Every Thursday and Saturday night during free agency and draft season, Matthew Coller is hosting live Q+As and draft simulations on the Locker Room App. This bonus episode is the audio from his live session, which includes great questions and "call-ins" from listeners about WR3, Mike Zimmer's impact on the offense, why the Vikings should be team trade down and looks at the first 13 picks leading up to the Vikings' selection at 14.

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by PFF's Eric Eager to talk about how the Vikings would approach the coming weeks if everyone in the front office had no threat to their job security. What does that say about where Kirk Cousins stands with his performance and contract versus the rest of the roster and how far the Vikings need to go in order to be a Super Bowl contender? Plus who is each of our favorite QB in the NFL draft that isn't named Wilson or Lawrence?

Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles dive deep in the Vikings' decision to release Riley Reiff. What is the best option to replace him? How does Brian O'Neill's contract play into it? Is drafting a LT going to solve the problems right away? What's the deal with Ezra Cleveland? How would Jeremiah handle free agency and the draft if he was the GM and had zero chance of being fired?

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together to talk about some of the regrets the Vikings should have in their handling of Riley Reiff's situation and what the Vikings will do next at left tackle. Will they play Brian O'Neill on the left size? What does this mean for Ezra Cleveland? How about the cap space they have left? And is Anthony Barr next?

There's so much going on in the NFL right now and Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom attempt to capture it all and debate its impact on the Vikings. Does Sam agree that Kirk Cousins should view Dak Prescott's deal as a reason to attempt to hit free agency in 2022? Will Allen Robinson getting franchise tagged affect Russell Wilson's desire to play for the Bears? Will two tackles getting tagged make Riley Reiff want to hit the free agent market? And why the Raiders are a cautionary tale of making mid-tier signings.

Matthew Coller gives a quick reaction to the news that Dak Prescott has signed a mega contract with the Dallas Cowboys and what that might mean for Kirk Cousins's future plus a franchise tag for Brandon Scherff. Then Matthew is joined by Saints reporter Nick Underhill to talk about how the Saints' QB situation is being overlooked. And how will they get out of cap hell? And then Matthew answers questions from listeners about how the Vikings should build their roster and about how to look at a team analytically.

Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso take five mock drafts from ESPN, NFL Network and PFF and break down five different players who analysts have going to the Minnesota Vikings. Does it make sense for the Vikings to take a beast tackle? What would that say about Ezra Cleveland? How about an edge rusher whether Danielle Hunter stays or not? Why trading down makes sense and how a receiver pick would help the Vikings the most right away.

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom hold another Friday Roundtable in which Chad Graff of The Athletic comes by to answer burning Minnesota Vikings questions like whether Rick Spielman was telling the truth about Kirk Cousins being their quarterback going forward, how the Danielle Hunter situation plays out, whether they should consider moving Harrison Smith and if drafting a QB makes any sense.

Matthew Coller connects with host of the PFF NFL Show Steve Palazzolo to talk about the similarities between the Vikings' receiving duo of Justin Jefferson/Adam Thielen and the 1999 Jaguars with Jimmy Smith and new Vikings receivers coach Keenan McCardell. Steve dives into free agency to discuss where the market is going to be this year and how the Vikings can build a good defense again. Plus minor league baseball stories.

The first domino of the offseason has fallen with Kyle Rudolph being released by the Minnesota Vikings...Matthew Coller talks about how the Vikings never really used Rudolph to his full potential since Kirk Cousins joined and what this means for Irv Smith Jr. Plus Sam Ekstom talks about Danielle Hunter and Anthony Barr and what the Vikings will do if either one of them isn't coming back. And a Trey Lance scenario.

Matthew Coller opens the show talking about JJ Watt signing with the Arizona Cardinals, how the Vikings dodged a bullet with him not choosing the Packers and how his contract might impact Danielle Hunter. Plus Matthew is joined by O-line expert Brandon Thorn of Trench Warfare to talk about why the Vikings have struggled so much to find good offensive linemen and he breaks down some specific prospects that he's intrigued by in the NFL Draft.

Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic get together to talk about some important offseason questions as we enter March, including which position the Vikings might choose not to fill if they run out of cap space and assets. Plus they discuss how many years it would be until they won the NFC North if Russell Wilson magically landed with the Chicago Bears and which NFC teams are in the best position to improve and which are in tough.

Each Friday Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom welcome in a roundtable guest. This time Arif Hasan from The Athletic joins and Sam asks Matthew and Arif to phrase answers in the form of a question on Russell Wilson's agent announcing 4 teams that he would go to in a trade including... The Bears?!?! Plus will JJ Watt end up a Packer? Can the Vikings entice free agents? Can the Vikings spend more than $10 million on any free agent?

