Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast - Super Bowl champion Bryant McFadden talks about podcasting with Patrick Peterson

Episode Date: June 25, 2021

Bryant McFadden co-hosts the "All Things Covered" podcast with Patrick Peterson. He also won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bryant joins to talk about his experience working with the new Vikings cornerback and why Peterson has become a good podcaster. Bryant explains why Peterson is happy to be in Minnesota and tells a story about him impressing NFL players before he was even in college. Bryant also discusses why his hot take is that the Vikings are going places this year and talks about how a team can win a Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm doing pretty good. Thank you for having me. Yeah, for sure. So I want to bring you on the show here to talk about what you guys are doing with your podcast with you and Patrick Peterson, because if Vikings fans don't know about it, I'm sure you still have a lot of Arizona Cardinals fans listening to you. I think that they will really want to hear what you guys have to say. I have started listening to your show recently, and I don't mean this just because you're here on the show, but I've had a great time listening to it. You guys get an incredible guest list and also very interesting insight from Patrick about being a Minnesota Viking. So I've enjoyed becoming a listener of your show, man. Well, I appreciate that, Matthew. And also

too, you know, I appreciate all the Viking fans that have chimed in in a short amount of time. Just, you know, being faithful listeners and watch it watchers of our show via YouTube or podcast. You know what I mean? So we've received a lot of support and a very, very expedient process. And we're thankful and we continue to have fun with it and the thing that i love too as well one of the favorite uh uh segments in our show is the skull check-in where we get a chance to get some in-depth information insider information regarding the team throughout many camps throughout otas uh how the group is looking and for pat it's a good opportunity for pat too to kind of get more familiar uh his new teammates, you know, offensively and defensively.

And I learned a lot as well. You know what I mean? Just so just being able to listen to the insights that he's been able to give me, along with all the viewers and listeners that we have, has been a very, very pleasurable experience. Yeah. And you guys have had some amazing guests. Champ Bailey. I know that patrick seemed to really enjoy that one because he's brought up on numerous occasions but odell beckham and shack and so you've had a lot of very cool guests that people can go back and find some of those great interviews but i'm curious to hear from from your perspective how you convinced patrick to do this podcast with you because you, you see a lot of former players that are starting podcasts.

I talked to Darius Butler recently about his and Anton Buffay, and there's a lot of guys who are doing it. Not too many current NFL players are doing podcasts. And I know that you guys are cousins and you're close, but tell me how you got him to join in in this endeavor. Well, you know, Matt, funny story. You know, around this time last year during the pandemic, you know, things were changing for everybody. You know, Matt, funny story. You know, around this time last year during the pandemic, you know, things were changing for everybody.

You know, I work with CBS. I'm a football analyst for CBS Sports collegiately and professionally. So I was just trying to find ways to be innovative outside of what I was supposed to be doing. So I started to do Instagram Live interviews with athletes, mostly prospects that were getting ready to get drafted. And then I jumped into some of the veteran prospects as well. And my first veteran guest was Pat. You know, we just was having fun with it. We know each other extremely well. So it didn't feel like an interview session. It felt like a general conversation. So at the end, I hit him up. We were talking on the phone. I said, man, how did you enjoy it? He's like, yeah, I enjoyed it.

It was pretty cool. So instantly, I thought an idea came to my mind. I'm like, well, let me ask you this question. Let's say, you know, would it be something that you would be cool doing with me consistently if I can kind of get the right process and things set up and you don't have to devote a lot of time and attention to show up for whenever the episode is needed to be recorded? He said, yeah. So I said, maybe I can kind of think of a podcast platform or something like that. He's like, yes. And I told him, I said, well, you know, you just keep playing football. You don't worry about football. If I'm able to get this done, all I want you to do is just show up. You know what I mean? We go over, of course, the show game plan. You know what I mean?

So you're aware of what's going on, who we have on what we're going to talk about. So you can study a little bit. You have to devote a lot of time and attention not handling the rest. I'll be the point guard. So you just post, get in the low post. I'm going to feed you the rock. You just put it in the hoop. So then I started brainstorming about how could I get this done. Then I started thinking about names.

I wanted to have a name that resonated to me and Pat P. I play corner. He currently plays corner. We cover people. I wanted this platform to be able to talk about everything, not just football related, because you have two football guys doing it. So I came up with the name All Things Covered. You know what I mean? So I thought about how I would like the show to be, the show outline, the layout of the show, how I would like for it to be ran and orchestrated week in and week out. So I came up with those brainstorming ideas and I presented the idea to CBS.

They loved it. And that was the first part, you know, of planting the seed. And then I told Pat, I said, man, look like this might be a possibility. Are you sure? Are you still down? He's like, yeah. So we thought of we came together on a time to record, a time to release, you know, had to kind of, you know, finesse the schedule a little bit if he had a Monday night game, because we usually together on a time to record a time to release you know had to kind of you know finesse the schedule a little bit if he had a monday night game because we usually record on monday nights you know i mean if you had a monday night game we record on tuesday we just me and pat kind of went over our guest list because all the guests we've got on basically me and pat p got them on you know i mean so we came up with a long laundry list of guys that we know personally or we

can get in contact with to have on the show and then the rest is history yeah and it's been really interesting to see because i went back through and my research and just took a look at uh you know some of the early episodes and then clicked a little later and a little later and it's interesting to just hear his comfort level as somebody who had done tons of interviews but this is a totally different feeling i'm sure for a player where normally your interviews are at your locker for five minutes with the media or something or radio interview for 10 but you guys are are doing it from the perspective of being like broadcasters and that's something you're comfortable with obviously for your post-career career but it's been interesting to hear him become more and more comfortable. I guess, what have you sort of observed about Patrick becoming sort of full

podcaster as he's gone along? The reps, you know, the repetitions that we've both been able to get to feed off each other, you know what I mean? Bounce off each other, play, make it feel so organic has been huge for our development and growth into

this industry, especially for Pat P because he's used to being the one to ask the questions. Now he's asking questions. Now he's coming up on the fly with something that we might not have in the rundown. Instantly he thinks of things that are creative to whoever it is we're interviewing. And it's been fun. And he's been enjoying it. You know, he's been showing, having the enthusiasm that you can tell he's really loved what he's doing. And it makes it easier when you

watch someone and they're not boring and you can tell they enjoy doing what they're doing. You want to continue to watch or listen to them. And that's what we try to do. We try to educate a lot, too. When we have football talk, we try to go break things down. I always tell Pat, man, simplify it and make everybody understand what you're saying.

You know what I mean? What does cover four? What does box cover? You know what I mean? We talk about red zone three. What are you doing? What are you supposed to do? What happened on that play? And that's something I think Viking fans will get an opportunity to really enjoy.

When the season is in play and then we recap certain big plays, you know what I mean, that were involved in the defense, we were involved in Pat P. And then he can break down certain things like one of the big plays from last year's season was the Buda Baker interception. And he got ran down by DK Metcalf. You know, we had the luxury of having Pat P break that play down and break down what he saw from the back angle when DK was just hauling in Buddha. You know what I mean? So relive those moments, and we want to bring our fans into the locker room. We want to bring the listeners into the locker room. You know what I mean? Yeah, no, absolutely.

And that's something that I have found just even listening to you guys talk. Like Patrick told a great story about Justin Jefferson. I would suggest people go find it on YouTube, just about Jefferson challenging him in practice and sort of demonstrating, you know, Jefferson's extra drive for him wanting to be great to challenge the guy who's going to be in the hall of fame in the future. And like little stories like that are things that you don't always get from

just regular interviews. And I guess I wanted your perspective on, is that why you think there have been a lot of former players and even now, you know, Patrick, a current player who want to be on this type of platform because they get an opportunity to talk in more long form, interview people, but also just kind of have their voices heard and give perspectives that maybe they wouldn't normally get. i guess i wonder what you think of that yeah it's an opportunity for people to learn more about you outside of what you've been doing as a professional you know what i mean there are a lot that there's a lot of different unique things that these players do that a lot of people don't get chance to hear about you know what i mean so uh just being able to talk we had deandre hopkins

on he talked about his fashion sense you know going, going to France and being able to be involved in the fashion world there, something that he would love to be able to partake in. You know, even Pat P, you know, he's a guy that considers himself to be a pit boss, you know what I mean, grilling. He has so many different unique things that he's involved in that a lot of people might not know. So we love being able to get some guys on and just talk about, of course, whatever it is they're doing professionally, but also tap into some other things that really, you know, get you going. And now fans feel like, wow, I didn't know that. You know what I mean? Now it might be a situation where, yeah, I do the same thing. You know, I didn't know you had a love for cars. I didn't know you had a love for traveling, going fishing or stuff like that.

