the year. The Catch of the decade, The Catch of the century,
the catch of a lifetime. Oh man,
can you get one?
It's your fan boy over here.
Try to hide it. I don't give a s***.
I was joking before we came on and I got to live with this guy
mr. Vikings fan and it just every moment me and you were
laughing. Because it's just that with the Justin Jefferson
throat. Did you? I don't know why he didn't talk to Justin
Jefferson. There
might be it for guys, out of. Yeah. But you just throw it up
to him. It doesn't matter. It's Justin Jefferson. That's what
happened. I
told you, I'm bringing it, you're away games on the line
you jumped up and caught a, you proved you could do it. Yeah,
yeah. Tommy, you know, that's, that's what we've been talking
about. The whole year
just having that trust in me having
given me that opportunity to go make a play for us.
And during that time we needed we needed a play 14:18,
you know, you can't really do too much. There's not Much that
you can do, everybody's going to drop back, everybody's going
to sit at the
at the yard marker,
you know, he just told me he was going to throw it up to me,
giving me opportunity and
it's one of the biggest players that happened especially this
year.
I mean, what is it about? The NFL game that you have just
come in and been so comfortable with. I mean, you were the man
in college, don't get me wrong,
but you're doing, we're talking Randy Moss type stuff and it's
like, well what about the NFL game that suits you so well?
I don't know, man. I just have that confidence with me.
I always had a confidence with me as soon as I step on my field
you know that goes with the chains that I'm wearing, right,
to the glasses that I'm wearing pregame all that is just having
that confidence having that Swagger out on that field.
And then I'll man that playmaker man, I'm in that mode
and when I when I get on that field and I want to, I want to
kill everybody that steps in front of me and
I always had that chip on my shoulder ever since I got into
the league. So
I always carry that ever. Go game. I play. So, like in
the NFL though, do you feel like they not a feature? Guys like
you more though? At least we're sure
right? Or are, you know, it's more of a business in.
It's more of a just get our best guy that ball, right? It's
not like, you know, it's not like college where you have so
many good guys on what team right and you want to give
everybody the ball right now. It here's his we want to win
and we got to get a best
player of the ball. Yeah. And
you know I feel like we've been doing that this whole year
and you know KO definitely helped out with that. Yeah.
Yeah. When we talked to you last year at the Super Bowl in
La, Justin Kevin O'Connell just gotten the job, you're very
excited about it. You envision that you would be the Cooper
cup of that offense
where a year in
how do you feel about
the first season and what do you want to see change here
too?
Well
I mean I felt like it was a great first year for him
for him to come and sit her building
you know not us not having you know a good year the past year
you know knowing the road that he was going to you know, make
Me play coming into the building
and I was excited soon as I heard the news
and soon as I seen The Playbook, I was even more excited,
you know, him being able to motion me in so many different
places being inside being outside backfield. It was so
many different things that I could do in an offense, you
know where God difficult is. When they started tripling, me
doubling me, you know, just trying to take me away from
the game
in the end that was when you know he it was his hardest
moments trying to figure out ways to, you know, give me
the ball then double So, I mean, it's difficult for him,
you know, trying to find those ways but I feel like he did
a great job and I mean we're going to be even better next
year. Well, alright, let's get to the elephant in the room.
Then just double getting double fourth and eighth. Right.
I tried to explain at least of the quarterback perspective,
right? Like they were playing a coverage on you, on that play
where there was two people on you, right? All right, and
doesn't matter,
right?
Something to that. I mean I'm sure you would probably go.
Yeah just still give me the shot. I'll go up and get it.
Yeah. But you don't get mad at a quarterback for a play like
that, right? Explain that to people that ya know
what a lot of people are not coming on this week so
you know a lot of people don't really see the whole picture
play. You know, they see only a Cut off of,
you know, the routes that we run, right, but it definitely
was a double team during that moment. Of course, they're
going to double me fourth and eighth. You need? We need that
catch, you need those yards.
