Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller breaks down the 49ers making Trey Lance their No. 3 QB and searching for potential options for a trade... which naturally draws connections to the Vikings. Plus TJ Hockenson wants to reset the TE market???

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Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison talk about the news that Baker Mayfield is going to start Week 1 and then discuss whether Kevin O'Connell is right to play boring preseason games rather than using them more to evaluate players.

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Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about a strange TJ Hockenson situation and discusses whether it's time to sign him to a contract extension. He looks at whether there's any reason the Vikings could be against signing him and the arguments for keeping the Pro Bowl tight end around. We look at projecting a 53-man roster and some of the questions involved and discuss the guard position and why it isn't an excuse for the offense.

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Matthew Coller and Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz react to the Vikings' preseason game using a game of "talk me into..." in which they talk about the running back situation, receiver room, cornerback group and how the "competitive rebuild" factors into the secondary's success.

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From inside US Bank Stadium, Matthew Coller and Dane Mizutani talk about how the Minnesota Vikings struggled to get going against the Tennessee Titans because their offensive line had such a bad night. Plus, Lewis Cine missed a big opportunity to make a play and Jaren Hall had another chance.

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Matthew Coller talks with CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso about the major difference between the Vikings' 2022 and 2023 draft class and whether patience is still required for '22 or if it's time to call it. Plus why Jordan Addison has had a good training camp and whether Mekhi Blackmon can hold up. And then PFF's Amelia Probst stops by to talk about the data on young O-linemen and Vikings' schedule

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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.

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Matthew Coller talks with national NFL writer Tyler Dunne about Vikings practice, the dynamic with Brian Flores and Kevin O'Connell, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's big picture plan and Tyler's reporting on how Jordan Love is viewed by the Packers organization

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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?

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Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison talk about which players have a chance to move up the depth chart or lose ground that they have gained during the first part of training camp. Plus, who gains more yards, Dalvin Cook or Ezekiel Elliott?

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