Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast (Blue Wire)

Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated talk about Kevin O'Connell's answer regarding Justin Jefferson's absence from Vikings OTAs and the backup receivers getting a chance. Plus the KJ vs. Addison battle for targets and the Vikings announcing that they'll host joint practices in camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Combine is officially underway in Indy. Matthew Coller and CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso discuss all the Combine Buzz they've picked up and break down how it impacts the Vikings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller gets together with one of the best QB analysts out there, Derrik Klassen of Football Outsiders and Bleacher Report. Derrik talks about whether there's something different about Kirk Cousins this year and what type of offense he best fits in. He also breaks down why Dak Prescott rivals the likes of Tom Brady when it comes to pre-snap adjustments and discusses why the Dallas Cowboys' offense has been so successful with Kellen Moore. Plus he gives his take on Justin Fields' struggles and what's next for the QB rookie class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Hodowanic does a deep dive into the receiver class by interviewing Shotgun Spartling, writer for USCFootball.com, about Drake London. Nick Kelly, Alabama football reporter for the Tuscaloosa News on Jameson Williams, Collin Gay, who reports on Ohio State for Rivals.com, about Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave and Christina Long, Arkansas writer for the USA Today Network about Traylon Burks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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PFF's Sam Monson joins Matthew Coller to discuss the Vikings' unique offseason, which strays significantly from the past, particularly in recent moves including the cut of Dalvin Cook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions, starting with a ranking of 2022 season storylines that should be the most interesting for Vikings fans this year... is it Kevin O'Connell's offense? Justin Jefferson's potential stat line? The combo of Danielle Hunter and Za'Darius Smith? Or Irv Smith Jr.'s breakout. Also, what happens to the QB future if the Vikings come short of expectations? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Locked On Bears podcaster Lorin Cox get into a deep NFC North dive during a game of Talk Me Into, in which they discuss Justin Fields, the Vikings' direction and what could bring Lions fans down about Dan Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller answers questions from Minnesota Vikings fans, including whether former Viking legend Jared Allen was overrated, how the Vikings could get to 12 wins and which factors will determine that and how many passes Dalvin Cook can be expected to catch this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Dwayne Haskins the most Cousins-like QB in the NFL? What did Derrik see from him last year that might point toward future success? Is Daniel Jones the quarterback the Giants were hoping for or will he be a mediocre placeholder? Why is Kyler Murray the next great QB in the NFL? And would Derrik take Kirk over the likes of Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, Sam Darnold and Joe Burrow?  Read Matthew Coller's written work at PurpleInsider.substack.com     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together for an emergency podcast breaking down the news that Vikings GM candidate Ryan Poles will be heading to the Chicago Bears as their general manager. That means the Vikings will go with Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, formerly of the Cleveland Browns, as their next GM. Which job is better? Where do the teams presently stand in their rebuilds? What are the immediate difficult decisions on Adofo-Mensah's plate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller is live in Cincinnati with Pro Football Focus's Eric Eager, so why not have Eric be the first guest to answer Fans Only questions? Vikings fans want to know who was to blame for the shortage of leadership in previous years, how the 2022 schedule compares to the 2017 schedule and whether football nuts talk to their wives endlessly about football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom decide that we've spent a little too much time lately talking about the fringe of the roster (or vaccination status) so they jump into a bigger picture conversation about what it would take for Kirk Cousins to win more than 11 games this year. Plus how can the Vikings avoid a sophomore slump from Justin Jefferson and what's the range of rankings of Mike Zimmer's defense? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Tribune columnist and former beat reporter Chip Scoggins starts out by talking about John David Booty and whether it's smart to draft late-round quarterbacks and then ends up where everyone always ends up with Vikings draft talk: The offensive line. Chip and Matthew talk about whether the VIkings will actually pick OL in the first round and whether Kirk Cousins has a right to be frustrated with the lack of commitment to the O-line. Plus what has it meant for Cousins and Mike Zimmer to not be in lockstep. And were Percy Harvin, Cordarrelle Patterson and Anthony Barr good draft picks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Star Tribune's Andrew Kramer go position-by-position and preview the best matchups for Sunday's game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vikings minicamp takes place this week. It's the last chance to see the team before training camp. What are the storylines? What do we expect the depth chart to look like? Will we get a Jefferson extension? Will we see McCarthy take first-team reps? What positions are we watching most? