Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz of Sports Illustrated talk about the best and worst storylines from the 2021 season, starting with how interesting the draft was last year when the Vikings chose Christian Darrisaw over Mac Jones. They talk about training camp's emerging players and Kirk Cousins vax storyline that was difficult to discuss and how Justin Jefferson truly became the Vikings' franchise player this year.

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Matthew Coller and Lorin Cox of Locked On Bears roast their respective teams before heading into Sunday's meaningless game and in the process they discuss the futures of both clubs and what went wrong this year. They joke about and break down Justin Fields and whether he trended the right way this year. They break down why the Bears haven't had a good coach since Mike Ditka and talk about how the two teams have made funny excuses all year.

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Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles dig into what went wrong with the Vikings' running game both offensively and defensively this year and look at why it's a sign that change is needed. Then they play The Magic Johnson game, in which they discuss which players are going to be Minnesota Vikings in 2022 and how Jeremiah will feel if his former coach is let go next week.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about whether the Vikings should play starters in the Week 18 matchup with the Chicago Bears. Is there any benefit to seeing Kellen Mond? Is the risk of getting a key player hurt too much? Then Matthew gives Sam the New Coach Survey, in which Sam answers whether he wants the next coach to be offensive or defensive minded, experienced or not and several other important questions pertaining to a potential change at HC.

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Matthew Coller and The Defector's Kalyn Kahler talk about her in-depth piece about nepotism in the NFL, which centers around the Vikings. Why former Vikings players told her that Adam Zimmer's promotion to co-defensive coordinator was confusing. Is Gary Kubiak still involved in the Vikings offense with Klint Kubiak at OC? Why did the Vikings hire Klint when he hadn't had previous experience at OC before? What does this tell us about the way the organization is being run over the last few years?

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Brian Murphy, Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together to eulogize the Mike Zimmer era. How does it compare to Mike Tice and Daunte Culpepper's run together? How will it be remembered in 15 years?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom sound off about the Minnesota Vikings' embarrassing performance against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. The Vikings' loss to the Packers showed everything that's been wrong with the Vikings for years, from Mike Zimmer's bizarre comments about Kellen Mond to the bad defensive showing to GM Rick Spielman's team building. Everyone showed why they need to go.

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Matthew Coller and Jason Wilde of ESPN Milwaukee compare and contrast the way that the Vikings and Packers' quarterbacks have been scrutinized for missing time due to COVID. They also talk about the scenario in which the Vikings win this game and why the Packers haven't been impressive in recent weeks.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom react to Kirk Cousins landing on the COVID list. Will his loss to the Rams be the last start he makes as a Viking? Should the Vikings start Kellen Mond instead of Sean Mannion?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together to talk about some interesting fan questions, including about whether Vikings fans have the right to cheer for the Packers to win in order to induce changes at coach and quarterback this offseason. They discuss whether the Vikings should let Aaron Rodgers' future dictate their plans at QB and then give their regrets and resolutions for the 2021 and 2021.

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