But you know, that was many moments where Kurt gave me that
that type of ball and I was able to go up and grab it
and I definitely felt
at that moment. I wanted him get away with. Yeah, I want it,
you know, of course, the best receiver on the field, ya, best
player on the field, I felt like I should have got that
ball but you know it
What it is. I wasn't, you know, mad about it. I wasn't, you
know, heard about, of course, I would want it. That opportunity
right here to get that first down in, for us to, you know,
go make a
game-winning, you know, such down drive, but, but you got
it. You understand what he understood. I was double team.
He has no, it's Lauren's bearing down. It's a tough.
It's a tough throw to make, right? No, I wasn't tripping on
it, but of course, I would have wanted that.
So he's telling you to back off a little bit,
it all ended. So,
So abruptly though that was the word that
coach O'Connell used Kirk Cousins juice because it felt
like you guys were just gonna, like, always yeah, coach is
going to go down, go for two, maybe forget about overtime and
then punch the ticket to the next
one and all ended so quickly. That's what was hard. I think
for a lot of people to process. Yeah. Yeah. And of course, you
know, being in the first round of the playoffs,
I mean the whole year, if you've been telling us, you
know, we're fluking or, you know, we've been getting by by
the skin of our teeth. Having you know all those close game
wins. Yeah. But no though.
Those games Don't Come Easy, you know, winning in the NFL is
very, very hard-edged, especially to go 11 and oh, and
close game wins
as something that I felt like just didn't just happen. You
know. I feel like we came together, you know, we were
searching a situational Masters. We went over
situation. Yeah. All the time. So
I felt like the coaching staff did a great job by doing that
you know especially towards that late game going and trying
to score on at Lake Drive. So you expect that vibe to
continue next year that toughness that
Grit that ability to pull out the close ones because you
understand situation football, the coaching staff has you guys
locked in. You guys kind of transform to a higher level
when it's time to go get the win. Yeah. I mean of course
I don't want to
be in those type of close games. I want to,
I want to be up by 21 points in. Just
be cool with a killing on the sidelines, right here, right?
Yeah that's that's that's what we want. We like man we didn't
have not one game where we just blew out a team you know we
just cleanly, destroy them. Yeah and
every single game with like this the game yeah just get all
right now this game Not. All right, this the game and it
just didn't happen.
But, you know, it happens like that. Sometimes it happens like
that. Sometimes we got to get those clothes game wins and
hopefully next year,
you know, we don't have to worry about that. I always like
to because you're very secure in yourself. So you give honest
answers, I who was, who was,
who would who gave you your toughest challenge this year,
who was the guy, you know, and I got your schedule here in
case any want to. But like yeah who was that DB they were like
damn. I didn't think he was gonna have that type of day or
He made me earn my money that day. I know you and Jay are,
we're going back and forth a little bit.
Honestly, I couldn't tell you this year, yeah, because not
one, not one really rich,
cornered play felt like, man, you up. A lot of that are
probably man, a man, right? I feel like it was a lot of cover
to man. Yeah. Well, what a Safety overtime, right, right.
I mean if there was somebody that really, you know, play,
I know you're
definitely tell them but
I feel like I got a lot of double teams, a lot of triple
teams this season. All right
so let me ask You one more along those lines. Give me
a receiver right now that you got your eye on a football that you
kind of just go
through like that guy is the real deal and he's not getting
the love. Like he deserves, right? And I'm a here's some of
the top receivers in the game right now if you want to look
at them,
right? And no but it anybody that you guys played on
anybody, you looked at that you were like, wow man, I didn't
realize he was that or I
got mad respect for his game. People don't realize how good
he is. Yeah, I'm awesome round for sure. Yeah, okay. He's
definitely She is on the come-up.
