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[Music] he [Music] what's going on Vikings fans welcome in the Vikings Now by Chad Sports my name is Patrick seatman and thank you guys so much for joining our weekly live show where we go live every single Wednesday at around 2 p.m central time breaking down the latest around your favorite football team let's let the audience get in on today's show if you guys love the Minnesota Vikings just give me a skull Down Below in the comments section as I already have Megatron Kaylee Roger bong Miguel's in the chat what's up Miguel how you doing Jace Texas Tickler a bunch of real ones in the comments section um we got a lot to break down today we're going to be talking about a little bit of the Brian Flores Tua drama getting you guys the latest injury news around Jordan Addison and TJ Hawkinson and also highlighting two receivers on this Vikings team who if I had to give two of the biggest winners from training camp and the pre-season it's probably Jaylen Naylor then we'll also talk about a little Ivan pace and then we'll also hit a male bag uh later on in today's show but shout out to Megan in the chat average Vikings fans Kaye um of the real ones in the chat shout out to you guys tuning in King in the chat as well Mayas World saying skull shout out to you Myas World always appreciate you tuning in and Kaylee saying like the stream yeah if you guys haven't already hit that thumbs up icon I already got 70 people uh now 80 people with us so if you guys could hit that like button we can start rolling on today's show and shout out to zcool in the comment section but I want get you guys' thoughts on this here real quick what are your thoughts on the Tua Flores drama uh if you guys don't know Tua came out pretty much called Brian Flores a terrible person and just said he used to rip him every single day at practice and then Flores he responded and I'll show you guys those quotes here in about 15 minutes or so around what Flores had to say um but it it just kind of seems like unnecessary drama in my opinion um you know Tua I think for the right reason was not the biggest fan of how Flores went about his ways with the Miami Dolphins but I thought it was kind of weird and unnecessary that Tua came out and said he's a terrible person he could have just said hey me and Brian Flores didn't have a good relationship um and then obviously I thrived under Mike McDaniel but I also thought the funniest part of that whole thing is um two was you know better play with McDaniel I understand that mcdel is an offensive head coach he's obviously played a much better you know under him being the head coach but he also added Tyreek Hill and Jay Wadd once Brian Flores left I think that was the biggest reason as you know those two of the best weapons in the National Football League but Z cool in the chat saying two is focusing on the past time to focus on the present and future yeah I mean he was asked about it so I I understand he probably had some strong thoughts about it but also I thought it was so interesting that every NFL media head every you look at ESPN Fox Sports it does not matter the publication they all backed to on this and not Brian Flores I just thought that was a little interesting um I will say Spin Zone positive uh side of the Vikings situation here maybe these comments by Tua will keep Brian Flores as the defensive coordinator and you know would maybe limit him to getting a head coaching job uh maybe next year Z cool saying credit the Flores and how he didn't throw two under the bus yeah 100% we'll show you guys the quotes uh on what Flores had to say here in a second but first off guys I do want to tell you guys about today's sponsor of our live show that's prize pick if you guys download the prize pick app use promo code clns we will match your first deposit up to $100 and with the football season right around the corner I already have a lineup cooked up for week one as I'm going to take the mo on K Williams passing yards at 236 a half 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an account and use code chat sports for $20 off your first purchase terms apply again create an account and redeem code CH h a t SP o RTS got the links for you guys in the live chat right now well let's talk about a little wide receiver uh not drama here but wide receiver hype around these two guys Tristian Jackson and Jaylen Naylor as I if I had to pick my two biggest winners from training camp all the way until now it's definitely these two Tristan Jackson and Jaylen Naylor so you guys let me know who has impressed you more give me an eight for Tristan Jackson or give me an 83 for Jaylen Naylor Ken Pope in the chat saying skull Megan saying 83 average Vikings fan going with Tristan Jackson Kaylee saying Pat guess what what's up Kayla you let me know what's going on uh United Mexican states going 83 Megan's going 83 Randy's going 8 three um and also United Mexican states also going number eight for Tristan Jackson honestly both these two impress me a ton uh we see the big playability with both of them super super fluid route Runners and the one shocking thing about Tristan Jackson that I saw in the preseason was actually when he got that Jet Sweep against the Cleveland Browns one great play uh play design and play call by Kevin okono as it was about a 10 yard gain um but trisan Jackson I didn't know he had that top end speed that he did I thought he was just a you know a very good receiver but he lacked that topend you know athletic ability that can't take you to being a true rotational piece in the NFL but Jackson I saw it I saw the speed I saw the pop I saw that kind of um that juice that he has with the football in his hand so um yeah Tristan Jackson playing his ass off this preseason but kayle saying I'm going to the games and I have field passes that's awesome Kaylee shout out to you hopefully that's a you know ton of fun for you and your family there and Ken Pope saying why is Sunday tickets so damn expensive yeah it is brutal if you are you know not in the Minneapolis area area trying to watch every single Vikings game this year it's going to cost you a pretty penny um yeah I mean I hope they get that figured out because uh you know not everybody's got all that money to spend to watch every game but we will have a mailbag coming up here in about 30 or 40 minutes or so so if you guys want to get your question up on screen hash Vikings is the best way to do so just attach it to whatever comment or question you put in the live chat but make sure you add # Vikings helps our software pull that or if you guys want a Super Chat help support our show here chat sports keep the lights on a little bit um that's another great way to do so but hash Vikings and whatever comment or question you have it just helps our software pull it is Jesse saying wonder if they're going to keep five receivers or six and I hope they put Hall on the practice sad so we can have a quarterback to back up um our other two if they get hurt yeah I'm guessing that is the um it's going to be the process the Vikings go with there is that darnold's qb1 Nick mullen's qb2 practice squad jiren Hall you just hope he clears waivers so he can return back to the practice squad but I'm assuming he will so yeah I I think that's going to be the process for Minnesota United Mexican state saying stream East is easy to watch I heard stream East was getting taken down um at least that's what the Twitter streets were telling me this past weekend with the fights um on Saturday I heard stream East was struggling a little bit but um yeah shout out to stream East that helped me a lot in college no doubt about it um X's vibing shout out to you saw you're at the game that's awesome uh saying should we have any interest in Dorian Thompson Robinson no I see no reason for the Vikings to bring him in I yeah he's not good I mean we saw it you know live in action this past Saturday I just uh you know if anything were to happen to Sam darnold I am cool with them not trying to save the season and overpay you know draft Capital to bring in another quarterback just ride with M like have that you know be the situation but Rocky coming in with a question saying how many QBs will they keep I'm guessing they keep two on the 53 and then probably put jiren Hall to the practice squad but coming up here on today's show uh we got three segments for you guys the first segment is going to be the latest injury news as we do have an update on Jordan Addison and the ankle injury and also TJ hackinson we got an update on him and then some disappointing injury news on Robert tonion want to show you guys that uh is especially on that first show and then Jackson we're going to be going into a whole hype segment talking about how he really you know got to the position he's at right now is he has been bouncing all over the Vikings Rost or Vikings team over the past couple of years then like I said mailbag so get those questions in there hash Vikings get those questions in there um or if you guys want to skip the line just send it a Super Chat uh we'll break it down but if you guys are ready to go drop a like on today's show we're at 33 uh likes right now once we get the 40 um I'll put that as the number and we can get on going on today's program but the pry uh the purple filth coming and saying do you think we're taking ourselves Ser enough serious enough to start talking Super Bowl or yeah talking Super Bowl uh I would not be talking Super Bowl just yet for the Vikings I don't think that's you know their obviously every team when they're heading in this season like their you know big goal is to obviously make and win a Super Bowl but you know the Vikings are very process oriented team I think this is just going to be this year was just a step in the process for them you know really maximizing their Super Bowl window which you would hope would be years two through five on JJ still his rookie deal and that's also why I was so disappointed in you know JJ getting hurt is I don't think it really impacts the Vikings this year but now he has to go through that rookie kysis his sophomore year but again it's going to be okay I'm just more upset about them losing a year on his rookie deal but shout out to X shout out to Z cool for getting a question in there um we'll make sure to include those but if you guys are ready to go we're going to be diving into the latest injury news on the Vikes and then also talking about what Brian Flores had to say to that quarterback down there in Miami but uh let's dive into it what's going on everybodyy Welcome to the Vikings Now by Chad Sports my name is Patrick seatman and coming up on today's show we got some Big Time injury uh injury news around these three players Jordan Addison we got an update on when he is possibly looking to return after he was carded off uh in joint practice versus Cleveland Browns TJ hackinson could he be returned in week seven we'll share with you guys uh the latest info on him and then we do have some concerning injury news around about around Robert tanion which I'll share with you guys here in a sec but then also later on today's show Brian Flores finally responded to Tua after he called called him a terrible person the other day and I thought Flores handled it perfectly you know it kind of seemed he was at peace at the situation so we'll share with you guys what Flores had the uh had to say on the second half of today's show so make sure you guys do stay tuned for that but hey we're also closing in on 28,000 subscribers here on the channel we just need 209 more of you guys to hit that sub button I want to hit 28k for Adrien Peterson my favorite Vikings player of all time I put the goal as to hit 28k here on the channel before week one against the New York Giants and you guys are absolutely killing it so if you guys haven't already hit that sub button and lock Us in well let's get you guys update around Jordan Addison here so this was coming in from Darren wolson um he said he is anticipating he will be back midweek leading into the Giants game but does not know if the ankle will be 100% And with high ankle injuries I'm assuming the Vikings will you know proceed very cautiously about bringing back Jordan Addison because of the fact that you have other guys in this wide receiver room who have stepped up and I think the Vikings are in a situation where you can not necessarily put Jordan Addison on ice but tell him you are not seeing the field until you are absolutely 110% healthy I would not risk roll Addison out there especially for week one against the Giants considering the Vikings the weeks after that have like the nine the Texans the Lions Packers Jets like you got some really good football teams where I would prefer Addison to be 100% against those guys rather than you know forcing the issue and playing against the Giants and potentially you know hindering himself you know for the rest of the season but kind of gets me to this point the Vikings can manage Jordan Addison missing time now if you would have asked me before the season or before a couple uh weeks ago like let's just say Addison you know following the DUI what if he gets suspended the whole year how do you feel about this wide receiver room I would have told you I'm very very concerned because heading into training camp heading into the preseason you necessarily just had Justin Jefferson and a bunch of no buies besides Jordan Addison but we saw two players really step up and play their best football of their career the past two weeks and the first guy being Tristan Jackson uh massive shout out to him uh really balled out in JJ McCarthy's debut against the Raiders as he connected with them for four receptions 100 yards in that game and also at a touchdown but specifically this P week against the Cleveland Browns still had four receptions 39 yards another touchdown and we see that big playability of Tristan Jackson I mean 19.9 yards per catch in two preseason games is fantastic and he also had that Jet Sweep which I loved we saw that burner we saw that extra juice that he can head to and you know honestly originally when I was thinking about Tristian Jackson and what type of receiver he is he was always a good route Runner but I always felt like he lacked that topend athletic ability but now this preseason I don't if he was putting in just extra work uh this P off season and he increased his speed but he looked fast he looked at he looked athletic and he looked like one of the more athletic players out there on the football field but speaking about speed how about Speedy Naylor man uh Jaylen Naylor has been awesome only had four receptions on very limited reps but you see the big playability him uh eclipsing 94 yards and having 23 and a half yards per catch and I thought the coolest part about Naylor um Jefferson was doing an interview uh this past week after practice and they asked him they were like hey Jefferson name some of the young receivers uh across the NFL or potentially on your roster that you think are going to take that next step he mentioned tank Dell he mentioned Malik neighbors and then he goes keep your eyes out on this guy speedy and then the person giving the interview said can we have his government name not just speedy and he obviously said no his name is Jaylen Naylor keep your eyes out on him he'll be turning heads and he actually said he's going to be a big part of this offense this upcoming season so even if Addison were to have to miss time I am more than comfortable with having uh Jaylen Naylor Tristan Jackson slot into that wide receiver 2 wide receiver three spot and I'll tell you what I feel a lot more comfortable about that group than I did a couple of weeks ago but what about TJ hackinson when is he going to return after this scumbag Kirby Joseph took out his knee um in one of the final games of the regular season last year also funny enough about Kirby Joseph he had the same move um in this play right here against Tyler higgy in the divisional round he ended up tearing his ACL as well my least favorite player in the National Football League is number 31 on the Detroit Lions but Darren wolson had an update around TJ Hockinson saying watching Hockinson off to the side on Monday looked a little hesitant at times a little bit more than a week or two ago I think the bottom line on Hockinson after the buy does that mean like late October early November but it's still going to be a bit on TJ hackinson now I'm hoping for a week seven uh return as he is on pup list so he will be on that until at least week six but you know if they could somehow have you know hackinson out there for week seven I mean that would be awesome for the Vikings CU I thought originally it was going to be more weeks 12 week 13 around Thanksgiving time but if he could somehow be ready to go week seven it could be huge specifically for Sam darnold I think when you have a you know a sporadic quarterback which Sam darnold is you need that safety blanket cuz if he's making his reads it's most likely going to be number eight Justin Jefferson first read and then it's probably a quick off to you know jayen Naylor and then you have that safety blanket in TJ hackinson where he can take a three- yard flat or a two yard curl whatever it is he can turn that into let just say six seven yards just because of how Elite he is so having TJ hackinson back would be awesome but you know it would be specifically awesome for Sam darnold just to have that but we also got an injury update around another tight end and this was incredibly concerning this was coming in from Jud Z um Works to score uh score North very tapped in Vikings beat reporter but he said Heath tanion got a good chance here but this to me signifies that his body just or might just be done it's a phenomenally tough sport he's a big guy he's obviously taking a pounding I wonder if this is the end of the road here I don't see a path here I'll tell you what when I read this quote from Jud I was one incredible concerned but also too to me this was new information I don't know if I've just been closed off on the Robert tanion injury news over the last couple of weeks but I thought he was having a great training camp and great OTA period we heard Alec Lewis Rave about him Rave Rave Rave about him and his performance during OTAs we saw JJ McCarthy connect with him on a couple of deep balls over the middle of the field during training camp and he actually had a good preseason run and now with him potentially having to retire before the season started I mean that's just concern to me and it's also you know new information again maybe I've just been closed off to the Robert tunan news but that was just you know news to me but hey if you guys want the Vikes to be healthy this season I know I ask you guys to do a lot here on the channel you know subscribe comment like the video but if you want the Vikes to be healthy I am a superstitious guy just please hit that thumbs up icon don't jinx us like today's video as funny enough I asked you guys to do this um on a video that I put out three hours before JJ McCarthy um the news broke that he was that he torn his meniscus so don't want to blame you guys too much for that but hey don't jinx it like this freaking video so we don't have to deal with that injury news during the season but coming up next year on the program we're going to be talking about what Brian Flores had to say into response of what Tua said about him on a podcast we'll share you guys those quotes here in a second but first off I want to give a massive shout out to today's presenting sponsor and that is prize picks if you guys download the prize pick app and use promo code clns will match your first deposit up to $100 as prize pick is America's number one daily fantasy sports at with over 5 million active members priz piic is the easiest and most exciting way to play daily fantasy sports unlike other apps on prize piix it's just you against the numbers and I already have a lineup for week one of the football season I'm taking the more on K Williams passing yards at 236 a half and then the more on Justin Jefferson receiving yards at 892 and then DJ Moore also taking us more on his receiving yards at 63 and A2 but download the prize pick app today and use promo code clns for first deposit match up to $100 that's code clns on prize picks for a deposit match up to $100 prize picks run your game all right let's talk about the drama around the Minnesota Vikings Brian Flores he had his press conference yesterday and you knew the first question was going to be asked was about what Tua said about him this is what Flo had to say he said I'm genuinely happy for this for the success that Tua has had and I really wish him nothing but the best player relationships are very important to me look I'm human that hit me in a way that I wouldn't say was positive I've got to use that and say how can I grow from that how can I be better I'm always going to correct mistakes I'm always going to have a high standard reflecting on the relationship there's things that I could do better and I've grown in that and just listening to Flora's talk about this Tu a situation he really seemed unbothered like obviously he was you know concerned about um or not concerned obviously he was going to get asked about what Tua said about him as Tua called him a terrible person I'm sure Flora is was just sitting at home with his family and he saw that kind of notification pop up on his phone as it went went semi viral everywhere about