My time at Minnesota Fightin' Vikings Training Camp has concluded. I enjoyed my time watching the team in the Crown Jewel of South Central Minnesota. Everyone loved Ribfest, but it's time to get serious about some football. Here's 14 observations from Mankato. Today's Topics Include • How's Teddy Look? • Everson Griffen Might Be a Top-5 Edge Player • I Don't Know About Xavier Rhodes – Elite or Just a Guy • Adrian Peterson Is Ready to Go • MyCole Pruitt & David Morgan II Look to Be Big Factors • I Believe in Matt Kalil 2016 • Sully/Berger Will Be a Matchup to Watch • Charles Johnson is Going to Start. Deal with It • Laquon Treadwell is Not Going to Start. Deal with It • Stefon Diggs is Disgusting • Trae Waynes is Massively Improved • I Think the Vikings Keep 4 Safeties • Blair Walsh and Jeff Locke Update • BONUS: Moritz Jerome Boehringer Is... All that and other "Effin' Ribfest" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

The annual dead period between the Saturday morning walk-through and the famous Night Practice is upon us. No worries though as we've set up at Boulder Tap House again with Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom), Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman), and Eric Thompson (@Eric_J_Thompson) to talk a little Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and what we've seen from the squad as they round out their final weekend in Mankato this season. (Note: Eric's audio kicked out about 3/4 of the way through the show. Ah well.) All that and other "THIS. IS. NIGHT PRACTICE." chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

Another picturesque day in sunny and 77 degree Mankato. I welcomed in Josh Zimmer (@JZimmer_NFL) of NGSC Sports and Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) in to have a frank and open conversation about the latest happening with the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as Training Camp draws to a close. Today's Topics Include: • Why Tre Roberson is Impressing • Trae Waynes Made a Leap in Year 2 • Vikings Have the Deepest Defensive Line Unit in the NFL • Thoughts on Matt Kalil • The Great Berger or Sully Debate • Andre Smith has Locked up the Starting Right Tackle Job • What Chad Greenway Can Give This Team in 2016 • Who's Going to be the Backup QB? • #FreePruitt and #FreeMorganII • How's Teddy's Deep Ball Look? • Adrian Peterson Looks Like 2007 Adrian • How Treadwell Can Contribute Early (Even Without Starting) All that and other "Was That a Bang 8?" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

On the ground in Mankato. Some AM showers rolled over the Crown Jewel of South Central Minnesota Thursday morning, but it didn't stop the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings from taking the field for walkthroughs. It also didn't stop me from rounding up Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL), Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) and Eric Thompson (@Eric_J_Thompson) at the media center and playing a quick NAME GAME. Names Include: • Jayron Kearse • Willie Beavers • Matt Kalil • Zach Moore • Tre Roberson • Charles Johnson • Trae Waynes • Tom Johnson • Brian Jerome Robison • Mortiz Boehringer • TJ Clemmings • Laquon Treadwell • Chad Greenway • Jeff Locke All that and other "How You Gonna Get Fired on Your Day Off?" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb

The Minnesota Vikings had the day off today (they apparently take Taco Tuesday VERY seriously). But it gave us time to collect our thoughts on the goings on in Mankato before they strap em back on again Wednesday. Show Topics Include: • Why Training Camp Fights Are Good • Jayron Kearse is Rising • Mike Priefer Defends Jeff Locke • Vikings Breaking Ground on Eagan Practice Facility • The Backup QB Situation is Ungood • O-Line Not Solidified Yet • Honey Badger Gets Paid MORE Than Harrison • Jerick McKinnon Could Be a Star in The NFL • I Still Don't Get the Boehringer Hype • Korey Stringer Passed 15 Years Ago All that and other "How You Gonna Get Fired on Your Day Off?" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! An Andy Carlson Joint Follow us on Twitter: @PurpleForTheWin - http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Visit the Website: http://purpleftw.com Producer Credit: Daniel Paluch @DanielPaluch - http://twitter.com/DanielPaluch Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes We're also on Stitcher! http://purpleftw.com/stitcher Bookmark us on Amazon & show some love! http://purpleftw.com/amazon Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is created by & produced by deeB. To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb