Blake Cashman with Common 8-5-26

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What does Blake Cashman say about the vibe and weather at Vikings Training Camp 2026?

Common (host) 0:00

of Vikings Training Camp 2026. Excited and delighted to be joined by Blake Cashman, linebacker with the soon-to-be big game world champion Minnesota Vikings. Blake, how are you, boy?

Blake Cashman 0:08

I'm great. Good to see you. Thank you for having me on.

Common (host) 0:10

Yeah, it's our pleasure having you on. Air raid. Everybody.

Unknown 0:16

First Wednesday of the month.

Common (host) 0:17

Oh, that's what that is. I thought maybe it was like back in the 1950s where I have to get under the desk right now, put my head in the wheel.

Blake Cashman 0:23

Seek shelter.

Common (host) 0:24

Yeah, seek shelter, man, because bad stuff's going down. Nice weather for practice. We were just talking about it off. I mean, a week ago it would have been just brutal, but now nice breeze, maybe upper 70s, maybe 80 degrees. Pretty nice for playing football.

Blake Cashman 0:36

Great football weather. Can't complain as a player.

Common (host) 0:38

How has it gone so far in the first few days? I know padded practice has just started. I think heavier ones today. You like the padded practice part?

Blake Cashman 0:45

Is that better? Oh, yeah. You get to see everybody's physicality, intensity. And I think when the pads come on, I feel like the game starts becoming a little bit faster.

How did Blake’s hamstring injury affect his return and performance early in the season?

Blake Cashman 0:54

So you can really see where everybody's at. And I think it gives the coaches a good look at evaluating players.

Common (host) 1:01

Last time we had, we've had John a couple of times. Went to school in Prairie, played under Mike Grant, played with the Gophers, got drafted by the Jets, bounced around a little bit, really found a home here. Last year, was it a hammy injury you had?

Blake Cashman 1:14

Yeah, week one against Chicago.

Common (host) 1:15

Week one against the Bears, and then you were out for... Missed four games. Missed four games. When you're coming back after four games, is it hard to pick up the speed right away again and get right back into it, or does it take a while?

Blake Cashman 1:29

I feel like for me... You expect it or anticipate that it's going to be a little bit fast, but when I have as much experience as I do, once you get that week of practice under your belt, it's just jumping right back into it like you never missed any time.

Common (host) 1:46

Because that almost, and I know this is going to sound crazy about saying injuries are a blessing in disguise, but if you're out a few weeks early, you probably stay fresher. Because I've got to think by the time you get to weeks 15, 16, 17, 18, especially in a physical game like this playing linebacker, you're kind of beat up and kind of sore, man. You probably slow down a little bit, right? So does it help that you'll be a little fresher? Do you feel fresher late in the year?

Blake Cashman 2:07

Definitely. I felt really good once I got back from my injury. You know, I didn't have anything that was really aching throughout the rest of the season. And I would definitely agree that, you know, this part of training camp and ramping up and throwing the pads back on, you got joint practices. I mean, you really got like six weeks of hard practices till you actually enter the season. I think, in my opinion, that's the toughest on a player's body.

Unknown 2:34

Can I talk Green Dot with you? Absolutely. Let's talk Green Dot. So, like, on the offensive side of the ball, a quarterback gets to play, they're at the line of scrimmage, they're able to, like, make changes all the time based off the defense. How much autonomy do you have when B-Flow makes the call and you see what the offense is doing? Like, how much autonomy do you have to change plays and how often does that happen?

What insights does Blake share about the Vikings’ padded practice and its impact on player evaluation?

Unknown 2:52

I have to imagine the communication on that is challenging as well.

Blake Cashman 2:55

A lot of it's going to be dictated on what the call or situation is. When we get into second and long, third down, a lot of our max pressure and tricky coverages that we throw at teams, those checks are going to come from the safeties. But especially early down, we will... We would do a lot of formation recognition, and that's all on the backers, echoing the call, getting everyone lined up. So we're in a favorable call against what the offense's formation is.

Unknown 3:31

What offensive coordinator in the league currently or even maybe during your time? has been the most confusing and complex for you to read when you've been on the other side of the ball?