Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Buffalo Bills reporter for Bills Digest Mark Ludwiczak joins Matthew Coller to talk about offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and whether he would make a good coaching candidate for the Minnesota Vikings and why the Bills have turned things around. How have they supported Josh Allen? Has Sean McDermott really turned around the culture or is it just the quarterback? Have they laid out a path for the Vikings' future?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get into the candidates that the Minnesota Vikings have interviewed so far and talk about whether they make sense as the next head coach. Matthew changes his mind about having some concerns regarding Kellen Moore after more breakdowns of the Cowboys' loss came to light. Plus they talk about what the next GM and coach are getting roster wise and some possibilities for Kirk Cousins-related trades.

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Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic talk about NFL Wild Card weekend, starting with the Dallas Cowboys' ridiculous ending to their loss against the San Francisco 49ers. Was the finish so bad that you would question Kellen Moore as a Minnesota Vikings head coaching candidate? How did the other potential candidates Brian Daboll and Byron Leftwich help their arguments? What were some of the craziest Vikings fan rationalizations from the weekend and the salt poured in their wounds by the broadcasts? Who's the best team if they play their best the rest of the way? Why do the Bills and Chiefs look like the Super Bowl comes down to next week.

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Matthew Coller and Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse to rank the all-time Vikings coaches. Why Reusse gives so much credit to Denny Green and doesn't have Mike Zimmer as high as many. He also talks about why Jerry Burns is underrated and tells classic Mike Tice stories.

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Matthew Coller is joined by John Shipley of Jaguars Report to break down the coaching candidates who are being talked about for both teams. What does John like about the idea of Byron Leftwich? Does Doug Pederson have any red flags? Why is Nate Hackett's approach one that could meld well with the next quarterback of the Vikings?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by The Athletic's Chad Graff to talk about what the interviews for GM candidates might end up being like ... we each ask questions to each other and try to give the best answers that the Wilfs will want to hear (and the right things for the team). Then the discussion about Chad's article on Zimmer era what-ifs turns into a trip down memory lane of all the crazy things that could have been...

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Former Viking Jeremiah Sirles joins Matthew Coller to talk about the firing of Mike Zimmer. Jeremiah talks about Eric Kendricks' comments about a fear-based organization and explains what it was like to play under Zimmer and how the environment made it difficult on players at times. Jeremiah said his hard-nosed mentality may have hurt relationships with players. Plus he talks about what he'd want in the next coach and the most exciting NFL playoff games this weekend.

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Matthew Coller is joined by ESPN's Courtney Cronin to talk about the fallout from Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman getting fired and what comes next for the Minnesota Vikings' organization. They also talk about what it has been like to cover Zimmer.

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Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about Eric Kendricks' blunt comments about Mike Zimmer, saying that he was not sure about his relationship with the Vikings former coach and talking about how the organization can't be "fear-based." Kendricks' comments are nothing new. We have heard for years about Zimmer alienating players and people within the organization. Beyond that, Murphy reacts to Mark Wilf's talk of collaboration and what's next at GM and coach.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by Pro Football Focus's Eric Eager to break down the Minnesota Vikings firings of Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman. They talk about what went wrong, what's next and why today is refreshing for Vikings fans.

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