretch.
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But I think hopefully those two are OK.
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And hopefully, you know, health can can be on their side.
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It certainly wasn't last year. Danemazatanitwincities.com,
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Saint Paul Pioneer Press, We will run you down during the
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Western Conference final and then the NBA final.
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How's that for confidence, Dane? Thank you, buddy.
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Appreciate it as always. Thanks, Dane.
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Yep, anytime guys. Good to talk to you, Dane
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Mazatani, St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Here's Dave Sinican. He covers the Packers and talks
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about the Packers on the radio Sunday morning, game day, Sunday
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morning. Packer preview.com.
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Into your #30 Dave goes Zone Coverage is where you can read
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his thoughts on the Green Bay Packers, and he's with us,
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Miller and Condon. How are you, Dave Sinican?
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I'm good, Ken. How are you guys?
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Doing well. Appreciate you giving us a few
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minutes here. Let's just pick up because I
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know you're a big basketball fan in your Saturday morning show on
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Cafe and is there's a lot of NBA talking.
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It's just your thoughts on what the Timberwolves are doing.
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And before we get into the Packers schedule, does it feel
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maybe more legit this year than last year, Dave?
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Yeah, You know, maybe so when you can back it up a second
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straight year, I think it feels like it's not Lucas, you know,
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to get your first one in 20 odd years.
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But I just think there's a real sense of satisfaction from the
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organization and now from the fan base after the stunning
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trade on the eve of the season opener that everybody questioned
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how could you break up a team that got into the final four?
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And you know, they really kind of kicked themselves around most
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of the season until March when everything clicked, when Randall
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clicked and even Chenzo, those, the guys got healthy and we saw
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what might be possible. And when you have a leader like
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Ants, you know, a young superstar like Ants and then a
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guy like Randall, who was the big X Factor heading into the
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postseason, delivering beyond what anybody could have dreamed.
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Yeah, it it feels like this is a legit team with championship
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aspirations. But man, that OK C team is going
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to be a pretty tough one if that's who they face back.
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Yeah, just concerned how they score.
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You know, this team has not played even going 8 and two in
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the playoffs so far. Doesn't feel like they've hit
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their apex offensively throughout the opening 10 games
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of the NBA playoffs. And OK, C, their defense, what
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it leaves me concerned how they're going to score against
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that team. How do you see it, Dave, if we
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get that? Yeah, well, I mean, first of
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all, they have to take care of the basketball.
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I mean, 20 plus turnovers the last three games, that's not
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going to work against the team like OK, C and when they split
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the four games during the season, but you know, oddly
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enough, they never faced them fully healthy. 3 of the games
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fell like over a 10 day stretch in February where Randall and
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Gobert both missed all three of those games.
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And I think Holmgren may have missed one or two of the four as
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well. So you really haven't seen these
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two teams fully healthy. But yeah, it's a fair first
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question. They're going to need Jade
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McDaniels, who has flashed to be that #3 offensive option.
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And really, you know, the Wolves technically go as far as Nas and
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Dante can carry them. When those guys are hitting
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their shots and being really strong off the bench, then
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Minnesota is tough to beat. But they've both struggled
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throughout these playoffs. They haven't been as consistent.
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I think that's a good sign. I don't think they've come close
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to tapping where they can be offensively, but if those guys
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are back, they'll be a tough out no matter who they face that's
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round. Well, let's get to the Packers
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in their schedule. And when I looked at it
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yesterday, as I looked at most of the teams in the NFC North
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when the schedule came, I can't get enough of it.
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I love schedule. Review Day.
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It's just so much fun, right? I hear Dan Patrick and his
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little moment about W&L lead. Let me have my fun, damn it.
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But anyways, I think it's pretty favorable for Green Bay at
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least, you know, early in that schedule, maybe until they get
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to into November with the start of the home game against
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Minnesota, the water seemingly melt.
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You know, they got Philly a couple of weeks before that on
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Monday Night Football. But I thought it was pretty
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favorable. How about you, Dave?
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Well, I don't love it, to be honest.
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It's nice that they open at home for the first time in the Mat
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Lafleur era since 2018. They've opened on the road every
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year. So to open at home is nice.
