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Matthew Coller and Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz talk react to Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell's press conferences with the Twin Cities media. Should we read into O'Connell and Adofo-Mensah talking about Cousins going off schedule or discussion of the 2017 draft class and how it relates to this year being a weak QB draft class? Plus how should we view the defensive end class and whether the Vikings would pick one in the first round unlike in previous years.

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Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sage Rosenfels were on hand for Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell's sessions with Twin Cities beat reporters. What did the new Vikings' say about Kirk Cousins? Can we read between lines? What are our first impressions of the team's leaders?

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Live from Indianapolis, Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sage Rosenfels talks about his experience at the NFL Combine back in the day. They talk about why defensive end should be at the top of the Vikings' wish list, the future of the Combine and an article by PFF about quarterbacks and winning

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom discuss an article in The Athletic about Mike Zimmer's frustrations over Kirk Cousins and then play a game with offensive free agent targets

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Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic talk about what they are looking for from Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O'Connell in their first media sessions at the NFL Combine along with potential biggest winners of the Combine and the idea of waiting to draft a quarterback until 2023.

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Matthew Coller is joined by Joe DeLeone, a former college long snapper and host of the NFL Draft Prospects Podcast to talk about the funny history of Minnesota Vikings long snappers, the life of long snappers and a look at who Joe thinks will go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft and whether the pass rusher class is deep enough for the Vikings to wait past the first round.

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Matthew Coller and CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso go through the projected top 12 draft picks and discuss their outlook for the Combine. Plus they go through what each quarterback is looking to accomplish at the Combine.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about Wes Phillips and Ed Donatell's opening press conferences. Did Phillips reveal anything about Kirk Cousins? Will Donatell's 3-4 defense make a difference for the Vikings keeping or moving on from Danielle Hunter? Plus, we spin the quarterback wheel and talk about Matthew's end to jury duty.

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ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins Matthew Coller to talk about leaving Minnesota to take a job covering the Chicago Bears. She discusses whether she believes the Vikings have a bright future, whether Minnesota or Chicago will be more competitive in the next couple years. Courtney talks about her favorite game she covered as Vikings reporter and her favorite three players to report on.

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Matthew Coller is joined by Pro Football Focus's Ben Linsey to talk about the PFF QB Annual, which breaks down a ton of statistics pertaining to Kirk Cousins. What do the numbers say about the Vikings' decision about keeping or moving on from Cousins? Do PFF's analytics suggest a bright or concerning future for the 2021 QB class? Why Justin Fields has the strangest numbers and we spin the wheel of QBs.

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