FULL SHOW: Ben Leber (Vikings analyst) and Patrick Lalley's mayoral runoff preview

Down the stretch they come!   J.J. McCarthy vs. Kyler Murray to become Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback.   Christine Erickson vs. Jamie Smith to become the next mayor of Sioux Falls.   Both races have heated up over the last few weeks as the finish line draws closer.   Who will win? What have the combatants done to position themselves for a win?    If only there was a local talk show that could bring on experienced, well-connected and well-studied analysts to provide deft commentary on these races.   Thankfully, there's Happy Hour.   Ben Leber The former Minnesota Vikings linebacker (2006-10) and South Dakota Sports Hall of Famer has had almost unparalleled access for over a decade as a sideline analyst and postgame locker room interviewer for the Vikings Audio Network.   The Vermillion High School alumnus has seen the performances of Arizona Cardinals import Murray and Vikings top 10 draft pick McCarthy up close at recent Vikings mini-camps. Leber also knows Coach Kevin O'Connell's complex and at times wildly effective offensive system well. He has a breakdown on how those two QBs have run the offense so far and what their advantages are within it.   Yes, Leber has a prediction on who will win the job and when "splitting reps" will — or at least should — turn into "No. 1 gets most of the reps."   Leber also weighs in on a Vikings defense that was top 5 in the NFL in many metrics last season but has lost some playmakers. He also assesses the hiring of first-time general manager Nolan Teasley, who has brought over two of the top three lieutenants from the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks' front office.     Patrick Lalley Sioux Falls Live's editor and primary political reporter has spent over 30 years covering city and state government and elections in his hometown of Sioux Falls.     He was part of a panel that peppered mayoral runoff candidates Christine Erickson and Jamie Smith in one of the recent head-to-head debates.   What are his observations from those debates? How much more have we learned about them since our last discussion right after the June 2 mayoral election, when Lalley said he could not decipher major difference in their platforms and views on the city's most pressing issues?   What main differences can we decipher in how the two would lead the city?   How much does the endorsements of Smith from two of the other candiates — Greg Jamison and Joe Batchellor — matter?   And how much does gubernatorial runoff finalist Toby Doeden's scorched earth condemnation of Jamison, Batchellor, and Smith—plus, his endorsement of Erickson—matter?