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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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How much we should value a Vikings win and what...
Matthew Coller gets Sam Monson from PFF's take on whether the Vikings' offense can continue its pace over the last two weeks and whether we should be intrigued by a win over the Texans. Plus how Kirk Cousins's rollercoaster continues and why he showed that he's too good to Tank For Trevor. Plus why we're not surprised by Kevin Stefanski's success but are wondering if Josh Allen continues what he's doing.
43 min
1627
Yahoo! Sports' Eric Edholm breaks down why Just...
Matthew Coller and Yahoo! Sports' Eric Edholm talk about how Justin Jefferson compared as a prospect coming out of LSU to what he's doing now in the NFL with the Vikings.
45 min
1628
Tuesday Morning Left Guard: Signs of progress f...
Matthew Coller and Jeremiah Sirles break down the Vikings-Texans tape. How is Justin Jefferson impacting the offense? What Jeremiah remembers about Dalvin Cook in 2017 training camp. Why the Vikings are still making mental errors on both sides of the ball and what their outlook is for upcoming shootouts.
45 min
1629
Grading the Vikings at the quarter mark of the ...
Well that flew by. The Vikings have reached the quarter mark of the season so it's time to assess them position by position. Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune joins to talk about what we've seen from Kirk Cousins so far, how Dalvin Cook has been everything they paid for, Justin Jefferson's emergence changes the game and the defense hasn't had anyone new step up.
47 min
1630
Do the Vikings suddenly have a dangerous offense?
Intern Paul has five key questions from the Vikings' win over the Houston Texans, including whether they suddenly have a dangerous group of weapons now that Justin Jefferson has dominated two games in a row. Plus Harrison Smith shows he's expendable and a rant about the wild week in COVID with the NFL
44 min
1631
The Vikings beat the Texans. That's good, right...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin break down what the Vikings' victory over the Houston Texans means. Does this give them some optimism for a turnaround going forward? Or was it fool's gold against a very bad team?
52 min
1632
Danielle Hunter's second opinion, another corne...
Matthew Coller connects with SI Vikings reporter Will Ragatz to talk about whether the Vikings will beat the Texans, wildly speculate about Danielle Hunter's neck injury and his "second opinion" and discuss what Cam Dantzler's return means to the young cornerback group. Plus Texans trivia.
45 min
1633
Would you rather be the Vikings or Texans?
Matthew Coller connects with Texans reporter Rivers McCown to talk about how the Texans have ended up at 0-3, how they are being impacted by DeAndre Hopkins, how Bill O'Brien is ruining DeShaun Watson and whether you'd trade rosters straight up. Plus Hot Routez with intern Paul checks in on trade possibilities if the Vikings lose the next game.
71 min
1634
OK fine, we'll talk Tank for Trevor and Vikings...
At 0-3 Vikings fans are starting to talk about Trevor Lawrence so Matthew Coller connects with one of the top draft analysts Mike Renner to talk about Lawrence as a prospect. Is he worth it? Plus what happened with the Vikings' last few drafts? How might it impact the future and was their process wrong?
33 min
1635
Tuesday Morning LG: The Vikings' OL struggles i...
Matthew Coller and former Vikings offensive lineman Jeremiah Sirles break down the Vikings-Titans tape. They discover that it's incredible how many things are being affected by the O-line issues, including Kirk Cousins's reads and Irv Smith Jr.'s production. Plus is Jeremiah buying Justin Jefferson?
44 min
1636
The short term and long term of Kirk Cousins, t...
Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom from Zone Coverage talk about how Kirk Cousins has performed over the first three games and discuss what his showing means to the rest of the year and beyond. Plus they talk about why the Vikings can't put together an offensive line and how nobody has stepped up for receivers outside of Justin Jefferson and Irv Smith Jr.
50 min
1637
The Vikings are 0-3, who should we blame? Why c...
ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins the show to play a game of "who do we blame" when it comes to the Vikings' offensive line struggles, secondary issues and Kirk Cousins's inability to complete a game-winning drive. Plus we introduce the 2021 tunnel in which we only discuss things like Justin Jefferson through the lens of 2021.
49 min
1638
The Vikings' loss to the Titans was crazy and e...