what Tua had to say about him but he seemed unbothered he didn't really seemed worried about it and you know the one thing that I loved during this press conference was actually Josh matelis and Harrison Phillips well he was given this presser they came behind him and they both kind of flex their arms like this and kind of looked like flores's bodyguards showing support for the defensive coordinator which I think is awesome Kevin okono was also asked about it he said here in this Vikings organization Flores is loved and I will make this note if you want Spin Zone this in a positive way for the Minnesota Vikings maybe two his comments could keep Brian flores's defensive coordinator here for a couple of years like I think if the Vikings defense has a top 10 year like I am expecting they will I'm assuming Flores will get some interviews but let's just say that these owners are looking at the comments Tua just made and saying to themselves do we really want to bring in that noise and bringing that guy into our organization maybe it keeps him in Minnesota for a little while longer but my final thoughts on this and then we're done talking about the Tua situation here on the channel I don't think this was a big deal I honestly don't really have a problem with what Tua said that's just him opin or his opinion and I'm cool with that I just thought it was weird and unnecessary out of Tua like I thought he could have just handled it as hey you know what me and Brian Flores we didn't really have a good relationship but I love my man Mike McDaniel and turn it into more of a positive story around how McDaniels had you know has upped his game instead of just bashing Brian Flores and just turning into you know calling him a terrible person like those are fighting words from Tua so you know final thoughts there not a big deal it's just kind of weird and you know unnecessary out of the Dolphins quarterback but let's show Brian Flores some love here as he's clearly loved in the uh organization here in Minnesota so give me a skull flow Down Below in the comments section show him uh our support here on Vikings now now if you guys do want to give me a follow on Twitter that's a handle right there Pats if you guys do so I'll give you guys a follow right back but thank thank you guys so much for the support on the show as of late see you guys next time go bikes all righty show Brian Flores some love Down Below in the comments section give me a skull flow um yeah I mean the uh the Tua comments I'm not really too worried about it I mean I understand people are saying you know Tu is soft Tu is being a baby I I get that but everybody's got a different perspective on everything and I'm sure Tua I'm sure you was not the biggest fan of Flores cuz he started off struggling during his NFL career and if you have your coach just getting on you after every mistake you make I'm sure that is frustrating but again it's NFL I don't know I just I just thought it was unnecessary on what two I had to say is we got buddy bear in the chat shout out to you buddy bear thanks so much for tuning in but we will be getting into a mailbag in about 20 minutes or so so if you guys got a question use hash Vikings or send in a super chat if you guys send a superat chat you guys will skip the line your question will be at the front um of our mailbag is Frank footman saying Flo we support you yeah no doubt I I'm I'm a huge Brian Flores guy I think he's gonna be a big reason why the Vikings are successful this year Roger bong you should ask Patrick seatman to do a collab with you that would be epic maybe LOL yeah I mean we could figure something out um obviously pretty busy um during the NFL season but yeah Roger we chop it up all the time on Twitter um so yeah Progressive is the bomb coming from Z cool X getting a question in there I appreciate it buddy bear saying I'm at work I check in here and there well I appreciate it buddy bear Eric M good question on Levi Drake Rodriguez uh yeah he is I'll get more into that in the mailbag but yeah Levi Levi has been a stud and uh maybe we got a gem in the seventh round a lot of people comparing him to John Randle I think that's a little zealous but um love to see it love to see it but we are going to be diving into uh Tristian Jackson Jaylen Naylor hype segment um just really breaking down those two as why they are changing life here in Minnesota so Tristian Jackson Aiden saying who is your favorite wide receiver number 18 Justin Jefferson by far by far but let's dive into it let's talk a Jaylen rager Trey says uh no it is not not Jaylen rager um Vikings Legend though shout out to rager uh shout out to him being the pick before Justin Jefferson yeah oh that's actually a good answer that's a good answer favorite wide receiver is jayen rager for getting drafted ahead of 18 besides Justin Jefferson if I'm going non viiking favorite wide receiver in the league uh non viiking favorite wide receiver I'm going to go somebody in the AFC actually no I it's uh sh Shahed keep hey fantasy football players out there could be a good little flex play every G any given week um but it is Cooper cup I love Cooper cup I think he's still somehow underrated um he has had one of the best receiving years in NFL history so I go I'll go Cup on that but I'm also I'm also a sneaky big Rams fan I just I just love the way the Rams are run I'm I'm I'm a big Rams guy I'm I'm I'm big Rams guy if I had to choose any team if I had to choose any team besides the Vikes I hate choosing an NFC team but it is probably the Rings I know I know I know I know do you think we're making the playoffs yes 100% got to get a lucky here we got to get lucky all righty let's dive into trisan Jackson here um and yeah let's talk about him Tristian Jackson has been on a different level this preseason what's going on guys welcome in the Vikings Now by Chad Sports my name is Patrick seatman and coming up on today's show I wanted to do a deep dive into number eight Tristan Jackson is if I had to pick my biggest winner from the preseason it's either him or Jaylen Naylor which we'll also talk about here on today's show but before we dive into that guys I was looking at the analytics here at chat sports and I was com I was scrolling across our Bears Channel and I saw they got 549 likes on their video yest yesterday can we beat that can we get to 550 likes I would really appreciate it but free and easy way to help out the show just hit that thumbs up icon let's talk about Tristian Jackson as you know like I just said he is one of the biggest winners for the Vikings during the preseason session and here is um total stats having seven receptions 139 yards two touchdowns 19.9 uh yards per catch had that sweet um uh streak route that Justin Jefferson or that just Jefferson JJ McCarthy threw him in the first preseason game where he just smoked the DB um the one only negative I will say from Jackson from the preseason was JJ McCarthy's interception um went back and looked at the film on that and somebody broke it down he was supposed to really cut off that route but he ended up uh you know obviously taking it more up field ended up being a pick but he also had a nasty back shoulder