So we try to make people understand like when we are done interviewing someone, we want someone to walk away. The people that are watching and listening to us to walk away knowing more about that said person than they did before. Yeah, that's a great point. And I also think just even from my own angle as someone who covers the team that I just like to learn from former players because or in Patrick's case, a current player, because there's only and things like that, I don't have the same vision for the game that you guys have. And I like the way that you're able to bring it down. So just a reminder, like the podcast, we're talking about all things covered. So if you're listening to us talk about it and thinking, what was that? What was it called? I'll say it a couple of times to make sure everybody's got it. So I want you to tell me something about, and then i want to get some takes from you on on football i want you to tell me something about patrick peterson that people wouldn't know just from knowing his career

knowing how great he's been in his career but being as close to him as you are and then doing this where you guys are having these long conversations all the time tell tell me and our listeners something they wouldn't know about Patrick. What they probably wouldn't know about Pat P. That you'd be allowed to tell. Yo, so Pat P had a professional experience way before becoming a professional. So I got drafted in 2005. And in 2005, 2005, 2006, man, Pat was probably, man,

maybe in the 10th grade, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe the 10th grade. But long story short, we used to train a little bit together, Pat and our other cousin, Walter McFadden, who played at Aub auburn got drafted by the raiders played cornerback as well so i used to have those guys training with me but after training it would hang with me and stay with me so i had pat and walk like an adult like mature clubs as a high schooler so so so we you're saying. So we would go to, we would go to,

and when I say mature, I'm not meaning like exotic adult spots, but I'm meaning like clothes where you gotta be, clothes where you gotta be 21 to get in. Right, right, right. I am glad you clarified there. Yeah, like,

not strip clubs like that, but I'm saying like, like, you know, go to South Beach, we'd go to Club Bed or whatever, the Pop Mansion. So I had young Pat P, man, in living a lifestyle before he actually lived a lifestyle. You know what I'm saying?

But one thing I did emphasize to those guys, you know, Pat and Walt, was that, man, listen, you can play, but you got to work. You know what I mean? But you got to work harder. You know what I mean? So we would to work harder. You know what I mean? So we would hang out late, you know, get in about 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning. We up at 8 o'clock grinding. Grinding.

You know what I'm saying? So that's something that a lot of people might not know because most 10th graders or 11th grade, if he was in 11th grade or 10th grade, but most 10th graders are not down on South Beach in some of the hottest nightclubs they have in Miami, living it up, you know, in the section, you know what I mean? Chill it. And I don't know, I don't know how I was able to pull it off, but I was able to pull it off. But we, yeah,

Pat P was living a life before he actually became a professional. Well, I worked at McDonald's when I was in 11th grade. So I guess that is a little different, but seeing his rise though, and seeing his career, did you think that this was how it was going to turn out like when he was a kid? I mean, did you always have the sense like, this guy's pretty special?

No question. I go back to another story. While he was at LSU, getting ready, I think getting ready to go to LSU, he was a freshman. So every summer I would train in Orlando with Tom Shaw getting ready for the upcoming season. So I had Pat. I said, Pat, come work out with me for a few weeks, you know what I mean,

and get some good work before you go back to Baton Rouge. He was like, okay, cool. We go up to Orlando together and when the guys that were training with me, who were all professional guys, all professional guys, when they saw him, they thought he was like a

practice squad player who they didn't know because he had a mature body. He was put together and he was moving like a professional. So it was like a practice squad player who they didn't know because he had a mature body. He was put together and he was moving like a professional. So it was like, Mac, man, who was that? I said, that's my little cousin. He's like, little cousin. What team he play for? Thinking like he was in the league already. I said, no. I said, man, he just got to LSU. He in college, like college. Like what? So we doing drills. You can you couldn't tell that he was not a professional at that time. He just moved around. He had that swag that he was already there before even getting there.

