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Matthew Coller is joined by Ryan Dyrud of LA Football Network. He talks about what made Jordan Addison successful at USC and why Mekhi Blackmon's aggressiveness made him stand out. Plus they discuss where the Rams stand in the NFC and whether they are a playoff contender again.

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Matthew Coller is joined by analytics expert Kevin Cole of Unexpected Points, who talks about the process of judging a team's draft and discusses their supposed reaches in the middle rounds and the Vikings' best option at QB

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Former Minnesota Viking wide receiver Adam Thielen joins the show to talk about his new outlook with the Carolina Panthers and to look back at his breakout game as a Viking back in 2016. He also talked about why he was able to become a great route runner in the NFL. Then Mike Rand of the Star Tribune joined to discuss the Vikings replacing Thielen this year with Jordan Addison and where Thielen ranks among all "One of us" athletes

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Eric Eager of SumerSports Show talks about the analytics of the Vikings' draft, from what surplus value actually means to why positional value is talked about so often on draft night. Did Kwesi Adofo-Mensah do well with his group of pick? Should they have taken Will Levis? What's next for the organization?

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CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso deep dives into every Vikings draft pick, from why Jordan Addison found the best fit team to why he ranked the Vikings DBs lower but they might work here to why he loved DeWayne McBride and sees Jaren Hall as possibly more than a backup

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Matthew Coller is joined by Josh Smith, a reporter from Frederick, Maryland, the hometown of receiver Jordan Addison. He talks about Addison growing up as a quarterback and switching to receiver late in the process but catching on quickly at Pitt and then transferring to USC. Josh also happens to be a Vikings fan so he talks about the Vikings' future, where Addison fits in and what's next at QB.

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Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions following Day 3, from intriguing UDFAs to what's next for the roster...

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Matthew Coller talks to Vikings fans about Day 3 of the draft, running down all four picks and a comment from Kwesi Adofo-Mensah about Kirk Cousins's status

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Matthew Coller takes fan questions after Round 2-3 of the NFL Draft and is surprised to find out how many Vikings fans did not like their approach

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Matthew Coller reacts to the Vikings picking wide receiver Jordan Addison with the 23rd overall pick rather than taking either QB that was on the board.

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