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But then we've got to face Jayden Daniels four days later.
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I mean, you've got two games of right off the bat and then you
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go on the road for two and then an early bye week 5 is earlier
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than I would like for Green Bay. I think what stands out the most
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of me guys is you know, this team this year is all about
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getting back to being dominant within the division.
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They were a kicks field goal away from the block field goal
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away from going O1 6th in the division last year.
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So this year's team is going to really be judged by how they do
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in the NFC North and they they open against Detroit and then
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they don't play a division game until that Vikings game the
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Sunday before Thanksgiving and none of their Rd. division games
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even hit until Thanksgiving Day. So it's really back loaded,
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three of the last four who are on the road with the Baltimore
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game likely in prime time in between.
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I think the once the Vikings get here November 23rd, you look at
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those last 6-7 games, almost all division games, they go to your
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Broncos and they have the Ravens at home.
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Otherwise they're all division games.
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So I guess me big picture, we're not going to know much what we
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have with this team until Thanksgiving dinner.
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I'll know a lot more about this team after that game against
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Detroit. Following up the Vikings game, a
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little back loaded for my taste. But yeah, All in all that
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horrible 32 game Rd. trips, they only had one last season and one
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trip. They got to go to Arizona one
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week and then find a Pittsburgh next.
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So I don't know, it's just kind of sneaky tricky at the way I
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looked at it the first blush. You know the Thanksgiving game
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this is for both of you. But it's not.
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It's not, you know that critical to the grand scheme of thing.
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But didn't the early game used to start at 11:30?
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Yeah, they announced that right about a month ago.
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Did they announce? That I didn't know that I
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thought so. I thought me, my you losing your
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mind, Miller. But it's noon, which is neither
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here nor there. But anyways, go ahead, Trent.
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Sorry, No, no, push it back a little bit.
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Well, Dave, you know where my eyes raced.
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And of course it was the two matchups against my Bears. 2
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games in three weeks, actually, two games in 13 days.
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The way that it's scheduled with the Saturday game on the back
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half of that. I just hate that I it doesn't
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matter the opponent. Divisional games, there needs to
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be some kind of separation. Twice in three weeks doesn't
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make sense to me. How about you?
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Yeah, I feel the same way. I don't like it.
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I'd like to have one earlier and one later.
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But like Green Bay has with both the Vikings and the Lions of a
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lot, I guess the bikes come somewhat late.
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But yeah, it's really unusual. You do see it from time to time
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in other division matchups. I can't remember ever playing
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the Bears twice in a three weeks or as you say, within 13 days.
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So yeah, it's unusual. I don't think it's ideal, but
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you know, I don't think there's an advantage either way.
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Both teams have to deal with it. It's just, I think from a fan
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perspective, it's it's just not ideal.
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Have you looked at Detroit's road schedule, Dave?
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Yeah, it's brutal. Unbelievable.
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Yeah. I mean, my God, if they get
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through that and they read they find their way to the top of the
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NFC North again, they will have earned it.
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Is the is it going to be as many wins, I guess.
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I mean, the Vikings, what do they have, 14 or whatever it was
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last year, 15 for the Lions? I mean, is that what we're
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looking at again? Or maybe does the division
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winner, you know, maybe have 12 or 13 because it seems to me
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like the teams, they were all good last year with the
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exception of the Bears. But I think the Bears took a
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step forward. I see maybe more parity in the
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North this year than last. How about that?
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Yeah, I would agree. I mean, the Lions have two new
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coordinators. I think you don't have.
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You can't just assume the offense defense is going to fly
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like they did with with Johnson and Glenn being gone.
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I think that's an advantage for Green Bay, getting them in week
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one with the brand new coordinators.
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And certainly the Vikings have a new quarterback and he might be,
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you know, Jaden Daniels 2.0. But that's probably wishful
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thinking. I do think the Vikings are more
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of a 10 or 11 win team if McCarthy is a solid quarterback
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and obviously it builds a really nice roster around him.
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But you know, he's never thrown a pass in the NFL so he will
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assume a 1314 win chief. You know, unless your name is
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Paul Allen, I don't think you can accept that.