And the way he was covering the wide receivers, he was listening and he just wanted to work. He kept working, kept working, kept working. You know what I mean? I didn't have to knock on his room door, hey, Pat, it's time to go. He was already downstairs waiting on me, know what i mean with his bag and his cleats in his hand ready to work so that i think was about two or three weeks we were down there together he was with me seeing that i'm like yeah he got it because he was always a gifted athlete but just because you're a gifted athlete doesn't mean it would transition to being a difference maker in the field if you don't if you're not willing to put in the work on or off the football field uh so he put in the work man it instantly was like

man he got it he got it now coming out of high school you knew he had it because he was the uh i think it was the player of the year usa today player of the year but you know so many players kids get lost in the shuffle when they get to school for him it was just grinding i want to be the best and he even said uh before getting the lsu whatever school he was going to he's only gonna be there three years right that's it he was on a three-year plan you know what i mean so i'm not surprised to see the success he's had uh and he will continue to have because he has a lot left in the tank i think he just he just about to turn 31 if i'm not mistaken you know i mean that's young db years you know i mean so he has a lot left in the tank and i really love what i'm hearing He's just about to turn 31, if I'm not mistaken. You know what I mean? That's young DB years.

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category of like the best place for him with the team, the opportunity, the coach. I'm sure that on his podcast, no matter what, he would say that, but I believe it when he's saying it, that I think this is perfect for him. Yeah, he spoke about Coach Zimmer before becoming a Vikings player. That's the crazy part about it. He talked about how much he respected his coaching game. Coaching guys in the secondary and just talked about the success he had in Dallas, Cincinnati, Minnesota. So he was raving, not raving, but saying positive things about Coach Zimmer before signing with the Vikings. And then when he signed, it was like, we recapped some of the things you said. I'm like, man, you remember you were talking about Coach Zimmer. Now he's your head coach.

He's your head ball coach. And I can tell you this said. I'm like, man, you remember you were talking about Coach Zimmer. Now he's your head coach. He's your head ball coach. I can tell you this much. I love the structure of the defense right now for Minnesota. Over the last four or five years, Minnesota's defense has always been something you can hang your hat on. Being consistent, physical, put pressure on opposing quarterbacks, play relentless type football. Last year, you didn't see that because of all the injuries

to guys on every level in the defense. So you kind of got lost in the shuffle defensively and you had to rely more on the offensive skill set. But personnel wise, man, you gotta love what the Vikings have. I mean, locking up Daniil Hunter,

he's happy. You know what I mean? Look at the interior guys, Thomason, and you look at the linebacks, you look at the structure and the secondary. You know, you got Sheldon Richardson on the two deep. He has experience, you know, second go around with the Vikings. And then offensively, man, you know, just keep riding number 33 and make timely plays.

Kirk Cousins, you're going to be okay. And you got a proven number one, a proven number two, 1A, 1B, however you want to mix it up. You know, and I'm expecting a big year from Irv Smith. I think, I think it's time for Irv Smith to go ahead and take off. It's time for him to take off. Yeah. Every fantasy radio show that I go on, they ask, that's the first question. Is Irv Smith going to take the next step? Uh, well he should, I mean, because he's going to have the opportunity and he proved last year at the end of the season when Rudolph was hurt that he can. So let me ask you this question, because the Vikings franchise has been so close so many

times, and this feels like they've put together another roster where the expectation is get into the playoffs, see what happens there. You have two rinks. Explain to me what it takes to get there because i haven't covered a super bowl team no one who's ever covered the minnesota vikings has actually that has gotten where you have gotten so tell me what it takes for a team to reach the pinnacle of the sport well number one you got to be lucky you got to have luck in your side it's true that's something minnesota does not have you got to be lucky you got you got to have luck on your side. That's true. That's something Minnesota does not have. You got to be lucky. You got to have some fortunate bounces go your way.