Intern Paul has five questions for Matthew Coller after the Vikings' 31-30 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Are we still debating whether Kirk Cousins is clutch and things like that? Justin Jefferson's quick rise means the Vikings should keep targeting the heck out of him. What do we make of the final drive? Do we think the Vikings are worse than 6-10 after watching Sunday?
57 min
1639
Let's talk about the Vikings' defense with Cody...
Matthew Coller talks with football coach and author Cody Alexander of Matchquarters.substack.com about how the Vikings are impacted by different factors on defense, whether they should try to blitz more often, what the loss of Anthony Barr means and why the Vikings' offense should be using more motion
33 min
1640
ESPN's Courtney Cronin talks about a bizarre we...
In an epic conversation, Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about the Vikings' big picture, the injuries at cornerback, why tanking isn't really an option, whether Anthony Barr ever returns and if Gary Kubiak still has his fastball.
57 min
1641
How much are circumstances impacting Kirk Cousi...
Matthew Coller talks with PFF's Kevin Cole about the Vikings' early struggles on offense and whether the exit of Stefon Diggs is mostly responsible for their problems. Also they discuss if the Vikings have any route to the playoffs from here and what they might do to turn around their 0-2 start.
39 min
1642
Kirk Cousins probably isn't going anywhere
Matthew Coller and Arif Hasan of The Athletic talk about why the chatter of the Vikings trading Kirk Cousins or tanking for Trevor Lawrence isn't really realistic. Plus a long discussion over whether the Vikings should have known that things weren't going to work out this year? Which decisions are fair to criticize? And how poor drafts have impacted their current situation.
54 min
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Tuesday Morning Left Guard: Jeremiah Sirles bre...
Matthew Coller and former Viking Jeremiah Sirles talk about his observations after grinding the tape. Was it as bad as we thought in the trenches? Is there anything the VIkings can do on defense to make themselves serviceable? How did Dru Samia's debut go? (Spoiler: Bad)
42 min
1644
Barr to IR, analyzing QB tiers with Bleacher Re...
Matthew Coller and Bleacher Report writer Kalyn Kahler talk about the development of 3 tiers of QBs: Old legends, mid-pack QBs who need help like Kirk Cousins and young unproven QBs. Which would you rather have? Who would you trade QB spots with? What do mid-tier QBs need to win?
59 min
1645
Is it possible to overreact to Sunday's loss? G...
After Vikings games this year Intern Paul is giving Matthew Coller five key questions from the contest but on Sunday Paul's questions send us in a direction of talking about the short and long-term future of the team, including how the rest of the Kirk Cousins era plays out and whether they can win the next two games after Sunday's disaster.
51 min
1646
Is it time to have some tough Vikings conversat...
Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about whether it's time to talk about the Vikings trading Stefon Diggs but not committing to a complete rebuild this offseason. Did they make a mistake in thinking they could still compete while rebuilding? What happened to Kirk Cousins on Sunday and what does the loss to the Colts say about him?
62 min
1647
What if the Vikings win? what if the Vikings lose?
Pro Football Focus's Eric Eager joins Matthew Coller to talk about the huge difference between the Vikings' immediate future if they beat the Colts on Sunday or if they lose. How can they come away with a victory? What might give them trouble? And what other games will impact the Vikings this week?
40 min
1648
ESPN's Courtney Cronin talks Vikings panic, pre...
ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins Matthew Coller to talk about the state of the Vikings following the loss to the Packers and the aftermath of interesting comments made by the team. Can they really fix the defensive issues quickly? Will we see a shootout between the Vikings and Colts? What's the odds they win/lose?
59 min
1649
Should the Vikings be worried about the Colts?
Zach Hicks of the SB Nation blog Stampede Blue joins the show to give the Colts' perspective on Sunday's game. Should the Vikings be concerned about old Philip Rivers finding his stride? Why did the Colts lose to the Jaguars? Is Xavier Rhodes better now than he was for the Vikings last year? Plus, who's the best Colts QB not named Unitas, Luck or Manning?
45 min
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Diving deep on the games around the NFL that im...
Matthew Coller connects with Pro Football Focus's Anthony Treash to talk about a bunch of games that have implications for the Vikings. Did anything change in the way we see the NFC North? What should we make of the Bears' comeback on the Lions? Are the Rams better than the Vikings? How about the Cardinals?
37 min