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So yeah, I think 11 or 12 wins, probably wins the North and I
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think like I felt last year. Did not come true.
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I would think the four teams are all within about four games of
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each other. Did you talk to PA after this?
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Have you heard what? When did he find the first loss
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for the Vikings? Usually tries pulls that bit out
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about this time every year. Yeah, you know, I caught him and
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Ben Lieber a little too late. They were going through the
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Packer schedule and Lieber had the pack at 6:00 and 11:00.
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So I I texted PA that that was some fine humor they had on this
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morning. Good stuff.
20:35
Week 1 at home, first time since, what, 2018?
20:39
That's crazy. That's unthinkable, you know,
20:42
with all these cute computer algorithms that we have and all
20:44
these kind of different things do are teams able to kind of put
20:48
in, Hey, by the way, you know, I, I think about a reminder here
20:53
locally, I think Kurt Ferrets has started on the road like 21
20:56
of his 26 seasons in the big 10, things like that, how they could
20:59
happen. Is there, do you know, is there
21:01
anything though that teams individually put in schedule
21:04
wise outside of, hey, we can't use this date because there's a
21:07
motor truck rally happening? Yeah, for sure.
21:10
I remember reading last year after the schedules were
21:12
announced that Green Bay had requested that the league
21:15
finally let them start at home because, you know, Matt Lafleur
21:18
is in his sixth season. He had yet to have that happen,
21:21
and it didn't happen last year. So yes, you can put requests in.
21:24
I mean, as a as a fan base, I'd like to request at some time in
21:28
my life. Having the Vikings come to
21:30
Lambeau in cold weather. It feels like it's been forever
21:33
since we've got. And then, in fact, as the
21:35
schedule was being leaked yesterday, you knew the Packers
21:38
and Vikings were going to close out the season, but we didn't
21:40
know where. I assume because of how it's
21:43
always been lately that it would be at U.S. bank Stadium.
21:46
God forbid the Vikings should have to come to Lambeau in
21:49
January, right? Yeah, of course.
21:51
It's back up in the Twin Cities for Week 18.
21:53
So yes, teams can put those requests in.
21:55
I don't know how seriously they look at them, but I know they do
21:58
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22:18
Look forward to it. See.
22:18
You again. Good to talk to you, Dave
22:20
Sinican, as we take a look at the Packers earlier, Dame
22:23
Mazatani on the Vikings. Yeah, that's 13 days for Pack
22:27
and Bears. It's going to be a tough O and
22:30
two. For him, yeah, maybe.
22:33
Maybe it? Was a mist kick away last year
22:36
something happening? I guess I didn't realize that.
22:39
They one in five. In the division, that's not
22:42
good. Hacker's going the wrong way.
22:45
Do you think? No too much scar tissue.
22:50
Who finishes 4th you like? Do you think the Vikings are the
22:53
Vikings? Yeah.
22:55
Your lions win it. Damn my boyfriend.
22:58
The Lions. So I'll let me get this
22:59
straight. So my, my, my, my.
23:02
You've got a worthy guy. I'm a Nebraska football guy.
23:04
Yeah. Husker Miller.
23:05
I love it. I don't know, I I'm not in love
23:11
with the Lions though. Yeah, it's the coordinator thing
23:14
and I think it's fair. I mean they they may be, as you
23:17
know, not a drop off at all. Now I think there will be both
23:21
those guys are head coaches and could have been earlier than
23:23
they got their respective jobs this season.
23:28
We'll see, the Eagles say stunk. If it is 10 and seven, we got a
23:34
bunch of teams that are all. I think that's what it is,
23:36
Trent, I really do. Can the Bears get there?
23:39
Get to 10 and. Can they get to 10 and 7?
23:41
I think they were heading in that direction before Washington
23:43
happened. And then it fell off.
23:45
It just got off a Cliff. I mean, the season just went put
23:49
at that. Point I was reading, Caleb
23:51
Williams said. There were times after everybody
23:54
was fired, he was just go in there, watch film by himself,
23:57
nobody around really, no coaches with him.
