Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller and Chad Graff of The Athletic cover a number of subjects with the "talk me into..." game, including the tight end situation, whether Mike Zimmer could be the last man standing if things don't go well this year, whether you'd trade rosters with the Jaguars right now and whether the special teams will actually be OK.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about the more-or-less final roster and what the Vikings should do with the backup quarterback situation. Is there any argument for Cam Newton or should the Vikings just roll with Sean Mannion? Plus we look at Kirk Cousins's supporting cast without Irv Smith Jr. and ask whether it's going to be good enough to get them into the top 10 and what could go right. And Mike Zimmer said that someday he's going to write a book about all the crazy things that have happened to his teams and we discuss which chapters we'd read first.

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin break down why the Vikings cut Everson Griffen and why he's likely to return plus talk about how Chris Herndon is a band aid that might be hinting at a longer absence for Irv Smith Jr. Plus the backup QB situation and ranking biggest surprises and importance of certain depth players.

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Maatthew Coller gets together with ESPN's Myron Medcalf to go through their annual bold predictions. Why doesn't Myron think Trevor Lawrence will be the best QB of the rookies? Matthew tries to guess when the outside world will be most critical of Kirk Cousins. Why Myron thinks the Packers will fall off this year and believes in the Vikings' defense and more...

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together to give breakdowns of Harrison Smith's contract extension and Irv Smith Jr's knee injury. Why did the Vikings feel the need to extend Smith now? Does it look like they got a decent deal? What does it mean for the future of the defense? And who's playing tight end now that Smith Jr is out and Tyler Conklin is also injured.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about the ways in which all three preseason games, culminating with the Vikings' loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, left us with few answers and few shining performances to write home about. They go through each position's depth and discuss where the Vikings are strongest and weakest and discuss Mike Zimmer's comment about the depth postgame. Now what do they do after Jake Browning's last chance went sideways and why Everson Griffen looked like the old Everson.

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Matthew Coller talks with Justin Dueppengiesser, who is a football coach and podcasts about the Chiefs for Arrowhead Pride, about the Kansas City Chiefs and how Chiefs fans view a team with high expectations. How has KC management handled being the team at the top? What will they have to do to stay there? Does Mahomes heal all wounds? What can the Vikings take away from how the Chiefs ended up with Mahomes? And can Justin figure out which old school Chiefs QBs have the most touchdowns?

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom go position by position looking at the preseason matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs. Is there anything that Jake Browning or Kellen Mond can show to earn the backup job or will the Vikings have to look elsewhere? What are we looking for along the offensive line? Will Wyatt Davis get more opportunity to show what he can do? How about the quick rise of Kenny Willekes? Will that force someone else off the team? And how the Vikings can become the Kansas City Chiefs one day.

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Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso take the 2021 draft class quiz. Should we be concerned about Christian Darrisaw's health? What do we make of Mac Jones and Justin Fields's preseason performances and what they say about the Vikings' decision not to draft them? How about Kellen Mond's play so far? Do we think Wyatt Davis still has a bright future? What does it say about 2021?

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Matthew Coller and PFF's Anthony Treash talk about the Vikings' decision to sign Everson Griffen and what it means for the overall defensive line. Will the Vikings now have one of the best D-lines in the NFL following the signing? What factors could still impact the defense and what Anthony thinks of the dynamic with Griffen in the locker room. Plus they talk about Christian Darrisaw's absence, why rookie offensive linemen struggle, how Mac Jones has looked in preseason and which teams should have draft regrets and which are happy with their decisions.

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