Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller is joined by Robert Mays of The Athletic Football Show. Robert talks about the Chicago Bears drafting Justin Fields and how that transforms the Bears. Matthew and Robert then dive deep into the range of outcomes for the Vikings. Can Mike Zimmer take the defense to a level high enough to be a legitimate contender? What needs to go right in order for Kirk Cousins

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Matthew Coller, Sam Ekstrom and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together to continue to preview training camp by talking about the Minnesota Vikings' defensive line. Is Danielle Hunter going to be back to full speed after missing all of last season? Who could emerge opposite of Hunter? Is there any chance Stephen Weatherly doesn't end up making the team?

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It's fantasy football draft season, so Matthew Coller takes a day off hardcore Vikings grinding to simulate a fantasy football draft with PFF's Ian Hartitz. Matthew and Ian go through draft picks and talk about a bunch of different players' outlooks, from Zeke Elliott to Alvin Kamara to DK Metcalf to Russell Wilson. Ian is even forced to pick a kicker and then guess the top 4 fantasy quarterbacks from 2009.

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Aaron Nagler of Cheesehead TV joins to explain why he thinks Aaron Rodgers will be returning to the Green Bay Packers and what that means for their short and long term future. How many games would the Packers win if Jordan Love started the full season? Who are the Vikings players that Aaron respects the most and why do the Packers need to win this season because of their salary cap situation.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are back together again and , yes, it's time to start previewing training camp. Over the next few weeks, we'll be breaking down the underrated storylines of each Vikings position and for this episode we talk Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and offensive line. Would Larry Fitzgerald be a good idea at WR3? Is there a chance that Bisi Johnson could either emerge or find himself on the chopping block? What if Rashod Hill is actually good? And what could the Vikings do on the O-line that would be totally surprising? Plus Kirk Cousins didn't get a top 10 nod from executives and coaches in an ESPN piece.

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Matthew Coller is joined by Lorin Cox of the Locked On Bears podcast to talk about the Bears' plan for Justin Fields and whether they would actually start Andy Dalton for the entire season. Will Fields be starting when the Vikings face the Bears later in the season? Does Matt Nagy's job status depend on whether the Bears do play Fields this season? Does it make any sense to start Dalton the whole year when Fields is the future? Plus how are the folks who cover the Bears looking at the Aaron Rodgers situation. Do we care about the Lions?

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Matthew Coller hosts weekly chats with Vikings fans on the Greenroom app (formerly known as the LockerRoom app). Here's his Friday night discussion in which Matthew takes questions from fans about whether the Vikings should be interested in N'Keal Harry, why the offensive line and wide receiver are the most interesting positions at training camp and how Vikings fans can talk themselves into this team being a Super Bowl contender.

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In a quick take podcast, Matthew Coller talks about a report that the Vikings and Harrison Smith are working on a contract extension.

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In a quick take episode, Matthew Coller talks about Everson Griffen's desire to return to the Vikings and the pluses and minuses of the idea.

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Matthew Coller and Kevin Cole from Pro Football Focus discuss his "analytics" quarterback rankings that are based on Expected Points Added. Kevin explains why Kirk Cousins ranks 15th. Why is his EPA lower than some of his other PFF stats like his grade and accuracy? Which areas would he need to improve to gain ground and improve in 2020? Plus Kevin did a study on situational football. How much does the Vikings' run-first mentality hurt their production in certain situations?

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