against the Cleveland Browns uh the other day it was just a filthy filthy catch um literally it was trishan Jackson just one-on-one from about the 20 yard line Nick Mullen put it right on his left shoulder he just turned around real quick got the toe tap in it was a freaky catch and that's the one thing about Tristan Jackson I never really thought he had was the 5050 balls um obviously he was always a good route Runner he could always create you know separation in a phone booth but I didn't think he had the 50-50 uh you know balls that he's catching at a pretty high level and also I didn't know he had the top end speed he caught a Jet Sweep against the um Cleveland Browns and he almost took it to the house but he got tripped up but we saw that Elite athleticism we saw that top end speed and it's something I never really thought he had and listen Jackson and he's got a really interesting career path and I'll show you guys that more in depth here in a second but he was undrafted out of Syracuse uh he's got pretty good size on him he's a 6 foot one wide receiver he plays with a a sense of physicality you know and his 190 PB frame helps that but how he fared out at the NFL scouting combine he ran a 4.5 second 40 yard dash his vert was 36 in um so again he's not like a top top tier athlete but he is still a very good athlete at that receiver spot and we saw that finally come to fruition during the preseason and you know my favorite thing on Jackson is and why I will always always always root for this guy is just what he has gone through in the NFL and you know he's practice squads being on the roster we'll show you guys that whole nine here in a little bit but you know this was also a guy who necessarily didn't really light it up in college I mean he only had just over 1,200 receiving yards in his entire collegiate career 86 receptions 12 touchdowns 14.2 yards per catch and if you're putting up these numbers at Syracuse big reason why he went undrafted but I went back and I was watching his college tape and he plays just the same like um you know just a very smooth route Runner doesn't really try to do too much he's not going to really jump off the screen in my opinion he he kind of reminds me of just a faster KJ osbo like he's just got a little more juice I think he's honestly probably got a little bit better hands as we saw drops being an issue for KJ this past season but I do want to point this out why am I such a big supporter in Tristan Jackson is because of his timeline with the Vikings so he originally was a part of the um Rams practice squad and then in 2021 he was brought to the Vikings practice squad then in 22 he signed a future SL Reserve contract and then that was waved resigned to the practice squad and then he was waved again resigned to the practice squad and then finally last year finally he was brought to the active roster but then he was waved again and resigned to the practice squad and then again in 2024 he was signed to a future Reserve contract and now finally to where we are right now as he is looking to make the 53 man roster but any NFL player just honestly anybody in life who has had a tougher career path is somebody I will always root for and I will always root for Jackson I I remember actually last year right around this time I kept seeing him just pop up my uh pop up on my Twitter just making a couple viral plays here and there and I was like keep your eyes on that Tristan Jackson guy and actually uh will Scott who used to work here at chat sports went to Syracuse and I remember asking him about Tristan Jackson and Will was like oh I loved him he was a super good guy um just a Class Act um when he was uh playing his collegiate ball uh at Syracuse so he's always a guy I'll root for and I'll tell you what he is going to be a lock to make this roster um I think he's honestly moved ahead of guys like Brandon pow on this depth chart but let's just say the Vikings do keep five wide receivers it's going to be Jefferson Addison Naylor I think they're all locks and I think Tristan Jackson is by far that fourth receiver and then you got guys like pal Jon Jones you know the Thomas Trent sherfield duking it out for that fifth spot and you know I do want to connect this back to Jordan Addison here um I am a believer that Addison will turn it around fing is two you know problems he's had off the field over the last two off Seasons I do believe he will turn it around but the Vikings also need an insurance plan they can't just Bank on Addison obviously turning around they need to have a plan in place for just in case something happens you know maybe during the year or next off season they have an ability to move off him and it's not like it's huge drop off from the top two wide receivers to your third guy and having a guy like Tristian Jackson step up having a guy like Jaylen Naylor Step Up is so huge for that so you know maybe the bikes even if they decide to trade Addison for maybe a future second round pick or whatever it may be it's nice to have those two behind uh you know top two guys on this team you guys let me know will Tristan Jackson make the 53 man roster give me a y for yes or an N for no down below in the comments section I think this is a lock I think there's no doubt uh that he do or there's no chance that he doesn't make the roster but you guys let me know your thoughts down below now coming up next year on the show I do want to go into a deep dive on Jaylen Naylor as you know Speedy Naylor has been one of my favorite players since he's joined the Minnesota Vikings and it finally seems like a breakout season is coming for him so a deep dive on Naylor here in a second but first off want to tell you guys about today's presenting sponsor and that is game time you guys download the game time app and use promo code chat sports we'll hook you guys up with $20 off your first purchase terms apply first purchase only but use promo code chat sports for $20 off now game time is the best ticket purchasing app out there right now because of the views from your seat 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as a guy that he believes is going to break out he also said Malik neighbors and Tink D in that conversation as well but Naylor's looked AP part in the preseason and we always knew we had that big play ability just because of his natural speed and you know averaging 23.5 yards per catch in the preseason he's only had I think it was in total four drives and he's had 94 yards on four catches we see that pop we see that Elite athleticism we see that which as he's always been a fluid route Runner it's just always came down to injuries with him so far and you know frankly he hasn't really had that much of an opportunity like you've always had KJ Osborne in that third wide receiver spot and you always had you know some combination of either Jefferson and uh thean or Jefferson and Addison so even if KJ hopped up the wide receiver too you know there still wasn't a you know room for the wide receiver three spot but I think he's a locked to be that uh for the Vikings this upcoming year but it's going to come down the him staying healthy and you know he's dealt with hamstrings he's dealt