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The Valenti Show

Can We Say That? | 9-15-25

The Valenti Show

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Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The guys partake in this week's version of "Can We Say That?"

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0:00.0

exciting times it's a Monday in football you know what that means can we say that question

0:06.4

mark I this is bar none my favorite one of our blitz style things okay rinko what do you have

0:14.4

well some news that just is happening is j jay mccarthy has been ruled out for week

0:20.3

three from the Minnesota Vikings.

0:23.5

Can we say that Minnesota has a J.J. problem? Hold on. Stop the clock, as Ronnie the

0:32.7

limo driver used to say. Wait a minute. He's been rolled out, not questionable, not doubtful, not, not a waiting test.

0:43.7

Out because of an ankle sprain.

0:45.5

Oh, so Carson Wentz is the likely started.

0:48.3

We're not even going to see if he could practice this week.

0:50.8

No, I'll tell you what that is.

0:52.2

And he had a baby.

0:53.8

Don't give a damn. The point is, that sounds like the veterans walked into the office and said,

1:00.5

this kid ain't nowhere near ready to play. Put the ginger in. This seems like you're benching him

1:05.4

without saying you're benching him. I'm sorry, man. That's what it sounds like, seems like,

1:10.7

feels like. Okay. Yes. And day sounds like, seems like, feels like.

1:11.1

Okay, yes.

1:12.2

And Dave, before I get to you, looking at Jefferson's, everything about him, his demeanor,

1:19.2

he hated life.

1:20.2

And he was just like, we backed the wrong horse.

1:23.1

So I'm not shocked by seeing this.

1:25.3

And yeah, I do think that Justin Jefferson walked in to O'Connell's office and said, we got to make some changes. I don't care how you have to do it. I don't care how you have to bring it to the kid. Tell him, you know what, he's going on paternity leave. I don't care. He can't be here. David? There's not much to say because I was going to say that, Mike. It wasn't a veteran. It was JJ. It was Jefferson went in there and said, get this kid out of here at least for a week or two. I don't know if people stayed up to watch that, but he had to look late in the game. It was, it was theater. You know what it was? It was like Jerry Springer when they do the episode where it's like, Kenny's familiar with this one, the whole like, oh, this guy slept with his sister. There we go. The point is, you had to watch. You had to watch it. I was dying for the Vikings to get the ball back so it could be more whatever that was. Yeah. It's almost like it's tougher when you don't know the other team's plays.

2:19.8

Oh, but you had that great comeback, Mike.

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