Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions, from the possibility of the Vikings drafting a quarterback to a stat pertaining to Lamar Jackson to whether the Vikings' ownership is holding them back from being more bold this offseason.

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Matthew Coller and Jonathan Harrison talk about a mock draft that has Hendon Hooker going in the top five and how the mocks have gotten wild already... Irv Smith Jr. signed with the Bengals, is he the player we hyped the most that never did anything? Will he shine with the Bengals? Plus, who are our favorite draft night surprises of the past and should the Vikings look into Odell Beckham?

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Matthew Coller and intern Haley English talk about her extensive look at Will Levis and Hendon Hooker through a purely statistical perspective. She talks about the red flags and the ways in which Levis would need to be an outlier to succeed and how Hooker's stats are both good and not quite as excellent as other recent success stories. Plus they discuss the Vikings' 8.5 over-under win total and new rules in the NFL.

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Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz talk about the strange Vikings offseason that has so many unresolved issues like the future of the QB position, Justin Jefferson's extension and Dalvin Cook/Za'Darius Smith's futures. Then they play a game of "Talk Me Into" in which Will is forced to make the argument for the Vikings waiting until 2024 to draft a QB.

Note: Apologies for the audio in the first half of the episode.

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Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso talk about some of the potential holdups with the Lamar Jackson situation that is holding back the league and then draft all 22 picks before the Vikings and debate who the Vikings should take. They have different opinions on Minnesota's pick in that spot...

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Shawn Stepner from WMAR in Baltimore and Kyle Madson from the Candlestick Chronicles podcast join the show to talk about Vikings related rumors to Lamar Jackson and Trey Lance. Are either realistic? Why aren't the Ravens working things out with Lamar? Will Lance stay another year before getting moved?

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Matthew Coller chats with Vikings fans on YouTube about some weird things regarding Lamar Jackson demanding a trade and John Lynch giving the starting job to Brock Purdy at the owners meetings and then asks... what would make a successful offseason for the Vikings. Lots of interesting answers came rolling in...

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Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions, from the Lamar Jackson timeline to whether Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's first full offseason has been analytical to whether the Vikings will draft a receiver in the first round to how they're going to fill the cornerback room.

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Matthew Coller answers Vikings fans question, from the Lamar Jackson timeline to whether Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is making "analytics" moves this offseason to whether they'll be drafting a wide receiver in the first round and much more...

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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.

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