Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller answers Minnesota Vikings fans questions, starting with whether the team didn't do enough to bolster its offensive line this offseason. Then he's asked to talk us into Kirk Cousins making the Hall of Fame someday and where Harrison Smith ranks in Vikings history of great defensive players.

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Matthew Coller answers questions from Minnesota Vikings fans, from whether the Vikings can replace Everson Griffen's energy with Za'Darius Smith to what would have been a better choice at quarterback in 2018 to the route for Kevin O'Connell to win Coach of the Year.

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Matthew Coller, Paul Hodowanic and Will Ragatz go in depth on the ways in which the Minnesota Vikings can break the chains of getting caught in the middle of the NFL for any longer. How can Kevin O'Connell take a shot this year at changing their fate? What one move should they make for the long term to aim for true Super Bowl contention?

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Matthew Coller answers Minnesota Vikings fan questions, starting with whether the Vikings needed to be more aggressive after turnovers last year. Then a question about whether any NFL franchise would have said no to DeShaun Watson, Also how great was Bud Grant? Really great, man.

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Matthew Coller answers Minnesota Vikings fan questions, starting with whether Ihmir Smith-Marsette could be a receiver to watch in camp and then analyzing what the most likely outcome will be in the next three years for the Vikings and how reporters get an idea of the health of a locker room.

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Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions, starting with a ranking of 2022 season storylines that should be the most interesting for Vikings fans this year... is it Kevin O'Connell's offense? Justin Jefferson's potential stat line? The combo of Danielle Hunter and Za'Darius Smith? Or Irv Smith Jr.'s breakout. Also, what happens to the QB future if the Vikings come short of expectations?

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Scott Spratt (@Scott_Spratt) from Football Outsiders joins Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz to talk about football analytics, DVOA, other Football Outsiders stats, and the Vikings. Scott talked about some of the key stats for the 2021 Vikings and things that could improve this year with a new coaching staff. Will wraps up the show by answering a bunch of quick Twitter questions.

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Matthew Coller is joined by Ollie Connolly, managing editor of Gridiron and author of the newsletter The Read Optional. Connolly talks about why he thinks an average season for the Vikings would not hinder their future. He discusses what moves this offseason would have made the future stronger and how they can get an extra 5% out of the offense. Plus he breaks down why the Rams should still be the Super Bowl favorites in the NFC.

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Pro Football Focus analyst Anthony Treash gives his take on whether the Minnesota Vikings' decision to stay the course will pay off. He talks about why he doesn't believe in the Lions or Bears this season and whether Jared Goff will end up in Detroit for longer than we expect. He discusses Justin Fields and the possibility the Bears will move on quickly if he isn't good and discusses several other NFC QB situations.

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Matthew Coller answers questions from Minnesota Vikings fans, including whether former Viking legend Jared Allen was overrated, how the Vikings could get to 12 wins and which factors will determine that and how many passes Dalvin Cook can be expected to catch this year.

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