I mean just talking to him at the Pro Bowl being with him at
the Pro Bowl. He's a cool guy
and he's a great player. Yeah I mean just seeing his film
playing up against him. Right twice. It twice a year,
he's on the come up for sure. He's a great player and
I'm definitely looking forward to going up against him
next year. Yeah Chris and I both believe that receivers of
the best athletes on the field Beth athlete than any in
the planet sport. The ability to run explosively, get open hand
eye, coordination track the ball, get it but you
One thing that is unparalleled in my 50 years of watching
football and that is you hold on to it no matter how hard
they hit you, do you practice that? Where does that come
from? No matter how
hard they blast you?
No matter how hard you hit the ground that ball never pops out
and people would understand it. Yeah. Sometimes the ball is
going to come out it never does. Yeah
I mean it's very hard to practice that because I mean
you know you're you don't practice you don't get hit like
that, right, right. You don't practice is getting hit. I just
feel like it's all about just Eating
concentrating on a ball
having strong hand, strong grip,
and just wanting it, you know, I just feel like I always had
a dog in me soon as I step on the field. So whenever the ball is
in the air, I'm trying to hold on to it. I'm trying to go grab
it.
And I definitely felt like I, you know, I got targeted
a couple of times this year just by, you know, safety's looking
me dead. I do. I wait for me to,
you know, make that inside cut. So,
I mean, I'll just been trying to do whatever it takes to make
our team, have more momentum and give us that. Straight
edge, watching the Giants game
in the postseason.
It felt like they were coming at you
extra. You are marked rarely
to three guys right away. He was all worried about it babe. Hey,
I'm just the jacket.
Did you feel that on the field? Did you think they were doing
that? I mean, I feel like, I feel like it's been,
it's been like that. Every team we play, I feel like the Jets
was even one of them
I got hit or three times that game soon as I touch the ball.
So
I mean, Everybody's been focusing on me trying to take
me out the game, not in a dirty way.
But, you know, just
just physically, just not trying to let me get, you know,
over 100 yards. Haven't had given me that impact of
the game,
but, I mean, it is what it is. When you had that Target on
your back, you know, everybody's trying to take you
down, everybody. Trying to make that hit on you,
but no, we go. Keep moving. And after you get hit like that,
you get to go home and lay down and Sleep. Number bed and
recover, a
baby correct. Having the best sleep in my life.
Tell us. About it. Yeah well you know last year we are
talking about the same thing partner up with sleep number.
Again, it's the same thing being able to partner with them
for the second year.
I mean, it's always great to
sleep in that bed,
having quality sleep.
Being able to track the amount of sleep that you're having
each night and even long periods of time. So
it's definitely, you know, the
better sleep, the better performance II. Know I gotta
get one, I really do. I am very intrigued by them. M80
80% of the NFL players have a getting on them right now.
Right. It's definitely the thing, when you're in
the sleep, number with your significant other, you a big
spoon, kind of guy or a little spoon kind of guy which one,
which one are you there?
Yeah,
so so tonight, tonight, you're probably going to win the
offensive player of the year award. I voted for you. I got
one of the votes.
And we give out our own awards at PFT really,
you see? He didn't know, he didn't know, I did you you are
we both have
your our offensive player the year. So we've kind of started
a thing even though this is going to get expensive, very
quickly, whatever you want as a prize, will send it to you. So
what do you want? McCaffrey ask for a Christian McCaffrey ask
for
a putty, a putter.
So now he's on the hook for a putter.
So and you're a viking.
Make this count man. Oh no, I meant
for a car.
I'm a PC Gamer, man. I'ma need me a PC, though.
What do you need? Who PC? A new pc? Yeah. What kind?
I'm gonna have to get. I'm gonna get that. Nice.
I'll buy you a car. Okay, that's a bit. Yeah, I heard it
now. Yeah, I hear you. Now, I'm gonna get a new car. It's
probably gonna be a Lamborghini and
Bugatti.
Justin Jefferson awesome work this year all the best go get
that ring next year. We don't want to see you here next year,
for sure. I say that's a
but I don't want to see you here next year. Sure, we sure
appreciate you have
50 live right after this.
hit, subscribe for the latest news and Analysis from pro
football talk.