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Matthew Coller gets together again with ESPN's Courtney Cronin for a game of "Talk Me Into," where they present each other with unlikely ideas that the other person has to make an argument for. They talk about the kicking game, Chad Beebe as potentially WR3 again, Cam Dantzler competing with Bashaud Breeland, trading Kirk Cousins to the Denver Broncos for Teddy Bridgewater and the Vikings reaching the Super Bowl.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom podcast live from inside US Bank Stadium following the Vikings' practice. The offense hasn't looked sharp since Kirk Cousins came back and it's hard not to wonder how the attention surrounding the Vikings recently has impacted them. Justin Jefferson's injury is reported to be "not serious," but the other receivers have not risen to the challenge with Jefferson out. What's going on with Anthony Barr's absence and what does it show about this team overall? And a Danny Etling update...

Matthew Coller is joined by ESPN's Courtney Cronin to talk about Kirk Cousins's return from the COVID list and his wild press conference which opened up with Cousins talking about room sizes and then went in a bunch of surprising directions, none of which included an explanation for why he isn't taking the vaccination that would allow him to not have NFL protocols. Is this a sign of a very serious divide between Cousins and Zimmer? How does it impact the locker room? How does it impact the long term for Zimmer and Cousins? Plus the offensive line sort of gets Christian Darrisaw back.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together to talk about the recent drama surrounding the Minnesota Vikings will matter toward the 2021 season. Will Jeff Gladney's absence make a difference? Which cornerback will matter most now that Gladney is out? How will it impact the long term? Will the offensive line issues be problematic or will they come together? How will Mike Zimmer's comments about Kirk Cousins impact the locker room dynamic? And what are the best things at camp so far?

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Matthew Coller connects with PFF's cap expert Brad Spielberger to break down cap implications of Jeff Gladney being indicted. Plus they talked about why Brian O'Neill will very likely sign a contract extension with the Vikings despite the fact that it hasn't happened yet, what Harrison Smith's potential future looks like and Danielle Hunter's future options. Plus a note on how long Aaron Rodgers will be in Green Bay.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom, fresh off another Mike Zimmer press conference, talk about how the Vikings' head coach has continued to talk in depth about how he believes players should get vaccinated. Jake Browning will run practice for the next few days -- what does that mean for where things stand at QB? And how will the relationship between Zimmer and Cousins be strained by vaccination opinions. Plus Bisi Johnson is out for the year, what does that mean to the receiver room?

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Matthew Coller is joined by Judd Zulgad to talk about Kirk Cousins being forced to sit out practice due to close contact with Kellen Mond, who tested positive for COVID. Mike Zimmer expressed his agitation at the podium and called for everyone to get vaccinated. What does this conflict between the QB and coach's views on COVID mean for the Vikings? Is there any way to prevent COVID from being a problem in the future if Cousins doesn't want to get vaccinated? Jake Browning was forced to rise to the challenge for the Vikings' night practice and he did a very good job of doing so.

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Prior to heading out onto the practice field for Day 3 of training camp, Matthew Coller has Chad Graff of The Athletic take the "Vikings 2021 Hype Test" in which Chad answers eight questions on a 1-5 scale that tell us how good he thinks the Vikings will be this year. Along the way they get into lots of training camp-related conversations about Christian Darrisaw's health and how the offense currently looks.

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Matthew Coller and Will Ragatz, who covers the Vikings for Sports Illustrated, sit down at TCO Performance Center to talk about how the Vikings' first day of training camp practice went and what's happening with the cornerback group. Do we think that Harrison Hand is ahead of Kris Boyd and what did Patrick Peterson tell us about his early interactions with the younger cornerbacks. Plus Brian O'Neill and Harrison Smith have not yet been signed to extensions -- will those be on the way soon? And, is the kicker on the current 90-man roster?

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Live from TCO Performance Center, Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin record their first in-person podcast in a very long time. They talk about what Justin Jefferson had to say about taking on his second season where he knows the NFL will be gunning for him. Matthew and Courtney play a game of "is this a thing," that's focused around the injury situations, including Dede Westbrook, Christian Darrisaw and Danielle Hunter. Plus whether they will keep three QBs and talk about Kellen Mond's first camp practice.

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