with concussions over the past two seasons as he this was uh every single time he was actually on the injury report for the Vikings over the last two years but he had this hamstring in 22 it came back in 23 sidelining him for multiple weeks and he was actually sidelined for the entire or for the last four games last season with a concussion now I don't want to say like the Vikings need need jayen nayor to stay healthy because even if he you know knock on wood something does happen to him and he misses the whole year like it it's it's not going to completely lose this season for Minnesota but if they want to be a top 10 top seven offense and let's just say sam darnold does end up popping and he ends up playing his best ball in his career he's ends up being like a top 15ish quarterback this upcoming season having Jaylen Naylor healthy is huge because let's just say Addison either he gets suspended or that high ankle injury is something more severe and then Naylor gets hurt are you going to roll out Jefferson Tristan Jackson and then like Brandon Powell as your main three wide receivers you know that group's looking a little more dicey so Naylor stay healthy and you're finally going to have that breakout year for the purple and gold but I'll ask you guys this as these two have definitely been the biggest winner so far of the preseason you guys just let me know who has impressed you more give me an eight for Tristan Jackson or an 83 for Jam Naylor if you guys also want to give me a follow on Twitter that's a handle right there patson if you guys do so so I'll give you guys a file right back so that link for you guys is in the comments and description of today's show thank you guys so much for watching see you guys next time SK bikes alrighty what's going on everybody let me know who has impressed you more Eric M is going Tha I guess I should have you know gave that option uh Aiden saying purple for the one podcast collab please you would get a lot of Subs yeah I mean he does great work he does great work um love to collab with him in the future but I'm sure he is very busy with the season you know starting right now as Landon's going 83 skull nation in the chat saying sub and like shout out to you and he's also going eight on this Max fower going DC not too sure what you're talking about there but skull for Life Barbara saying 83 Roger saying 83 just because he is healthy yeah Roger you have been pounding that table on Jaylen Naylor staying healthy for the longest time the longest time also I see Raj updated the profile pick man you're looking good um we also got a super chat from Roger um I appreciate it man if you guys could give me a skull bong Down Below in the comments section as Roger coming in Rocking The Beard you're looking good my friend shout out to you saying I think we have a top three wide receiver room where would you rank it and who do you think has a better wide receiver group great question Roger also answer this on the mailbag as well um let me just think about this so top wide receiv sha groups in the NFL got to start with the Bengals um I still think you know them are the Dolphins are probably my top groups in the league I would probably go Bengals one uh just because of Chase and Higgins I just think they're they're just you know the best duo in the league by far probably go Dolphins at two um I still think the Vikes have a better group than the Bears um just because even though I think DJ Moore is great he's in that 10 to 15th best receiver range or maybe you think he's higher at like that seven Mark but I just think Justin Jefferson how good he is and how good is and also with now Naylor and Jackson like I just still think it's a better overall group here um you know obviously the ners if I comes back you got to think about them I think they're Fringe top three top five right now it's just going to come down to Addison if he takes that jump in year two that would be massive um so yeah skull Nation also saying the Eagles yeah Eagles are definitely up there as well um yeah they're they're probably top five top six um no no doubt top 10 but I still think they have the best group in their division um ex's VI and saying Keenan looks one biscuit away from being a tight end yeah I I saw those jokes uh Keenan Allen is still very good at football uh he had a great day at practice yesterday Landon yeah Texans are good but they don't have a real crazy good number one yeah that's the thing it's kind of like whatever you prefer like do you prefer having a you know three solid number two wide iers would you rather have you know the best one in the league in Jefferson and a really good two in the league in Addison and then kind of pick your poison at wide receiver 3 um it's just kind of whatever you prefer but Roger I do appreciate it but we're going to be getting into a mailbag here so if you guys want to get your questions in hash Vikings or Super Chat to get up on screen already got some questions in there so if you guys want to guarantee your spot on the mailbag super chatting it'll be up on screen automatically um there so yeah appreciate everybody tuning in uh you know the weekly live shows are a ton of fun and I cannot wait I cannot wait for the regular season um as I am officially calling week one versus the Giants a must-win game for the Minnesota Vikings if they lose that game I'm going to try to stay positive here on the channel but it will be a very long year for the Vikings if they drop week one to the Giants I just I I just want everybody we're going to do a little experiment here and we'll dive into the mailbag just say you lose week one to the Giants your then you got the ners then you got the Texans two of the best football teams in the league you're going to be about six seven point underd dogs in both those games so you lose both those so you're own three then you're in Green Bay again one of the better football teams in the league let's you say you dropped 0 and4 and then you go to London and take on the New York Jets they're a pretty good football team as well let's just say you're 05 hit the by week and then you got the Lions the Rams easily could be 0 and7 then you got teams like the Colts at home that's a winnable game in Jacksonville winnable game there as well at home versus the Titans so it eases up a little bit but then you still got the Bears twice you got the Lions again you got the Packers again you got the Falcons you got the Cardinals you got the Seahawks in Seattle like week week one is going to be it it is a very intense game for the Minnesota Vikings moving forward Aiden predict the record uh if I'm slamming a bunch of purple Co a and living up uh to the hype of the Vikings I'll say 10 and seven but more realistically they'll be around 500 um but again we got a we got a ton of good players on this team like and we got a great coaching staff which I don't think people value enough when predicting teams for the year is just how good of a coaching staff you have we got one of the best defensive Minds got one of the best offensive minds I think they'll be able to figure it out but let's have into this mailbag hash Vikings or Super Chat to get on the show what's going on guys welcome in the Vikings Now by Chad Sports my name is Patrick seatman and coming up on today's show the Vikings just got some great news around a former udfa we'll give you guys my thoughts on that here in a second then also it's mailbag time here on the channel where I answer questions from you Vikings fans it is my favorite part of covering the Minnesota Vikings just chopping it up with you guys and talking about this football team but hey if you guys are pumped up for for the regular season I want to make the comment section look like US Bank Stadium on game day give me a skull down below spam it type it 100 times whatever you need to do but if you guys are pumped up for the regular season give me a skull down below now the Vikings got some great news around Ivan Pace Jr the other day as it is official Kevin oconnell said it and Brian Flores he will be wearing the green dot on defense this upcoming year and what a cool just story for Ivan Pace I mean this was a man who was the udfa last year went undrafted after having 21 a half tackles for loss his senior year at Cincinnati didn't get drafted signed with the Minnesota Vikings ended up being a starter in his rookie year and he filled it up uh in the stat sheet and now he gets to be calling the plays for the defense I think it's one of the cooler you know stories we have here in the NFL but how did he great out last year and how did he perform um as you know I I do think Will Anderson deserved to get defensive rookie of the year but Ivan Pace was a close second now PFF graded him out as a 77.1 overall run defense at 61.2 pass rush fantastic at 78 as Flores you know used him as a weapon in that department last season and actually his coverage grade at 77.7 Fantastic uh for Pace considering he is an undersized linebacker but he also had three sacks 70 tackles also had in that Infamous 3 to zero win over the Raiders last year and I think he you know joins a I I wouldn't say loaded linebacker group as obviously you know there's not a lot of depth at this position with grar Hill who I like don't love then asamoa you know he is what he is at this point but I'll tell you what he's joining Blake Cashman and this Duo this next season is going to be awesome it's going to remind me a little bit of Kobe and Shaq as uh funny enough Blake Cashman the best user linebacker in Madden if you guys play Madden use Blake Cashman he's super fast super tall um just a little you know tidbit on him there but he's been looking great too uh this preseason and he actually is fully you know healthy right now and uh you know he was awesome for the Texans this past season PFF graded him out very high 83.7 overall 84.7 in run defense grade pass rush solid as well 73.5 coverage 7 5.4 had 68 tackles last year had one interception three pass breakups he actually found the end zone once last season as well and he also had um two sacks last year for the Texans and favorite part about Cashman grew up in Minneapolis played his uh Collegiate football for the Golden Gophers and now he's going to be playing for his uh kid or for the team he grew up rooting for in the Minnesota Vikings and I don't think this is a hot take um the Vikings defense will be Undisputed top 10 in the NFL this next season and I think if you went and asked the common fan what do you think about the Vikings defense it would probably just say it's all right they got a good group they got a good decorator but I don't think anybody is seriously talking about the Vikings defense being one of the better groups in the NFL you just look at the talent on that side of the football like Gard a true top Edge rusher van GLE one of the better or one of the most versatile players in the NFL hopefully Dallas Turner ends up popping so you'd be able to get to the quarterback and then you got two really good linebackers in Pati uh pace and Cashman and now you look at this cornerback Group which was a major concern but if you roll out Byron Murphy and Stefon Gilmore and sha Griffin as your three you're feeling okay with that and then you also have one of the better safety rooms in the NFL and then on top of all that Brian Flores is your defensive coordinator one of the smartest defensive Minds in the entire league I think it's going to be Undisputed top 10 and I could potentially see it being top five let's show love to our defensive coordinator here as you know there's some drama around him and Tua going on over the last week or so so let's show him our support as Vikings fans give me a skull flow excuse me down below in the comment section and show flow some love now coming up next year on the show we're going to be getting into the mailbag section so stay tuned for that but first off I want to tell you guys about today's presenting sponsor and that is prize piic shout out to prize picks for sponsoring Today's Show as if you guys download the prize picks app and use promo code C LNS will'll match your first deposit up to $100 now prize pick is America's number one daily fantasy sports app with over 5 million active members prospects is the easiest and most exciting way to play daily fantasy sports and unlike other apps on priz fix it's just you against the numbers now I already got a lineup for week one of the football season I'm going be taking the more on K Williams passing yards the more on Jefferson's receiving yards and then I think KOB is going to be finding DJ more a lot week one so I'm going to take the more on his receiving yards as well but hey if you guys want to fade my picks or ride with my picks just do so at prize pick so download the prize pick app today and use promo code clns for a first deposit match up to $100 that's code clns on prize picks for a deposit match up to $100 prize picks run your game I'll put that link for you guys in the comment section and description of today's show but shout out to priz piix for sponsoring today's edition of Vikings now first question coming in from Landon Turk shout out to Landon saying is there any potential breakout interior line players on the Vikings great question there Landon uh first name I think of is Levi Drake Rodriguez seventh round pick um he's popped in a couple games in the preseason he plays with Swagger he plays with you know this intensity that I love from the dline and after every single play he is making noise like even if he is just semi involved on a play but it's positive for the defense he is getting up giving a let's go he just plays with that Swagger plays with that confidence but a guy that will for sure be getting rotational reps this year keep your eyes out on Jerry Tillery hasn't worked out in the NFL so far in his career but he was a former first round pick Vikings D line coach is raving about him so far saying he is in just phenomenal shape so I'd probably go Tillery or Levi Drake Rodriguez jpsi saying think Ed Ingram and Brandon Powell have a shot at being cut Ingram can be upgraded by just about all of our backup guards and I believe PO is our sixth best wide receiver at this point l well um yeah great Point EG Ingram has been terrible in the preseason so far he's got one of the worst PFF grades out of anybody who has gotten any sort