Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings ...

Matthew Coller is joined by reporters, players, analysts and much more to break down everything Minnesota Vikings football. From discussing whether Kirk Cousins will take the Vikings to the next level to breaking down offensive line combinations to analyzing the NFC North, this podcast is for people who live and breathe football.

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ESPN's Courtney Cronin previews Vikings OTAs an...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by ESPN's Courtney Cronin to talk about the beginning of Vikings OTAs, which will be open to the media one day next week. What will we be looking for when reporters get a look at (presumably) the full roster. Will Danielle Hunter show up? Courtney thinks he will. Plus one UDFA who might be interesting in the receiver group and how we'll judge Kellen Mond's OTA practices.
54 min
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USA Today's Steven Ruiz talks about where the V...
Matthew Coller and Steven Ruiz start by wondering what exactly the Carolina Panthers are doing and why Vegas thinks the Vikings' matchup against the Panthers should be a pick 'em. They go on to talk about some of the worst QB situations in the league, including the New Orleans Saints, who seem to have no answers. Where do the Vikings stand in the QB conversation? What would a good season mean to Kirk Cousins's future and the future of the QB position for the Vikings?
50 min
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Danielle Hunter's contract situation and implic...
The Minnesota Vikings managed the cap incredibly well this offseason but there are still plenty of questions to be answered. Will Danielle Hunter show up for OTAs or mandatory minicamp without a new contract? What could the Vikings do to keep him happy? Should they trade him if he plans on pulling a Le'Veon Bell? Plus how does Dalvin Cook's contract look one year later? What would happen if Jeff Gladney was suspended for the year for his domestic violence arrest? And what would happen to the Packers' cap situation if they trade Aaron Rodgers?
36 min
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Vegas favors the Vikings in 9 games -- will the...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom discover that Westgate Sportsbook has lines for every Vikings game on the 2021 schedule. They are favored in 9 games, underdogs 7 times and a pick 'em once. Would a 9-7-1 record mean major changes? Matthew and Sam also go through all the games. Should Cleveland be favored in Minnesota? Are the Vikings getting too much respect in the Dallas game? Should the Vikings get more respect in Arizona?
37 min
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Can the Vikings be Super Bowl contenders in the...
Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic get together to kick some things around now that the offseason madness has calmed down. They talk about how many teams you would pick over the Vikings to win the Super Bowl in the next three years. Plus will there be quarterback madness next offseason? What were the craziest storylines of the offseason? And would you draft a kicker who could make it from 75 yards away?
50 min
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Does Kellen Mond have a good arm? And let's be ...
Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso answer two questions from a listener that are interesting. 1) Whether Kellen Mond's arm should be considered as very good 2) What we should expect from Ezra Cleveland, the guard. Plus they talk about reasonable expectations for Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance and Mac Jones and talk about the best bet for rookie of the year being Rashod Bateman.
55 min
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Analyst Bobby Peters breaks down the Packers of...
Bobby Peters is a football coach and author who writes books on teams' offenses. This year he wrote a book breaking down the 2020 Green Bay Packers, so he got together with Matthew Coller to talk about what the Packers' offense might look like if Aaron Rodgers does not remain the Packers' quarterback. How much was the supporting cast and play design a factor? Plus why Kellen Mond adding mobility to the Vikings' offensive scheme could be interesting and why Kirk Cousins thrives in this style offense. And then we pull some of the most interesting comments from Vikings minicamp from Kellen Mond, Mike Zimmer and Christian Darrisaw.
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The Vikings traded Mike Hughes and fun question...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom open the show with a discussion about the Vikings trading away 2018 first-round pick Mike Hughes for nothing and then Will Ragatz from Sports Illustrated joins for the Friday Roundtable to break down the 2021 Vikings schedule. Best road trips, pivitol games, whether the schedule is hard or not and an 0.5 over/under on whether we see Kellen Mond at any point.
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The Cousins-Mond dynamic, Jerry Burns and the V...
Matthew Coller poses the question to PFF's Eric Eager: What if the Vikings traded Kirk Cousins now rather than letting the 2021 season play out and they turned things over to Kellen Mond for this year? It sounds crazy but Justin Jefferson's comments made it feel like the team is ready to move on, so why not pull off the band aid now? (It's just a thought experiment, Cousins fans, withhold your rage). Plus Eric shares his thoughts on the passing of Jerry Burns and why he was ahead of his time and Eric answers whether the Vikings have a mathematically tough schedule.
49 min
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Picking every game on the Vikings schedule
The schedule is out and Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom literally go through every single game. Cory Hepola of WCCO Radio joins for a bit to give his takeaways from the 2021 slate.
76 min
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Will there be a Vikings trade? Where should Vik...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about what's still to come in the offseason for the Minnesota Vikings, including any trades that they could make and possible Aaron Rodgers trade that could totally shift the expectations for the Vikings' season. Plus since Tim Tebow is back, which player would we steal off the Vikings 2012 roster and bring them back?
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ESPN's Myron Medcalf thinks Aaron Rodgers is do...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Myron Medcalf start off by talking about Adam Thielen's bad take on Lambeau Field and then dive into the Aaron Rodgers situation in Green Bay. How much blame does Rodgers deserve? Are we as petty as Rodgers? Why didn't the team give him more of the things he wanted? Plus are there any similarities with the Vikings drafting Kellen Mond to the Packers picking Jordan Love?
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Chris Trapasso talks Patrick Jones, Cam Bynum a...
Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso break down two of the Vikings' middle-round draft picks that didn't get a whole lot of attention but Chris thinks they each have a chance to be hits. Plus was San Francisco right to take Trey Lance over Justin Fields? Will Kyle Pitts make Atlanta a true contender? Did Dallas make a mistake taking Micah Parsons?
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Trench Warfare's Brandon Thorn explains why Chr...
The master of the offensive line breakdown Brandon Thorn, who runs Trench Warfare and worked for Bleacher Report during draft season, talks in depth about how the first round played out with offensive linemen, why he believes Christian Darrisaw can provide the Vikings with quality offensive line play right away and his concerns about Darrisaw. Plus he discusses Wyatt Davis and what makes him a quality pass blocker and what the Vikings will be facing in the division with Penei Sewell and Teven Jenkins.
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How did the Vikings stack up against The Athlet...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by Arif Hasan of The Athletic, who puts together a consensus draft board each year. His board has been used to look at how much different teams' draft selections are from what analysts thought of the prospects. Hasan talks about whether "steals" and "reaches" matter and Sam forces him to give the potential downsides to Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis.
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Bonus episode: Former Bronco lineman Ryan Harri...
Former Bronco and Minnesota native Ryan Harris joined Purple Insider to talk about playing offensive line in front of Joe Mauer in high school and how Christian Darrisaw will need to adapt to playing left tackle in the NFL, from snap counts to playing against NFL defenses to finishing blocks. He also explains why he likes Rick Dennison as an O-line coach and why Wyatt Davis's pass blocking is most important.
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PFF's Seth Galina thinks the Vikings' OLine imp...
PFF's Senior College Football Analyst Seth Galina joined Matthew Coller to talk about the Vikings' draft. He dives into just how much the offensive line has impacted Kirk Cousins over the last three years and which Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis could be the answers they have been looking for. Seth explains why he liked Kellen Mond as a quarterback prospects but also lays out the reasons he didn't go in the first and second round.
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Did Kirk Cousins's play force the Vikings to pi...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about whether it is Kirk Cousins's fault that the Vikings are in a position to look for a future quarterback. Did they miscalculate or did Kirk simply not come through for them? Plus do we think quarterbacks MUST be mobile in the future or can pocket QBs still win? Why Wyatt Davis was Sam's favorite pick and we look at how some other teams did that shaped the first round.
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ESPN's Courtney Cronin talks about the Vikings'...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together to talk about expectations for Christian Darrisaw and how the offensive line is going to play out. They discuss the post-draft comments from Rick Spielman about Kellen Mond and what his potential outlook might be going forward and what it says about Kirk Cousins. Plus they discuss the Day 3 picks and what their outlook might be for the future and how Central Missouri has a very unique mascot.
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CBS Sports's Chris Trapasso loves the Vikings' ...
The Chris Trapasso Draft Show finally has draft picks to talk about. CBS's draft analyst talks about why he thought the Vikings did a great job moving down in the first to take Christian Darrisaw and takes on all the Kellen Mond comparisons. He also talks about what to expect from Chazz Surratt and breaks down his favorite and least favorite Day 3 picks.
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The Bears got Justin Fields and Aaron Rodgers w...
Matthew Coller is joined by his former teammate and current 1250 The Fan host Ramie Makhlouf to talk about whether the Chicago Bears made the right decision in trading up for Justin Fields. Ramie is still skeptical about Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy being in charge, even if he believes Fields is a good prospect. Plus what does the future hold for Aaron Rodgers? Does Ramie expect him to play for the Packers this year? Why did Green Bay handle things this way instead of just trading Rodgers?
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What made sense and didn't make sense about the...
Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic go through all of the Day 3 draft picks for the Vikings and talk about whether the picks could have high upside for the Vikings or not and where they fit on the roster. Why did the Vikings take a running back in the fourth round? The internet seems to love the receiver they selected in the fifth, was it right to stick with high-upside pass rushers when many have failed recently? Plus... tight end/punter???
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The Vikings actually picked Kellen Mond and hit...
Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic have a discussion about what it means for the Vikings to have picked Kellen Mond with the 66th overall pick. It appears the Vikings are saying that the pressure is on Kirk Cousins to perform in 2021 and take them deep into the playoffs. What do we think of Mond as a prospect? Should the Vikings have just taken Mac Jones if they wanted a future QB? Also why the Vikings crushed the Wyatt Davis draft pick and what they still have to accomplish.
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Vikings score a left tackle and extra draft cap...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom debate the Vikings' decision to trade down in the draft when the New England Patriots elected to select Mac Jones. Should the Vikings have picked Jones even if we didn't think we was as good of a prospect as Fields or the other three quarterbacks picked? Plus why the Vikings deserve high grades for getting Christian Darrisaw and extra draft picks. Added on to our reactions from the night overall are some of the clips from the WCCO Radio live stream, which was on WCCO's Twitter and Facebook pages during the entire first round of the draft. Listen to Matthew and Cory Hepola react to Trey Lance being picked and Matthew and Courtney Cronin debate the Mac Jones pick from New England and catch the live reaction to the Darrisaw selection.
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ESPN's Courtney Cronin makes her final Vikings ...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together one last time before the NFL Draft to put everything down on record. Why Courtney thinks the Vikings will pick Christian Darrisaw. Why she passed on Justin Fields during ESPN's NFL Nation draft. What we think Teddy Bridgewater's trade to Denver means. And we play a game with 7th round picks.
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