Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller talks to Arif Hasan about Dalvin Cook's contract and whether the Vikings did the right thing letting Cook walk and then discusses the criticism over the Vikings' 2022 draft class and how we should feel about the GM in general -- including why there are such harsh critics of the direction.

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Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about Kevin O'Connell's interesting comments on Ed Ingram's preseason game and the backup running back situation. Plus a discussion about whether the Vikings will be too good to set themselves up for a QB of the future and how long before we can judge Lewis Cine

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Matthew Coller answers fan questions about a strange Ivan Pace Jr. PFF grade, the interior of the Vikings offensive line and where things stand coming out of the first preseason game.

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Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz react to the news that running back Kareem Hunt is visiting the Minnesota Vikings and talk about what they've seen from the running backs thus far and discuss Ivan Pace Jr. and the linebacker situation and the cornerbacks' preseason debut.

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Matthew Coller gives his major takeaways from the Vikings' first preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks, including being impressed by Jordan Addison and whether he needs to play any more. Plus Ivan Pace Jr. was the same player as he's been in training camp and the 2022 draft class did not have a good night.

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Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison talk about the Vikings' opening preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. Projecting snap counts, key players that we're most interested, whether the results matter and the coolest Seahawk

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Matthew Coller is joined by Derrik Klassen of Bleacher Report and Reception Perception to talk about his data after tracking every throw of Kirk Cousins's 2022 season. Why he believes Cousins was more impressive last year than before and could even improve this season under Kevin O'Connell. Then we talk with analytics legend Aaron Schatz who has a less rosy view of the Vikings' 2023 season by looking at the underlying analytics numbers. He thinks the team will regress significantly unless Brian Flores bails them out.

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Matthew Coller talks about comments from Mark Wilf about Justin Jefferson and Kirk Cousins's contract situations, updates you from the Vikings' second night practice and then takes fan questions about what we should expect to see in the preseason, including whether the Vikings should play Jordan Addison and if there's likely changes on the offensive line.

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Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about what it means that Ivan Pace Jr. is getting more of the key first-team reps than Brian Asamoah and what happened to the 2022 draft class. Plus offensive line discussion and lots of fan questions ...

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Matthew Coller is joined by Star Tribune Vikings reporter Ben Goessling to talk about how Jordan Addison has been making plays on a daily basis, whether the Vikings' defense can take big steps forward and why he thinks the Vikings and Lions have even odds to win the NFC North

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