24:00
What are you looking for? He don't know.
24:01
Now he's at least like watching film.
24:03
It'll be nice to have an adult there.
24:06
How much time we got? We always got time.
24:09
Home to Minnesota win at DEET loss.
24:14
Dallas at home. Win at Vegas.
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Win. There's three before they hit
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the by. We're now in October at
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Washington. Loss home to New Orleans, win 4
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at Bolt, L at Cincy, L home to Giants.
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Big win. Five at Vikingville L home to
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Steelers, win 6. At Philly loss at Green Bay
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Gross loss home to Cleveland, win 7.
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At A home to Green Bay. Win 8 at Ninerville.
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Win 9 home to Detroit. Sunday Night Football with the
24:54
division supremacy on the line. Snow was falling.
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Soldier Field. Oh, sign me.
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Up those Dome kitties, they don't play well in that cold
25:04
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Miller, Condon, welcome back. About 25 minutes before 2 top of
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Heather and Lucas until 5 overtime Iowa from 5:00 until
26:03
6:00. Well, the NF LS got a real
26:04
quandary. They're going to have to figure
26:06
out if they can change the rules on flexing because the Chiefs
26:10
appear in prime time so many times, and with their pending
26:14
doom and gloom this year that's going to be falling.
26:16
The Kansas City Chiefs, the networks will be looking to get
26:19
out of most of those games, probably by what trend?
26:22
Middle of October? Early November.
26:24
I'm not putting my name on this one.
26:26
That's Ken. That is Ken Miller that is
26:29
stating that. Hello Nick, got the Chiefs
26:31
bloods.com. Middle of February, does that
26:33
work? For you it has most years, the
26:36
last few years anyways, Good to talk to you, Nick.
26:38
All kidding aside, I love the fact last year the game in
26:43
Brazil wasn't sure I was going to go, you know, just a
26:46
different venue, etcetera. And the Packers and the Eagles
26:49
put on a hell of a show, if you recall.
26:51
Well, this year, we'll get the Chargers and the Chiefs.
26:54
It's the AFC West, sign me up. And then the next week, the
26:57
Eagles and Arrowhead. Hello, back-to-back.
27:00
Pretty good start to that schedule for the Chiefs, Nick.
27:03
Yeah, I think so too. I mean, I'm I can see why the
27:06
Chargers gave up the home game against the Chiefs because
27:08
generally A50 to 55 stands. The Chiefs fan.
27:14
Out there in Los Angeles. So, yeah, I mean, this is a long
27:17
rumored game. A couple of months ago we kind
27:19
of heard that the Chief, we wanted to have an international
27:22
game this year, but they wanted it to be a Rd.
27:24
I got their wish and so they'll open against the Chargers.
27:28
Hopefully the field conditions will be a.
27:30
Lot better. I think Jordan Love got hurt on
27:33
the second and last play in that game.
27:35
You know that is something that they that the league is
27:38
indicated that they would correct.
27:40
It's only a 49,000 seat venue. So it's going to be interesting
27:43
to see how many fans travel from Kansas City and Los Angeles and
27:47
then Week 2, you know, the. Super Bowl 4 rematch.
27:50
Technically another prime time slot.
27:52
It's going to be the NFL game of the Week on Fox.
27:54
It's going to be the late game, just a great way to start the
27:59
season in my opinion. Get the get the Chargers game
28:02
out of the way and come back and play the Eagles with an extra
28:04
couple days rest. And so because of that neutral
28:07
site game, only seven true Rd. games on the schedule for Kansas
28:11
City. But boy, you look through them
28:13
and and until the end, not exactly some easy trips in
28:16
there. You got the Buffalo, the Denver
28:18
in the middle along with Dallas, those three in the middle.
28:20
But overall, boy, I'm a Bears fan.
28:23
Look at my schedule compared to yours.
28:24
Can we switch? Yeah, You know, I mean, the
28:28
Chiefs 9 home games again, no international game abroad for
28:31
the home game they've got. I think it's the best home
28:34
schedule that the Chiefs could possibly have wanted because
28:37
you're playing a lot of really good teams at Arrowhead.
28:40
You know, you get the Eagles, you get the cows.
28:42
The Lions. I mean the Lions you get the
28:45
Washington Commanders you got, you mentioned the Broncos, the
28:48
Texans, the Ravens at home, the. Road, You know Lamar, Yeah.
28:53
Yeah, the road, you know, they got to add Tennessee at the end
28:55
of the year. I think the last the end of the
28:57
year is, is kind of the softer portion.
28:59
And obviously they're going to play the Broncos on Christmas
29:01
like in Kansas City. And that should decide the AFC
29:04
West in my opinion. But you know, I think overall,
29:06
if you're if you're a Chiefs fan and you're a season ticket
29:09
holder, you're not. And maybe you sell your tickets
29:12
to the Colts game. But other than that, I mean, if
29:14
you've got some really good matchups against teams that were
29:17
playoff teams a year ago in Kansas City and the road
29:20
schedule you mentioned, you know, at Buffalo, at Denver, at
29:24
Dallas are going to be tough. The rest of it, yeah, not so
29:26
tough, I don't think. We shall see where it goes from
29:30
here. So obviously the League still is
29:33
very much aware of the power that the this franchise holds by
29:37
putting them both on Thanksgiving and then again on
29:40
Christmas. Again, the Thanksgiving game.
29:43
Did that surprise you? I mean, I could see Christmas
29:45
being part of it. It worked.
29:47
It's worked well for them. Did the Thanksgiving game, was
29:51
that kind of rumored at all? Nick, you told us about the
29:53
Chargers that that have been out there for a while, the Chiefs
29:57
going to Dallas in what the NFL hopes and they're already
30:00
starting to speculate that this might be the most well watched
30:05
regular season game of all time. They think it's going to do that
30:10
type of a number. When did when did this one first
30:13
appear on your radar? About a week ago, I had heard
30:17
that Jerry Jones really had pushed for the Chiefs to go to
30:21
Dallas on Thanksgiving. The Chiefs are rumored to go
30:24
there four years ago and it just didn't work out.
30:26
I think they ended up going with the Broncos, if I'm not
30:28
mistaken, or maybe it's the Chargers.
30:31
And so it was something that the league really wanted.
30:34
And I'm with you can't. I think I'm going to put it out
30:36
there. I think this will be the most
30:39
watched game in NFL history in the regular season.
30:41
And I think you're looking at close to 50 million.
30:44
Yeah, that's the number ultimately be that number.
30:46
Perfect time slot. You know, you got your Turkey
30:49
hangover done. You got open window 4:30
30:53
Eastern, 3:30 Central. And it's I think it's going to
30:57
be a great game if it's you know what's going to really sell this
31:00
if both teams are first in their division or near the top, it's
31:04
going to it's going to, it may exceed even my expectations
31:07
because I think this is the number one game of the year
31:10
based on location, the day. And kudos to the NFL overall the
31:15
the Thanksgiving schedule. Finally, we have three really
31:18
good games with a really good football team and that hasn't
31:22
happened for a long time. So the Chiefs have expressed
31:26
interest in being permanent hosts on Christmas.
31:29
The NFL push back on that right two parter.
31:33
Well, Patrick Holmes isn't going to play till he's 60.
31:35
Well, that's. True.
31:36
So hopefully maybe then that's a reason behind it.
31:39
But is the fan base, is that something that they're enamored
31:43
with? I mean, every single one of your
31:45
Christmases being there, Thanksgiving is one thing and
31:47
it's been transmission for decades upon decades.
31:49
I don't know as the season ticket holder be something that
31:52
would be difficult sell for me. Well, considering the history of
31:56
the AFL and you know, the chief losing to the Dolphins at
31:59
Christmas Day back in 71, you know, I think that has some that
32:03
I'm thankful they've moved past it finally.
32:05
But you're right, Mahomes is going to play forever.
32:07
But but Clark Hunt indicated very strongly to to the
32:12
commissioner that they wanted to be the attempt of the permanent
32:15
host for the Christmas Day game in Kansas City every year.
32:19
The week said no. And what they do, they put them
32:21
right back there this year. So I think for the conceivable
32:24
future, you're probably going to see the Chiefs featured on
32:28
Christmas Day for the next three, maybe four years.
32:31
And then maybe they wean off of that.
32:33
But, you know, I'm not a big fan of it being in Detroit and being
32:36
in Dallas every year either. You know, it used to be in
32:38
Kansas City back in the AFL days on Thanksgiving.
32:41
So I think this is a compromise. And listen, the Chiefs are a
32:45
ratings bonanza. They set records, They said so
32:49
many records last year. And it's going to continue.
32:52
Pastor Mahomes is in his prime, you know, and the Chiefs are the
32:56
number 1 ticket in the NFL. Like him, love him, hate him.
32:59
And that's what the league's counting on.
33:01
Many, as many people want to watch him win.
33:02
They want to see him lose, too. That's a great point.
33:05
Nick Athen chiefs blitz.com Nick gets you out of here on this.
33:08
Saw some video of Travis Kelsey. Boy, does he look dead fit.
33:11
I mean, he looks terrific as he prepares for what in all
33:14
likelihood will be his final year.
33:17
And you know, if if the offseason is ND indicator, man,
33:21
oh man, he's going to be ready to roll.
33:23
Yeah, he's £20.20 to £20 lighter now.
33:26
He'll put some weight on during the season, but maybe he's just
33:29
cutting back on Taylor Swift's Pop Tarts, not eating so many of
33:32
them, so who knows. But hey, he's he's been working
33:35
out like crazy. He looks like he's in great
33:37
shape. He's going to play lighter.
33:39
The Chiefs have a really good wide receiver core around him
33:43
and I think the outfits of line will be better.
33:44
So many things are going to be available to him this season.
33:48
He wants to go out of winter and I'm not.
33:51
I'm not betting against Travis Kelsey having to come.
33:54
No you're 1000% right. You know I'm glad you made that
33:56
point about Kansas City and and the Chargers that the building
34:00
would be half full of Chiefs fans anywhere.
34:02
I know there's a lot of Chiefs haters that are pointing that
34:05
out on why did the Chiefs not have to play a true Rd. game?
34:09
I mean the building would be half of theirs anyways so makes
34:13
sense. Makes perfect sense.
34:15
Chiefs blitz.com. I'm sure you've broken down the
34:18
schedule. If not, you'll get to it.
34:20
A lot of content leading up to the TO training camp, I'm
34:23
guessing to Nick. Can't wait, can't wait.
34:25
Yeah podcast three days a week, 1:30 central time.
34:28
You can check out the Chief Blitz 4 Guys in a bar podcast on
34:31
YouTube and of course, the website cheeseblitz.com.
34:34
We try to update at least every day or two Offseason a little
34:38
differently, but hey, Chiefs are back in business.
34:40
You can now start officially talking about the 225, the 225
34:44
season out of the Yeah. Does feel real now that the
34:47
schedule's in front of us. Nick, as always, thanks for
34:49
doing this, brother. Talk to you in the weeks ahead.
34:51
See you buddy. You guys take care of.
34:52
Thanks good to. Talk to you, Nick Athan, Chiefs
34:54
blitz.com. Have the answer for you in that
34:57
week 17, right after Christmas, those three games, what is going
35:00
to be there on Saturday? I will tell you.
35:02
When we regarding survivor you mean?
35:04
Yes, because you. Can't use them I don't think the
35:06
more I think about it. We have an answer for you when
35:10
we come back. Miller in Condon Iowa Sports
35:12
Radio Network No in Condon. Welcome back, Iowa Sports Radio
35:19
Network, our final segment of the day coming up at the top of
35:22
the hour of the drive. Heather and Lucas, at that time
35:25
your leader, Ryan Gerrard in the PGA Championship, he's 5 under,
35:33
has the outright lead at this point.
35:34
Ryan Gerrard. Sounds made-up.
35:36
What are any idea what his price was prior to the T going in the
35:40
ground had to be a huge Have you heard of him?
35:42
No, you have as best golf as you bet.
35:45
I've never heard of the guy. Wow.
35:47
And he's leading the way. He's an American, too.
