Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller and CBS Sports NFL Draft analyst Chris Trapasso talk about how the Chicago Bears are taking a long-term view by trading away Khalil Mack and how we might see the Minnesota Vikings do the same thing in the coming days. Plus what teams appear as possible targets to trade for Kirk Cousins. And we look at the latest from Bruce Feldman on the draft class and compare the current crop of QBs to those quarterbacks who didn't work out in the NFL.

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Matthew Coller and Chad Graff react to the Washington Commanders trading for Carson Wentz and talk each other into trading Kirk Cousins for a similar return. Plus how do the Vikings keep Justin Jefferson happy if they trade Cousins? Are you buying the weak QB draft class will impact a Cousins decision?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom react to Russell Wilson being traded to the Broncos and Aaron Rodgers coming back to Green Bay.

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about her first impressions of the Chicago Bears' leadership and how they feel about Justin Fields. They also simulate the Vikings' draft for the first time in draft season and talk about what the Bears would want the Vikings to do at quarterback.

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Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic talk about reports that Aaron Rodgers will make his decision this week and make predictions about what that will mean for the quarterback trade market. Plus PFF Bet tweeted out strange odds that Russell Wilson will be the Vikings quarterback next year. That's weird. Paul gives his 5 most notable things from the NFL Combine, including that the Vikings' positions of need crushed it.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about the general feeling coming from the NFL Combine that the Vikings are going to let Kirk Cousins play out 2022 on his contract worth $45 million on the cap. What would it say about the new leadership of the Vikings if they stuck with Cousins?

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Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso analyze the performances of three quarterbacks at the NFL Combine that have separated themselves. Why Malik Willis has won the Combine with a tremendous showing. Kenny Pickett and Desmond Ridder are far more athletic than expected. Sam Howell threw the ball well. Wait, wasn't this supposed to be a weak QB draft? We look at a mock with 5 QBs in the first round and what would need to go right for them to succeed.

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Matthew Coller and PFF's Eric Eager dive deep into the benefits of the Minnesota Vikings creating cap space. They talk about whether there is any good indicators of future success in terms of QB play and rank positional value by the analytics.

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From the NFL Combine, Matthew Coller and Sage Rosenfels have an in depth discussion about what teams should be looking for with the quarterback prospects. Does Kenny Pickett's hand side matter? What about Malik Willis' rushing ability? How do you evaluate upside? What did Eli Manning have that Sage says all QBs should try to copy?

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Live from the Combine, Pro Football Focus cap guru Brad Spielberger deep dives into all sorts of buzz around the NFL Combine, from the Kirk Cousins situation to whether DeShaun Watson will be starting somewhere else next season to Danielle Hunter's contract to where quarterbacks around the league will land and much more.

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