Number two, injuries. You got to dodge big injuries, the key players. That can derail your season. And I understand they say next man up mentality. You have some key injuries, the key players. I don't care who the next man up is. They will not reach the level of expectations the player that was injured was supposed to reach. So be lucky when it comes to the ball bouncing your way. Be lucky when it comes to dodging significant key injuries, the most important thing that we all remember wasn't winning a championship, wasn't the playoff wins, was OTAs, minicamp, training camp. Because that's where the foundation was laid.

Not just on the football field, but off the football field. If you want to be successful, if you want to be part of a successful Fortune 500 company, if you want to be part of a successful team organization, you got to have people that love each other. They got to love being around each other. It can't just be a working relationship where I only deal with you when I have to see you. In Pittsburgh, we had a sense of togetherness. We go out on the practice field, ball, grind, sweat. Off the football field, we together.

We go out to eat together. And the thing about being a professional athlete, you're an adult. So some adults may have other responsibilities, family-like responsibilities. But every now and then, those players with kids, you know what? I'm going to devote a Monday for you guys. What are we doing? What are we hanging? What are we hanging out? Because when you know the person you're working with,

you're fighting with, when you know them, you respect them. And if you respect someone, you're going to do everything in your power to make that someone happy. And the best way to make your teammate happy is to do what you're supposed to do. If I'm supposed to cover you for four quarters, my job is to not allow you to get the best of me. Guess what? I got to put a smile on my teammate's face because he's counting on me. So that's something that we had, the continuity, the love for each other. And the crazy part about our team, we've been retired for, most of us have been retired for a long, long time.

Man, we have a group chat about 18 guys that we still rock and roll with. If you wrong, we all going to be wrong together. It doesn't matter. We'll talk about it later. But right now, we in this together. And that's something that I've tried to, you know, emphasize to Pat P, even out in Arizona. Get the guys to jail together. Hang out.

Go to dinner together. You know what I mean? Go to a bar and just eat some wings and just talk. You know, learn each other better. Because when you learn each other, now you can respect that person. Because I don't care anything about what people say about you got to like your teammate, you got to love your teammate.

You don't necessarily got to like a love, but you got to respect. Because if you respect them, now they got your ears. They got your eyes. It's the same thing with coaches. If you dislike a coach, that's one thing. But as long as you respect that coach, when he tells you to be the contained player,

not let that ball get outside you, I'm going to respect his word and I'm going to do it. But if I don't respect them, I'm not listening to you. Think about it as a child. If you didn't respect your teacher and your math teacher or English teacher, did you listen to everything they told you to do? No, because I didn't respect you.

Why am I listening to you? Why am I listening to my uncle? I don't respect my uncle. I'm not listening to you. But when you respect people, you listen to them. That's the best way to get a championship team together. Have guys that like each other. There's no hating involved. There's no toxic vibes involved. Nothing but good energy.

When we get on the grass, we're grinding. If I'm not a starter, I'm trying to be a starter. But I'm still wishing the person in front of me to do a good job because we're teammates. And when my number is called, I got to go out there and do a great job. That's one thing, too, Matt, a lot of teams don't have. Older players trying to help younger players that are trying to come get their job.

I'm not going to talk to this guy. I'm not going to educate this guy. I'm not going to help this guy because guess what? He's trying to come get my starting job. But guess what? If you do what you're supposed to do, you'll be okay. And that's a part of doing what you're supposed to do, helping someone. If you're available, what you're supposed to do helping someone

if you're available if you're able to help someone help someone everything else will work yourself out you got a lot of players that don't want to help each other and that hurts the team because if you go down with an injury he not ready now y'all probably gonna lose a ball game because he not ready and guess what you didn't help him so the togetherness is what i emphasize and not just in sports in life general, whatever your nine to five is, if you don't like the people you're working with nine times out of 10, you're not going to be successful. It's just how it is. Yeah. No, that, that is really well said. I'm glad I asked. And I wrote a book about the 2017 season and what led to the Minneapolis miracle.

And the main theme throughout is how close those players became. And sort of one of the reasons I think that they were not able to sustain the success is because a lot of those personalities that did gel people together, like Terrence Newman, for example, Teddy Bridgewater, even though he was hurt, was doing this behind the scenes that it just wasn't the same that togetherness. So I think that's a, that's a great point. Um, before I let you go, cause I want to, I'm going to, I'm going to leave that out there. That was terrific. That was great. You can use that for whatever job you're in. That was fantastic. But tell me this before you go, what is your blazing hottest take on the upcoming season? I need the one that you're trying to make into a YouTube video to get the most clicks for.

