09-14-2021, 02:42 PM
(09-14-2021, 02:30 PM)Sled21 Wrote: No one has mentioned this, but :03 seconds left after the time out, and Jessie Bates III is in Minnesota's backfield walking around with Joseph, talking to him. Then Brian O'Neill comes over to talk to Bates and walk him back to his side of the field. They didn't go to school together, Joseph went to Florida Atlantic and Bates went to Wake Forest, O'Neill went to Pittsburgh. So I wonder what that conversation was. I don't know that I have ever seen a player from the opposing team go into the other teams backfield to yak at the kicker. We all know kickers tend to stay off to themselves prior to a kick. Looked friendly enough, but was Bates pulling a Jerry Porter?
He was probably just talking a little trash and trying to get into a rookie kickers head a little bit. Obviously didn't work but seemed like it was nothing serious. One of the Vikings linemen came up and politely guided Bates away, it looked like they were both smiling.