35:48
He's ranked 80th in the world. News to me.
35:52
Yes, same. Here North Carolina kid, is he,
35:56
we didn't have time to talk about this and and I, I feel
35:59
like we should have this DCI story.
36:03
It's getting worse. And I'm talking about the
36:05
gambling story from a few years back with Iowa, the I and Iowa
36:09
State athletes getting caught up in it, in the no warrant,
36:13
etcetera, etcetera, and how bad they looked.
36:15
Apparently it's worse. And now state legislatures
36:18
legislators are involved because the DCI apparently tried out
36:23
this scheme at the state legislature.
36:26
Yeah, the State House. Not a bad idea, right?
36:28
I. Mean, my good God, do you know
36:30
how many people the a the class action lawsuit's got a lot of
36:33
people on it to begin with? People we don't even know about.
36:36
I think that that number just increased.
36:38
This is terrible. How brazen do you?
36:40
Have to be my God. To do that, to go after them.
36:45
And how did it's finally see the light of day this late in the
36:48
game? Anyways, that's well done
36:51
whoever broke that story. Yeah, I saw Radio Iowa.
36:53
I think that. You know what, that's the first
36:55
one I saw too. So let's if it's we're wrong,
36:58
our apologies, but Radio Iowa, well done out of you.
37:01
All right, Trent, let's make some plays.
37:02
We just got two of them for this evening.
37:04
Nothing. A baseball trip by trigger.
37:05
I'm going to grab the points with the Nuggets.
37:07
Maybe it's more hopeful than anything.
37:09
They can expand and we'll get a game seven out of it.
37:11
But I'll grab the four and a half of Joker and company in
37:14
that one this evening. 730 tip off in Denver and.
37:19
Yes. They're gonna extend, they're
37:20
back at home. You have told me they're just a
37:23
different team that, well, hella bucks a different goalie there.
37:26
So we will lay the -125 with the Winnipeg Jets.
37:30
And let's root for a game on Saturday.
37:32
And I know that won't go well because it can't play it at home
37:34
again, but we'll see, I think. Maybe I mean stranger things
37:38
have happened. Well, yeah, but obviously if
37:39
they do, they'd get back for 7:00.
37:41
But that would be Monday and I hope I'm watching my squad on
37:44
Monday. I doubt that I will be.
37:46
I think the capital season comes to an end today.
37:48
Probably, probably. Hurricanes get them.
37:50
Leafs are in deep water. Edmonton's moved on.
37:54
We're coming to the end. I hate to say it, but we're
37:57
inside the final what month or so of both NBA and hockey?
38:01
Let's get the Timberwolves to give us.
38:02
Wouldn't that be something if they found a way to get to the
38:05
championship game and please be sharing the floor with the
38:09
Knicks? I mean the storylines in that
38:12
series. Sign me.
38:14
Oh my God. So we finished today where we
38:17
began the program, that is with the NFL schedule and as we were
38:21
speculating and looking forward to survive.
38:23
About this, Yeah, yeah. So week 17 there is a game.
38:27
Saturday, December 27th there will be a game.
38:32
This will be streamed exclusively on Peacock.
38:34
I do not know if there's a. Stand alone game.
38:37
It's a stand alone game that will be only on Peacock week 17.
38:41
I don't know if it's the only game on that Saturday, but there
38:44
is one for sure. It is going to be amongst the
38:47
group of TBA games, Arizona at Cincinnati, Baltimore at Green
38:53
Bay, Giants at Vegas, no Texans at Chargers or Seattle, Carolina
38:59
probably not so likely of these two, Baltimore at Green Bay or
39:04
Houston at Chargers that will also be involved there for Circa
39:08
survival. So Houston charge, my God, Mike
39:13
Palm will share more details with that when he joins us
39:15
tomorrow at 1:00. Look forward to that.
39:19
That's going to do it for us. Appreciate you being with us.
39:21
Appreciate you being with us while we're here Monday through
39:24
Friday from noon to two. Hope you can join us at some
39:26
point. We'll talk to you tomorrow.
39:28
The drive coming up next on the I of Sports Radio Network.