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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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Scott Korzenowski joins for the latest 5 Viking...
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.
72 min
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Jeremiah Sirles breaks down the Super Bowl and ...
Matthew Coller and former Viking Jeremiah Sirles talk about the Super Bowl from an offensive lineman's perspective. What can the Vikings take away from the way in which the Bucs took apart the Chiefs. Plus Klint Kubiak is officially named offensive coordinator. How can they help him maximize his performance?
40 min
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PFF's Mike Renner talks about why the Vikings s...
Matthew Coller is joined by Pro Football Focus draft analyst Mike Renner to discuss what he took away from the Senior Bowl, why the Vikings should be looking at Kwity Paye and Christian Barmore in the NFL draft and why developmental quarterbacks in the middle rounds basically don't exist anymore. Also Eric Smith of Vikings.com comes by to discuss what draft analysts missed last year about Justin Jefferson and his offseason plan for the Vikings to get back into contention.
60 min
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What the heck, Super Bowl? Plus Carson Wentz, S...
53 min
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Semi-emergency Podcast: ESPN's Courtney Cronin ...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin discuss the hiring of Klint Kubiak as the Vikings' OC. Will he be allowed to do everything the Vikings need to improve their offense or will Mike Zimmer still be calling the shots? Plus how far away are the Vikings from having a defense as good as Tampa Bay?
40 min
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Super Bowl hot routes -- when will the Vikings ...
Matthew Coller and Manny Hill answer Super Bowl questions, including which players you wish won a Super Bowl that didn't, whether the NFL needs more parity or if it's cool that teams are always chasing the GOAT quarterbacks, when the Vikings will play in the Super Bowl and which Vikings team would have won the Super Bowl if they hadn't lost in the NFC Championship game.
38 min
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A sports psychology Super Bowl preview and why ...
In this episode Matthew Coller interviews sports phychologist Justin Anderson of Premier Sport Phychology to talk about what makes Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes so mentally tough and how the Minnesota Vikings can build a strong culture again. Also Rivers McCown, Texans analyst, comes on to talk about what the heck is going on with DeShaun Watson, what led to his unhappiness and whether the Vikings could be a trade partner for the Texans.
59 min
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Former Viking LeRoy Hoard talks 1998, Randy Mos...
Matthew Coller connects with former Minnesota Viking LeRoy Hoard to talk about why he was so beloved as a player and a variety of other subjects, including the 1998 season, why he was upset at the outside perception of Randy Moss, what he loved about playing with Cris Carter and how LeRoy views being a part of the media as a sports talk host in Miami.
44 min
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What will happen with Anthony Barr? What should...
For this week's Tuesday Morning Left Guard, Matthew Coller and former Viking Jeremiah Sirles talk all things related to any Kirk Cousins trade, why Anthony Barr is viewed as being extremely valuable by Mike Zimmer, how offensive linemen view a good quarterback and what's the biggest thing to watch in the Super Bowl. Plus, will a fat man score a TD? Will there be a trick play? Will Mahomes win Super Bowl MVP?
40 min
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Putting odds on Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunte...
Matthew Coller and Andrew Krammer from the Star Tribune dive into rumors that Kirk Cousins could be traded and break down several other topics that seem to be interesting Vikings fans this offseason, like whether they will trade Danielle Hunter and whether the Vikings would consider stocking up on playmakers and switch offensive philosophies around Kirk Cousins. Also will the Vikings draft a quarterback at any point?
47 min
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Tyler Dunne talks about the lessons the Rams sh...
Matthew Coller and Tyler Dunne, a former Bleacher Report feature writer turned Substacker at GoLongTD.substack.com, joins to talk about where he feels the Vikings stand right now with Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins. Easlier this year, Tyler wrote a long piece about Zimmer and how relationships have frayed and his goodwill has dipped despite ownership continuing to back him. What does that mean for Kirk Cousins and Rick Spielman and the Vikings' purgatory? Plus are the Rams doing the same thing the Vikings did in 2018?
36 min
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Reaction to the Stafford for Goff trade and Tre...
Matthew Coller opens the show by breaking down the Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff trade and what it means to the Minnesota Vikings and then he is joined by Derrik Klassen, who writes for Football Outsiders and Rotoworld, to talk about the NFL potential of Trey Lance and why he might be a fit for the Vikings plus the idea of trading Kirk Cousins and which teams might make trades at quarterback. Will the Rams trade Jared Goff, where's Matthew Stafford going and how we define arm talent.
39 min
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5 Vikings: Paralympian Vikings fan Chuck Aoki g...
We continue the 5 Vikings series with paralympian Vikings fan Chuck Aoki, who plays wheelchair rugby and has two Olympic medals. He's a huge Vikings fan so he got together with Matthew Coller to talk about his story and his favorite Vikings players ever, including some greats like Daunte Culpepper and total surprises too.
44 min
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Former Viking Sage Rosenfels talks about traini...
Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking quarterback Sage Rosenfels get together again for the first time since this summer and they just shoot the breeze on quarterback talk. Sage discusses training NFL prospect Ian Book from Notre Dame and what the difference is between college and the NFL. They talk about what makes Patrick Mahomes so special in a QB's eyes, why Tom Brady's last dance is really fun for Sage to watch, how DeShaun Watson would change the Vikings if they somehow traded for him and more.
41 min
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ESPN's Courtney Cronin breaks down Kyle Rudolph...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about what it means for Kyle Rudolph to say he was misused by the Vikings and talk about his very likely exit. Should the Vikings have thrown his way more often? Is there any coming back from this? What does it say that he's the second player to be unhappy with his targets? Plus Matthew makes up 3 juicy trades for Courtney's analysis and they draft sim.
56 min
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TMLG: How will the Vikings rebuild their defens...
Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles break down the different approaches for the Vikings along the defensive line if Danielle Hunter is part of the 2021 roster and if he's traded. What would they do in free agency? Would they draft someone in the first round? Plus a Super Bowl version of love to see it, hate to see it in which Jeremiah talks about being sad about his Bills losing and his favorite Super Bowl memory growing up.
42 min
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The NFC might actually set up really well for t...
Matthew Coller goes forward in time and finds out that the Vikings made the 2021 NFC Championship. He returns to the present day to inform Judd Zulgad that the Vikings will be winners but tasks Mr. Zulgad with figuring out exactly how Mike Zimmer's club made it there. The best answer: The NFC fell apart. Matthew and Judd talk about how the seas are parting in the NFC. Plus what we learned from championship weekend and the best Super Bowl QB matchups ever.
41 min
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Championship Sunday reactions: Is this it for t...
Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic once again get together to break down everything they saw from the playoffs and whewww there was a lot to talk about. Will Aaron Rodgers and the Packers ever get back to the NFC Championship game? What was Matt LaFleur thinking with his field goal? Is there any debate whatsoever now that Tom Brady is the GOAT? What would we take from the Super Bowl teams and give to the Vikings? And where will Matt Stafford be traded?
57 min
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Gary Kubiak retires -- who's the next Minnesota...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Myron Medcalf talk about how the Minnesota Vikings need to find the right offensive coordinator situation that works with Mike Zimmer. Plus Dan Campbell had an insane press conference as new Detroit Lions coach. Is that going to end up being a disaster? We talk about the QB histories of the championship teams and what it would mean for the Chiefs, Bills, Packers and Bucs to reach the Super Bowl.
42 min
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Vikings draft primer: Mac Jones, playmakers and...
Matthew Coller and PFF Senior College Football analyst Anthony Treash talk about Alabama quarterback Mac Jones and whether he has the raw skills to be considered a first-round quarterback and how to evaluate Alabama players when there are so many great prospects playing alongside each other. Plus Matthew and Anthony do a draft simulation and look at 4 possible players who could be on the board when the Vikings pick.
34 min
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ESPN's Courtney Cronin breaks down wide receive...
Matthew Coller and Courtney Cronin -- or as she's known during draft time Courtney R Draft Scout -- dive first into the receiver position, breaking down why the Vikings need to do a better job addressing the No. 3 spot than they have the last few years and what their options might be. Plus they do a draft simulation and look at the Vikings' potential options at 14th overall. Should they go O-line or defensive line in the first round? Is there a third-round QB available who's interesting?
60 min
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TMLG: How will the Vikings approach the offensi...
Matthew Coller and former Viking Jeremiah Sirles dive into potential fixes for the Vikings' O-line.. Should they keep Riley Reiff on a contract extension? Move Ezra Cleveland to left tackle? Sign an expensive left guard or look for one in the draft? What is Garrett Bradbury's outlook? Plus what makes the Bills and Chiefs' offenses so fun? And what can the Vikings take from the Packers? And Jeremiah's experience playing against Tom Brady.
39 min
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Star Tribune's Patrick Reusse talks about his 5...
Long-time Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse has covered the Vikings for four decades. Who are his favorite Vikings ever to cover? Patrick talks about why Wade Wilson was such a great story, what made John Randle such a terror, why Jerry Burns was underrated as a coach and a unique personality and why Mike Tice's honesty was the best.
57 min
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NFL playoff reactions and Vikings connections: ...
Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic dive deep into the weekend of playoff games, reacting to what is possibly the final game Drew Brees ever plays to the Brady/ Rodgers matchup and what this year means for Aaron Rodgers... is it his last dance? Plus a look at some aggressive decisions by Andy Reid and not-so aggressive by Kevin Stefanski. Yes, sorry in advance, we discuss another big game for Stefon Diggs and what Matthew wrote about him for PurpleInsider.substack.com
61 min
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Approaching the offseason like the Super Bowl i...
Matthew Coller gets together with PFF's Eric Eager to talk about what the Vikings' offseason would look like if they went all-in on winning the Super Bowl and had no other goal. Would they lean into Kirk Cousins? How would they cover weaknesses on defense? How are the "hot seats" hindering these things. Plus Danny Cunningham stops by for a fun discussion on the Cleveland Browns finally winning a playoff game.
80 min