of reps uh in the NFL preseason I think there's not really too good of a chance he has cut but it would not Shock Me In terms of Brandon Powell I think he will be cut and you know it was funny enough like if I would have thrown up the Vikings wide receiver depth chart a month ago Brandon pow was slated in there the B wide receiver three but after Naylor Jackson them playing some great ball in the preseason even a g uh even a guy like Jan Jones really up in his game uh udfa out of Maryland like he's ahead of you know PA on the depth chart so I think PA's got a better chance of getting cut don't think don't think Ed Ingram will but you know good question on that J jalopy I think I pronoun it whatever but moving on to zcool here saying how many wide receivers do we keep on the active roster with the turnup of the wide receivers other than Jefferson and Addison who's your prediction to being cut so we can just take a room uh look at the room right here um I'm assuming they're either going to keep five or six but I'm leaning more towards the number five Jefferson Addison one two they're making it Naylor's making it Tristan Jackson's making it and then if you're fighting for that fifth spot here like I think it's a three-man race between pal Trent sherfield and Jon Jones I think they would lean Jon Jones they gave him $250 or $250,000 guaranteed when they signed him as a udfa I think they would lean him over Powell it just depends how they value Tren sherfield because obviously he not the receiving threat um in comparison to some of these other guys but he's also a great run blocker so I'm guessing they're keeping five and I'm guessing Jon Jones gets that um fifth spot so Viking are probably going to cut two solid football players in pow and Trent sherfield but X's vibe in saying could Jackson be in contention for the wide receiver three spot in my opinion he's outperformed him talking about Jaylen Naylor um I think they would still lean Naylor um yeah Tristan Jackson I'm thinking they would still lean nailor on this um but Jackson's played his ass off and I I I just think Naylor it's kind of like a pecking order thing where it's like he's been you know working real hard in the organization you know he was a six round pick where Jackson was undrafted and I'm sure that necessarily doesn't mean you know too much but I think this organization believes in Naylor as a wide receiver three and I actually feel like he is a better fit next to Addison and Jefferson as he does have top end speed Jackson necessarily doesn't have that as he's more of that KJ Osborne build but and plus Naylor could be an absolute dog in the slot as well where I don't know if Tristan Jackson really has that ability so I would still lean Naylor but appreciate the question but X's vibing now coming in saying Ingram is trash but pow would be a good keeper I'd be surprised if he was on the roster in some capacity this was also $5 Super Chat shout out to X for sending this in um I I just think they're going to carry out this Ed Ingram's experience for as long as they can I really don't think they would cut him I understand his PFF grades have been terrible but again PFF is not the Bible don't take it you know you're I'm saying you should take it with a grain of salt there but I think he's still going to be on the team again still have Dalton maybe he ends up starting at Right Guard you move Ingram to the bench but in terms of pow I think he would be a good keeper and maybe I'm overreacting the preseason a little bit here um but he has had a couple bad drops in training camp and also in the preseason so I just I I just don't know what the Vikings thought process is here are we going to keep Brandon Powell as a wide receiver four five as he is the veteran he can step in and you know he's going to at least be serviceable or do you take a chance on Jan Jones where he's got more potential um than Brandon pow but maybe he doesn't step in and do as good as a job you know right away than he would but that's definitely going to be very interesting and you know it's something to watch during the last preseason game versus the Eagles but it's Johnny coming in saying little late the chat but do you believe hackinson will be on the field week one uh no he will not be on the field week one uh I wish um but yeah I mean he's coming off a torn ACL and he suffered that in what we 15 I mean it would take a it would take heroic events out of hock Hockinson to be ready week one but uh yeah there's just there's there's just no way there uh but appreciate the question John Rocky coming in saying how many QBs will they keep I think they're going to keep two on the final 53 man roster and darnold and Nick Mullen then I'm assuming they're going to just keep jiren Hall in the practice squad maybe they you know obviously you can Elevate three for game day but maybe they keep three on the final 53 man roster but I'd probably lean towards no on that but the purple filth coming in saying do you think we're taking ourselves serious enough to start talking Super Bowl um I mean I'm sure the Vikings are taking themselves serious enough I'm sure that's their goal in the organization is to win the Super Bowl um terms of like us as fans taking them serious enough as a Super Bowl Contender I mean they got a really good team like 53 man roster I think it's still you know in the top half of the NF NL but it's a quarterback driven league and when you have Sam Donald slated in as your starting quarterback nobody is even going to sniff the idea of the Vikings being a Super Bowl Contender let just say Donald goes out there goes three and one and he lights it up and the Vikings have wins over the let's just say Giants Texans and Packers and they're three and one and you're like damn the Vikings might be a really good team with Sam darnold uh playing some of his best ball of his career then maybe we'll start talking about it but for right now I don't think so so but what say you guys on this question over under 6 and A2 wins for the Vikings this season that's what the bookmakers out west put it as so you guys let me know your thoughts down below I think this is an easy over there's too much talent on this team but you guys let me know your thoughts in the comments now if you guys do want to give me a follow on Twitter that's a handle right there Pat seeps if you guys do so I'll give you guys a follow back but thank you guys so much for watching Today's Show as always skull bikes all right you guys let me know as we got a lot of o is coming in the chat love to see that Z cool saying trust in the brass 100% we trust in the Vikings brass Z cool saying I'd say Jets carries the team for uh over six and a half wins I mean yeah you got you got blue chippers on this team like I think I think they're going to be a lot better than people think but we are going to have to sign off out of here um just want to say thank you guys so much everybody tuned in today I was an awesome awesome awesome live show um so yeah really all credit to you guys uh we'll be back 11:00 a.m. on Saturday for the watch party so make sure you guys do tune in for that but thank you guys so much for watching as always sko likes