Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about what's still to come in the offseason for the Minnesota Vikings, including any trades that they could make and possible Aaron Rodgers trade that could totally shift the expectations for the Vikings' season. Plus since Tim Tebow is back, which player would we steal off the Vikings 2012 roster and bring them back?

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Myron Medcalf start off by talking about Adam Thielen's bad take on Lambeau Field and then dive into the Aaron Rodgers situation in Green Bay. How much blame does Rodgers deserve? Are we as petty as Rodgers? Why didn't the team give him more of the things he wanted? Plus are there any similarities with the Vikings drafting Kellen Mond to the Packers picking Jordan Love?

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Matthew Coller and CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso break down two of the Vikings' middle-round draft picks that didn't get a whole lot of attention but Chris thinks they each have a chance to be hits. Plus was San Francisco right to take Trey Lance over Justin Fields? Will Kyle Pitts make Atlanta a true contender? Did Dallas make a mistake taking Micah Parsons?

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The master of the offensive line breakdown Brandon Thorn, who runs Trench Warfare and worked for Bleacher Report during draft season, talks in depth about how the first round played out with offensive linemen, why he believes Christian Darrisaw can provide the Vikings with quality offensive line play right away and his concerns about Darrisaw. Plus he discusses Wyatt Davis and what makes him a quality pass blocker and what the Vikings will be facing in the division with Penei Sewell and Teven Jenkins.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by Arif Hasan of The Athletic, who puts together a consensus draft board each year. His board has been used to look at how much different teams' draft selections are from what analysts thought of the prospects. Hasan talks about whether "steals" and "reaches" matter and Sam forces him to give the potential downsides to Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis.

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Former Bronco and Minnesota native Ryan Harris joined Purple Insider to talk about playing offensive line in front of Joe Mauer in high school and how Christian Darrisaw will need to adapt to playing left tackle in the NFL, from snap counts to playing against NFL defenses to finishing blocks. He also explains why he likes Rick Dennison as an O-line coach and why Wyatt Davis's pass blocking is most important.

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PFF's Senior College Football Analyst Seth Galina joined Matthew Coller to talk about the Vikings' draft. He dives into just how much the offensive line has impacted Kirk Cousins over the last three years and which Christian Darrisaw and Wyatt Davis could be the answers they have been looking for. Seth explains why he liked Kellen Mond as a quarterback prospects but also lays out the reasons he didn't go in the first and second round.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about whether it is Kirk Cousins's fault that the Vikings are in a position to look for a future quarterback. Did they miscalculate or did Kirk simply not come through for them? Plus do we think quarterbacks MUST be mobile in the future or can pocket QBs still win? Why Wyatt Davis was Sam's favorite pick and we look at how some other teams did that shaped the first round.

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together to talk about expectations for Christian Darrisaw and how the offensive line is going to play out. They discuss the post-draft comments from Rick Spielman about Kellen Mond and what his potential outlook might be going forward and what it says about Kirk Cousins. Plus they discuss the Day 3 picks and what their outlook might be for the future and how Central Missouri has a very unique mascot.

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The Chris Trapasso Draft Show finally has draft picks to talk about. CBS's draft analyst talks about why he thought the Vikings did a great job moving down in the first to take Christian Darrisaw and takes on all the Kellen Mond comparisons. He also talks about what to expect from Chazz Surratt and breaks down his favorite and least favorite Day 3 picks.

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