Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller and SI's Will Ragatz break down the Vikings' 12-10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Does it matter that the first team offense struggled and the backup QBs played poorly? Should they get in the game next week? What does it mean that Mike Zimmer said the Vikings have already decided on who's playing defensive end next to Danielle Hunter? Why has Cam Dantzler fallen off? And the linebackers stepped up to the challenge.

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Matthew Coller is joined by Zach Hicks of Sports Illustrated to talk about Saturday night's game... but mostly talk about why some draft picks make it and some don't and about the trajectories of both teams. Why the Carson Wentz decision could end up like Kirk Cousins's situation in Minnesota, when teams should choose to tank, whether Jacon Eason or Sam Ehlinger are interesting and what Zach is looking for against the Vikings.

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Matthew Coller and Andrew Krammer of the Star Tribune talk about the Vikings bringing in Everson Griffen and what it says about their feelings on Kirk Cousins's future and what he could potentially bring to the Vikings' defense. Plus a game of "is this guy good?"

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin analyze how Mike Zimmer is handling Kellen Mond and look at whether Mond will ultimately end up being the backup QB and talk about if Anthony Barr's recent absences are something to be concerned about.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom decide that we've spent a little too much time lately talking about the fringe of the roster (or vaccination status) so they jump into a bigger picture conversation about what it would take for Kirk Cousins to win more than 11 games this year. Plus how can the Vikings avoid a sophomore slump from Justin Jefferson and what's the range of rankings of Mike Zimmer's defense?

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Matthew Coller connects with PFF reporter Doug Kyed to talk about the early preseason returns from rookie QBs that the Vikings are expecting to face, including Trey Lance and Justin Fields. Will the 49ers and Bears be pressured to start them from the very beginning of the season or will they have to pick the right time? Plus Doug has done a lot of reporting on the Packers... what will the offseason drama in Green Bay mean for the Packers this year and for the future with Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams. Doug also ranks how interesting the Vikings are among NFL teams.

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From inside US Bank Stadium, Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down a miserable day for the Minnesota Vikings against the Denver Broncos, starting with a pick-six from Jake Browning and continuing on to Kellen Mond struggling in his debut. The QBs were hardly the only ones. Mike Zimmer expressed frustration with everyone from defensive backs to the punter. What does it all mean? Should we disregard the game because it's preseason action or analyze each element of this team's lack of depth?

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Matthew Coller gets together with Pro Football Network's Dalton Miller for a wide-ranging (and fun) conversation about where the Vikings rank in a bunch of categories. Do they have a top-tier defense? Where would Dalton rank the Vikings' uniforms? Where would he rank Justin Jefferson in terms of receivers that he'd want for a final drive... and Cousins for QBs he'd want for a must win. Plus Dalton insanely claims the Cowboys are a more cursed franchise than the Vikings (recently).

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Matthew Coller is joined by former Denver Bronco and current talk host at 104.3 The Fan in Denver Nick Ferguson. He breaks down the battle between Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater for the Broncos' QB1 and how it's impacted by the state of the organization. Nick also tells a great story about being the guy trying to tackle Randy Moss when he famously flipped the ball to Moe Williams for a touchdown.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom hold their weekly Bring Me The News live stream in which they answer fan questions from training camp, including whether the Vikings will use anyone at running back outside of Dalvin Cook, whether they will stick with Danielle Hunter as their only proven defensive end and how Mike Zimmer can work around early camp drama with Kirk Cousins.

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