That you are dying on the hill. That's one thing we have on the show all the time. I'm going to die on the hill. The Vikings need a new kicker, for example, or something like that. So what is yours that you are pounding the table on all things covered when you guys talk about this upcoming season? One thing I've told Pat P, and I believe in speaking things into existence. Put them out in the universe. Put it out in the universe and allow it to manifest.

And I told Pat P., and I did an interview with another Minnesota media publication. I think it was two days ago. I told Pat P., I said, well, in February, because I'll, you know, usually, you know, I travel for Super Bowl anyway for CBS. But I told him, I said, in February, you know, I expect for you to meet me in Los Angeles. And that's where the Super Bowl is this year. So my blazing hot take for the Minnesota Vikings, especially the luckiness that they're starting to really get involved in and the first lucky thing that's starting to happen for minnesota i don't think aaron rodgers is going to play for green bay and even if he does i don't think he'll be there in the beginning of the season

and if number 12 is not there or for the entire season guess who instantly becomes the number one in the black and blue division? Minnesota. And Viking fans, I'm going to tell you like this. I know you guys might say, oh, we want to beat the best. We want to play the best with the best. Screw that. You better hope Aaron Rodgers is going to play, go do Jeopardy, be the host of Jeopardy or something like that.

Forget all that. And for the players, I'm going to say what the players don't want to say. Man, retire. Walk away, Aaron Rodgers. go go do jeopardy be the host of jeopardy or something like that forget forget all that and for the players i'm gonna say what the players don't want to say man retire walk away walk away trust me you're just getting to learn vikings fans they want aaron rogers gone they don't care about beating the best man listen these people have been through a lot he has terrorized the division for a long time. Yeah. You know what I mean?

So now, that's the first. I'm not saying it will happen. We don't know. We have to wait and see. But I don't know if he will. I don't think so. If I had to pick, will he, will he not? I'll say he won't.

That's the first lucky break. Remember, I told you you got to be lucky. That's the first lucky break. And after that, win the games you're supposed to win. Hands down. You do that you're being good in a good spot come playoff time and when you get in the tournament just get in anything can happen anything can happen you can throw the football but boy you can run the football and a wise man told me once told me you throw the score you run to win and you gotta close in dalvin cook and

defensively just stay healthy man you got dogs defensively you got dogs and stay healthy on both sides of the football you gotta close in dalvin cook you got a proven number one in jefferson you got adam theelin who can still give you a hell of five numbers, especially in the red zone. Irv Smith, we need you to stand up. This your time. Stand up, stand up. Durasaw, I think he will be in the lineup at some point in time. Offensively, on the O-line as a starter,

you got everything. You got all you want. And I know Kirk Cousins might not be the name you talk about when you talk about quarterbacks in the National Football League. He might not be the first, second, or third, but he can get you to a championship. He can get you to a championship.

So my wild take, Los Angeles. That should be the final game for the Minnesota Vikings. And you got to look at it like this, Matthew. Like you said, most people that are covering the Vikings have never covered the Vikings getting ready for a Super Bowl because it was in the 70s.

Purple People Eater is in the 70s. Four four straight you lost four yep if you're if you're Vikings for everybody that's watching this right now if your Vikings can win you one championship in your lifetime you're okay yeah yeah I'm sure that people would feel that way for sure and you're and I don't want to say necessarily your adult life would but as when you start being able to remember things, right? Yeah. Yeah. 13, 14, 15. If they can win you one championship in your lifetime, you OK. And this might be the year. Yeah. There are many people that wear shirts and things that say, like, give me a ring before I die. So there are. That, that's, uh, that's everyone feels while you just got everyone as jacked up as they could possibly be here as we're talking in late June for an NFL season.

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So that's fun to watch. And I appreciate the insight, man, and the fun conversation. Let's do fun to watch. And I appreciate the, the insight, man, the fun conversation. Let's do it again soon. It's a school, right? There you go. I appreciate it. Thank you for having me.