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Mike Schopp talk about Anthony Richardson's benching and Cody Alexander joins to break down the X's and O's of the defensive struggles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Alex Clancy, who works for FOX Sports 910 in Phoenix and hosts the Locked On AZCards podcast talk about whether Larry Fitzgerald will ever become a Viking, why Patrick Peterson's last few seasons haven't gone as planned, why Kliff Kinsbury is already on the hot seat and what the Vikings can expect from the NFC West Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Ekstrom returns to the show following a week off and discusses Matthew's article about why Kirk Cousins shouldn't be an insult when people compare him to Mac Jones. Would Sam take Mac Jones at 14 if he were available for the Vikings? Plus will Jeff Gladney's recent arrest matter on draft night? Would the Vikings consider another first-round corner to replace him? What do we expect will happen now with Gladney? And we play a game of what will happen to NFC teams at the top. Finally, a SimBull Market report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Kevin Seifert reacts to a tough practice for JJ McCarthy and a strong showing from Sam Darnold. What it means for both and the scenarios that could play out with Darnold if he starts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom podcast from Chicago, where a 17-9 win at Soldier Field keeps the Vikings alive, but a flat performance from the offense raises questions about whether they can get it together against the Rams or Packers. Plus, is the defense's resurgence sustainable, and what was the deal with the horrific officiating? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin break down the Vikings' win over the Packers and talk about how it could shape the trade deadline. Will they avoid moving people now? Plus what does the trade deadline say about the future path? And why there were some things to like and be concerned about with rookies on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz, who covers the Vikings for Sports Illustrated, sit down at TCO Performance Center to talk about how the Vikings' first day of training camp practice went and what's happening with the cornerback group. Do we think that Harrison Hand is ahead of Kris Boyd and what did Patrick Peterson tell us about his early interactions with the younger cornerbacks. Plus Brian O'Neill and Harrison Smith have not yet been signed to extensions -- will those be on the way soon? And, is the kicker on the current 90-man roster? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks with Star Tribune Vikings reporter Andrew Krammer about how the Jets will attack the Vikings' defense and a concerning stat about Aaron Jones's workload Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller reacts to Vikings-Titans joint practices and Jordan Addison's injury that kept him out. Plus, how did the offensive line perform? Some crazy punts and Lewis Cine with a new role? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Matthew Coller's live draft night broadcast Matthew reacts to the craziest move of the night and the Vikings landing JJ McCarthy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Kalyn Kahler previews her new podcast "Spiraled" about a former Packer and ex Viking TJ Clemmings getting sucked into a dark world after their career and then they talk QBs, NFC North and Levi Drake Rodriguez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Manny Hill talk about Jefferson vs. the Lions and then the Vikings Pro Bowl situations and project each skill player in Vikings-Lions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Ian Hartitz of Fantasy Life go in depth on wide receivers, particularly Jordan Addison, who fantasy players seem to be down on. Is that just because of the QB situation? Also, how about some sleepers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Jeremiah Sirles talk about the questions Dalton Risner can and can't answer, where he's going to play and how much impact he can have. Plus they discuss whether there are improvements to be made on defense and whether they'll beat the Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press talk about JJ McCarthy's conversation with the media on the final day of OTAs and Kevin O'Connell saying that Sam Darnold is the starter. Plus the kicker impresses, so does Dallas Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated dive into the Vikings' schedule, breaking down how the opener could have a big impact on how the rest of the schedule plays out, how many wins Will thinks the Vikings will end up with and his favorite logo matchups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller gets together with one of YouTube's top football content creators Marcus Whitman to talk about where QBs are going to land this offseason. Does he see a return to Minnesota as best for Kirk Cousins? Will Russell Wilson get left out of the party? Why he likes Michael Penix Jr. as a fit for the Vikings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From TCO Performance Center, Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic react to the Vikings' decision to trade down to take Lewis Cine rather than picking Kyle Hamilton or Jameson Williams. They also talk about only one quarterback being picked in the first round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller breaks down the Vikings signing O'Connell to an extension and the report that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is not far behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together to give breakdowns of Harrison Smith's contract extension and Irv Smith Jr's knee injury. Why did the Vikings feel the need to extend Smith now? Does it look like they got a decent deal? What does it mean for the future of the defense? And who's playing tight end now that Smith Jr is out and Tyler Conklin is also injured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller is joined by his former radio co-host and former Minnesota Viking Sage Rosenfels to talk about what's working for NFL offenses today. Sage is driven crazy by the Chicago Bears leaving Justin Fields out on an island and breaks down why Matt Nagy's offense isn't built to succeed. On the other side, Klint Kubiak and Kevin Stefanski are dominating the offensive world -- why are their schemes so much better? Sage also talks about what made Brett Favre a great leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the NFL Combine, Matthew Coller and Sage Rosenfels have an in depth discussion about what teams should be looking for with the quarterback prospects. Does Kenny Pickett's hand side matter? What about Malik Willis' rushing ability? How do you evaluate upside? What did Eli Manning have that Sage says all QBs should try to copy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom discuss the most bizarre insult Matthew has ever received online and then dive into the Vikings' options at quarterback with our new wheel of quarterback options. We spin the wheel and it lands on a rookie, a veteran and one young QB who might be on the trade block. Also the NFL 100 gives us an idea of how many players the Vikings have to build around in comparison to a team like the Rams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks with Seahawks writer and podcaster Matty F. Brown about where Seattle stands this season and his expectation that the Vikings will be the better team on Sunday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From a Philadelphia hotel Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about Vikings-Eagles. The path to the Vikings winning the game, the potential pitfalls and a story that Baker Mayfield stole the Vikings' signs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Thorn of Trench Warfare dives deep into what Christian Darrisaw can be if he reaches his ceiling, what we should make of Ed Ingram and the battle for the right guard position and whether there is any solution to the issues at center. He also talks about where the Vikings can potentially rank this season if everything goes right and how they are set up for the future in the trenches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins Matthew Coller to talk about the Minnesota Vikings' matchup with the Green Bay Packers. How does Mike Zimmer's defense match up with Aaron Rodgers? Why they have had some good battles along the way but Rodgers has often come out on top. Can the Vikings prevent Rodgers from throwing deep? How will they pressure him without Danielle Hunter? On the offensive side, it's become very clear who everyone's pointing the finger at for the lack of aggressiveness on offense. Will Justin Jefferson or Adam Thielen still have a big week? Or will a defense that can create pressure cause problems for the Vikings? Plus a pie chart explaining what happens if the Vikings beat Green Bay. Visit TickPick.com/Insider to get tickets to the game. To register for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Boarder Battle, follow @purple_insider on twitter and retweet our tweet about the ticket giveaway (and make sure you follow @purple_insider so we can DM you if you win) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press break down the Minnesota Vikings' shocking overtime loss in which they moved the ball effectively with Nick Mullens but ultimately failed on a bizarre tush push twice in overtime against the Cincinnati Bengals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Kevin Seifert joins Matthew Coller to talk about how Kevin O'Connell is handling being 0-3, why the Carolina game could dictate how the front office handles the roster, why the schedule opens the door to getting back in the hunt at some point and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison discuss Mike Clay's projections for the Vikings and which ones have the biggest chance to beat or come short of those projections. Plus a hilarious tweet about Justin Jefferson spurs a discussion about players with "ceiling" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks about how Vikings rumors have taken over the world and gives final thoughts 24 hours before the NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Manny Hill are bored with the Titans, so they talk about some future questions like Sam Darnold's chances at returning, Cam Bynum and Byron Murphy's pending free agency and extensions for the coach and GM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller empties the notebook on Mekhi Blackmon's injury, Andrew Booth Jr.'s questionable decision after an interception and how the Vikings looked against the Titans in joint practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison run down a wild day in the NFL, from the Vikings surprisingly cutting Cam Dantzler to the Bears trading the No. 1 draft pick to the Carolina Panthers to the Packers acknowledging they want Aaron Rodgers gone... plus, what's the next move for the Vikings and how might it impact Kirk Cousins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get into the candidates that the Minnesota Vikings have interviewed so far and talk about whether they make sense as the next head coach. Matthew changes his mind about having some concerns regarding Kellen Moore after more breakdowns of the Cowboys' loss came to light. Plus they talk about what the next GM and coach are getting roster wise and some possibilities for Kirk Cousins-related trades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the tragedy of Khyree Jackson's death, Matthew Coller is taking a break from talking training camp previews. So we bring you a discussion from the archives with Brian Murphy about the best Vikings players who aren't in the Hall of Fame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller answers Vikings fans questions, from whether the Vikings are a good team or just lucky so far to Danielle Hunter's lack of production, to whether they should be happy so far with Kevin O'Connell and much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller answers questions from Vikings fans, to the most likely scenario if the Vikings want to draft a quarterback sometime soon, whether Brian Flores' head coaching experience will help Kevin O'Connell, Matthew's all-time coaching staff and a trade idea that is way too far to talk about... