Crossing the St. Croix River from Wisconsin into Minnesota is referred to as coming from "the other side" in the Vikings locker room at TCO Performance Center.
Za'Darius Smith says he "came to" the other side by joining the Vikings this offseason after 33 games in three Packers seasons. Danielle Hunter asserts Smith actually "came from" the other side in Green Bay, where the Packers set up the Vikings' next potentially potent pass-rushing pair by cutting Smith in March.
Hunter and Smith have agreed on pretty much everything else while quickly forming a bond this summer under new outside linebackers coach Mike Smith, who also defected from the Packers.