It's been too long since we simulated the NFL Draft so ESPN's Courtney Cronin drops by to talk about how the Vikings would approach different scenarios. Would the Vikings go best player available and take a safety if some of their best-fit players were gone? What if we demanded that one of the first three picks is a QB? Plus PFF's cap guru Brad Spielberger stops by to explain how things like restructures and June 1 cuts do not always solve cap problems and he shows that it would be difficult for the Vikings to sign a big name. He also explains the two options the Vikings have for Kirk Cousins's future.

Matthew Coller is joined by terrific NFL analyst Mark Schofield, who co-authored USA Today's Top 101 free agents list. Mark breaks down Dak Prescott's situation and whether Dallas would actually let him go, the ridiculously deep wide receiver class in free agency, what the Vikings should do if they can't land a top guard and what the Bears are going to do at quarterback.

Purple Insider has not often talked about the possibility of the Vikings trading for DeShaun Watson because it never seemed realistic -- until now. Peter King proposed a Watson-to-Minnesota three-team trade involving the 49ers. Do Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom like the deal? Would it be worth giving up all sorts of draft capital to have Watson or would it be too much and they'd still end up with the same issues?

Bruce Gradkowski played as a journeyman backup QB in the NFL for the Bucs, Raiders, Browns and Bengals. Now he works for Pro Football Focus grading every quarterback in the NFL. Bruce explains how the grading is done and talks about Kirk Cousins's 2020 season and attempts to contextualize all of the statistics. Matthew Coller and Bruce also talk about quarterback personalities, what skillsets are winning, how the supporting cast impacts Cousins and Bruce playing against Mike Zimmer defenses.

Carson Wentz was traded to the Indianapolis Colts so we have to ask the question: What does his trade mean for Kirk Cousins's potential trade value? While a Cousins trade seems unlikely, it's interesting to track teams moving on from big contracts like the Rams with Jared Goff and the Eagles with Wentz. Also when it comes to free agency, which move will come first? What decision will have a domino effect on everything else that happens?

This week Matthew Coller talked with former Viking Greg Camarillo for an article at PurpleInsider.substack.com about Vincent Jackson's death and the challenges facing former players after they retire from the NFL. His comments caught the eye of our friend Sage Rosenfels, who can deeply relate. Sage talks about what he's learned in retirement, what hurdles there are when it comes to dealing with injuries and finding identity again.

Matthew Coller officially welcomes Sam Ekstrom to Purple Insider and right away they are given a bombshell mock draft topic to discuss. Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network has mocked Devonta Smith to the Vikings, which is the first time any serious draft insider has connected the Vikings to a wide receiver. Why does it make sense? How would they still go about fixing the offensive line? Is Smith worth it? And does this increase the potential chances of it happening since Jeremiah is dialed in?

Former Washington Post and Athletic writer Mark Bullock joins to talk about what the Washington Football team is going to do at the quarterback position and whether they will have interest in Sam Darnold -- and by proxy whether the Vikings should be interested in Sam Darnold. Mark also breaks down a favorite free agent target of Matthew's which is Pathers receiver Curtis Samuel and they talk about a Washington writer's perspective on Kirk Cousins.

Matthew Coller is joined by Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated to talk about the most aggressive moves the Vikings could make that do not involve a Kirk Cousins trade. JJ Watt is available and doesn't have a good chance at joining the Vikings but would it be a good idea if he wanted to come to Minnesota? Also Mac Jones is reportedly expected to be drafted around where the Vikings pick. Should they be interested? There are also two really expensive guards that the Vikings could chase and maybe there's a good argument for going after them.

Dave Campbell of the Associated Press joins Matthew Coller to talk about the funniest offseason storylines that we covered like crazy and turned out not to matter at all and then they dive deep into whether Mike Zimmer should be feeling like he has to win in 2021. How might that impact the way Zimmer and GM Rick Spielman approach the offseason? Should ownership give the Vikings' brass more time? When is it time to make a change?

Matthew Coller gets together with his former co-worker Scott Korzenowski, who recently was a host on KFAN and is a lifelong Vikings fan to talk about Korzo's five favorite Vikings of all time. Korzo talks about why Joe Kapp was the coolest and all the great early moments from the 70s that made him a Vikings fan. Not to mention how his favorite players connect with moments with his father and why he couldn't get enough of watching Randy Moss.