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JJ McCarthy's contract is signed so let's look at Will Ragatz's list of top 10 players he's watching during Vikings training camp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Minnesota Vikings are in position to play it straight this offseason and make a few nice signings and otherwise stay the course. They could also blow it up and do some wild things like trading the coach and quarterback or trading Danielle Hunter that would really change the entire shape of the franchise. Which makes more sense? Matthew Coller gets together with PFF's cap guru Brad Spielberger to talk about which direction is smarter for the team to take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller, Sam Ekstrom and Pro Football Focus analyst Ben Brown talk about some of the ways betting experts figure out which direction teams are going. Would Ben bet on the Vikings over 9 wins next year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks about an interesting potential option for a Justin Jefferson contract extension and then discusses where the Vikings' pass rush will rank after losing Za'Darius Smith, whether winning 13 games last year hurt the Vikings long term and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pro Football Focus college analyst Seth Galina joins Matthew Coller to talk about scouting the quarterbacks this year and why the NFL only believed in Kenny Pickett. He discussed Lewis Cine's "positional value" and why there is so much talk about the "consensus" draft boards following the draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller is joined by AJ Smith, wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator of the Houston Roughnecks to talk about what makes a modern NFL offense and what the Vikings can learn from this season. Smith, who worked under Run 'n Shoot legend June Jones, tells the stories of how a gameplan is put together, how analytics dictate gameplanning, how the passing game can set up the run and then Matthew and AJ share Run n' Shoot favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and former Viking Jeremiah Sirles discuss the Vikings' QB conundrum as Kevin O'Connell doubled down on "evaluating" the position during the break. Jeremiah wants to see Jaren Hall but also feels like this situation could end up going back to Kirk Cousins when the dust settles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison break down Sunday's action with a Vikings spin, including how poorly the Green Bay Packers played and how low the bar for the NFC North crown could potentially be this year. Do the Vikings even need double digits to win the North? Let's compare the Vikings to every current playoff team. Plus how the Vikings' schedule looks now after another week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Myron Medcalf talk about some of the things they expected before the Minnesota Vikings' season started and how it's played out. Did any of us see Justin Jefferson being this good? How does that change the Vikings' outlook toward the future? If GM Rick Spielman had full job security, would he take a shot at another quarterback? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins the show to talk about the first flub of the Chicago Bears offseason in a bizarre arrest and she breaks down her favorite NFL Draft storylines heading into Thursday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Darnold has been playing the best football of his career as the Vikings sit at 13-2 with just two weeks left in the season. Matthew Coller is joined by Sam Monson of the Check the Mic podcast to discuss Darnold's season and answer whether Darnold is elite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week picking apart the Vikings' brutal loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday night, we finally turn the page and discuss some of the news items leading up to the Vikings and Ravens. Garrett Bradbury is on the COVID-19 list, so does that mean Mason Cole is going to take his job? Why has Bradbury been so disappointing? Plus, let's talk about when we can second guess. With Danielle Hunter out, is it OK to wonder if they shouldn't have traded Stephen Weatherly? OK about the Ravens... are the Vikings going to beat them? What do we make of the way Lamar Jackson has had to carry Baltimore? Will we see adjustments from the Vikings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles break down the serious struggles of the Vikings' offensive and defensive lines against the Chicago Bears and talk about whether there's a route to the Vikings having good play in the trenches next season. What approach needs to be taken in the draft, free agency and with Riley Reiff's contract? Is it a better idea to fix the DL in the draft? m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller is joined by two of the top analytics analysts in football to discuss how we should use stats to look at the QB position Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about why Kirk Cousins couldn't get the Vikings over the top during his six years with the Vikings and what it said about the team's approach around him and what it means for the future. https://surfshark.deals/PURPLEINSIDER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Scott Korzenowski talk about the passing of former Viking Joe Kapp and the strange nature of the Vikings QB history, plus how the Vikings' current brass should handle their QB