Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic talk about the report that DeShaun Watson is going to be suspended for the entire year and whether Baker Mayfield should demand out. They discuss a scenario where the Vikings could magically trade for Arch Manning, the top high school prospect in the world and then discuss Jimmy Garoppolo getting healthy and where he will land and tight ends.

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Matthew Coller answers Minnesota Vikings fan questions, starting with what advice we would give Kirk Cousins. How would things play out at quarterback if the Vikings had won the 2017 Super Bowl? How do reporters develop sources on a new beat? Will analytics result in more deserving players making the Hall of Fame?

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Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz and Paul Hodowanic go through their Minnesota Vikings 53-man roster projections position by position to talk about where they differ and agree, and look at the key questions at each position, what kind of factors will be important in the decisions and sleepers,

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Matthew Coller and Pro Football Focus analyst Eric Eager talk about myths and legends. Is Teddy Bridgewater's Viking fan love deserved? How about the kicker curse? The idea that they could develop defensive linemen?

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Matthew Coller continues to roll through Minnesota Vikings fans questions, including what it's like in the locker room after tough games, whether you'd rather see Kevin O'Connell become an elite coach or the team draft a top three quarterback next season? Will the defense be vastly different in a 3-4 system? Will Danielle Hunter push the Vikings' defense into the top 16? And the odds of an 11-win season vs. 7 or fewer?

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Matthew Coller and Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz get together to answer fan questions, from whether the Vikings would have beat the Colts if they made the 2009 Super Bowl to how much Kirk Cousins would need to cost to build a great roster around him to a crazed trade proposal by Bleacher Report involving Patrick Peterson.

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Matthew Coller talks with Jets podcaster Will Parkinson about Zach Wilson's disaster rookie season and whether he's set to take a huge leap forward or whether he could be the next in a long list of Jets busts.

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Matthew Coller and WCCO Radio's Paul Hodowanic kick off Quarterback Week by debating the quarterbacks that are equal or worse than Kirk Cousins and then talk about how many games the other options in 2018 would have won over the last four years if they had joined the Vikings, including Alex Smith, Lamar Jackson, Case Keenum and Teddy Bridgewater. Plus they discuss the best QB of Paul's lifetime.

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Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions, including what would have to go right in order for the Vikings to go 12-5, whether a complete disaster season is possible, what Kene Nwangwu would have to do in order to make the Pro Bowl and whether the Vikings could have four linebackers make the Pro Bowl.

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Sports Illustrated Vikings reporter Will Ragatz is joined by former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ben Leber. They talk about his playing career with a focus on the Vikings and specifically 2009. Then Ben gives his his thoughts on this Vikings offseason, the team's new defensive scheme, and some x-factors for 2022.

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