future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz of SI.com talk about JJ McCarthy playing with the third teamers during OTAs and how Sam Darnold looked. Plus another Justin Jefferson contract PSA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison talk about the Hendon Hooker debate, why Mel Kiper is higher on Will Levis than other draft analysts and the Super Bowl contenders following the first wave of free agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller answers fan questions from whether someone is a bad fan if they gave up on Vikings-Colts to the possibility that the defense found some answers to the offense finally using KJ Osborn to its advantage and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller continues to talk about the positions on the Vikings' roster, starting with the battle on the interior of the offensive line and in the backfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and former Vikings lineman Jeremiah Sirles get together to talk about the wild card round of the NFL playoffs and everything the Vikings should take away including what it means toward their quarterback decision, and how they build their defense going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about the Vikings' night practice, which was highlighted by defensive coordinator Brian Flores's very aggressive defense and more buzz about Ivan Pace Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and host of the PFF Forecast podcast George Chahrouri talk about Jim Harbaugh and whether it makes sense for him to become the next coach of the Vikings. George, a 49ers fan, likes the idea because of Harbaugh's competitiveness... but what would it mean to having to rebuild the roster and make a difficult decision on the quarterbak? Plus Cam DaSilva of RamsWire joins to talk about what went right for the Rams to reach the Super Bowl and what the Vikings can learn from them about going "all in" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins Matthew Coller to talk about the Vikings' process of interviewing candidates on both sides of the ball and why Raheem Morris is interesting. When should we expect the Vikings to make a hire? Why are they interviewing coaches before GMs? Courtney also discusses why veteran contracts like Dalvin Cook and Adam Thielen are a challenge for the incoming GM. She also gives the Vikings late Christmas gifts with things from the remaining playoff teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about the outlook for training camp for the Vikings defensive line and linebackers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated discuss Vikings fan freakout over the team not hiring Jim Harbaugh and instead picking Kevin O'Connell to be their next head coach. Will the Vikings keep any assistant coaches? Is it a concern that O'Connell didn't call plays? What does it mean for Kirk Cousins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and CBS NFL Draft analyst Chris Trapasso get together to talk about the outlook for the Vikings' 2022 class, how the trades they made on draft day look now and what the QB landscape looks as they go into a draft with the potential to get a QB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about the Vikings win in Las Vegas that was an offensive slog and a terrific defensive showing. Did we set the bar too high for a backup? Are they going to make the playoffs? How can Kevin O'Connell adjust his mindset to grind out wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Intern Paul (who is technically no longer an intern) talk with Arif Hasan of The Athletic about how the Vikings are finally in a position to draft the best player available and how the progress of Garrett Bradbury, Irv Smith Jr. and Cam Dantzler will impact the future. We touch on the lack of depth at multiple positions being a driver for the trade down thought process except for when a quarterback is in play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller, Jonathan Harrison and Manny Hill discuss whether the Vikings are getting closer to being a championship contender, the coolest Vikings QBs of our lifetimes and a QB ranking list by ESPN's Mike Clay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Murphy and Matthew Coller talk about the results from Sunday's games and how they impact the Vikings adn the NFC playoff race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller is joined Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic to project the future of the Vikings. Why do fans have a low approval rating of Kirk Cousins? Is he paired with the wrong coach? How will the QB situation play out over the next few years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller and Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz get together to answer fan questions, from whether the Vikings would have beat the Colts if they made the 2009 Super Bowl to how much Kirk Cousins would need to cost to build a great roster around him to a crazed trade proposal by Bleacher Report involving Patrick Peterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison talk about Justin Jefferson's ideal contract after he missed OTAs again and why a JJ extension is the most universally supported take in Minnesota sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Purple Insider Fantasy Football Show presented by Underdog Fantasy continues with Mike Schopp of the The Deep End podcast. They talk about Sam Darnold's projection and teams without No. 1 wide receivers. Sign up for Underdog Fantasy with the Purple Insider promo code below: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-purple-insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do the Ravens play to Lamar Jackson's strengths? Why do the 49ers stand out? Have defenses figured out the Rams? Was it all Tom Brady in New England?  Read Matthew Coller's written work at PurpleInsider.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices