Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Of course the Minnesota Vikings made a late Friday afternoon move, signing cornerback Mackensie Alexander. Do we like the signing? What do we expect from Alexander's role? What does this mean for Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler? Plus Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Sports joins to talk about his Reception Perception project and why Justin Jefferson was so special and what the numbers say about Alabama's DeVonta Smith, who NFL Network mocked (once) to the Vikings

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Matthew Coller, Sam Ekstrom and the Star Tribune's Ben Goessling deep dive into Anthony Barr's restructure and the odd relationship between Barr and the Vikings. Also why the Vikings haven't done more to help Kirk Cousins, whether the cap space they recently created means a big move coming and how the Danielle Hunter situation will play out.

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Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom dive into PFF's Improvement Index saying that Anthony Harris was a more important loss than we would think. Will it be hard to replace Harris on the free agent market? Can the Vikings put anyone next to Harrison Smith? And how are we feeling about the NFC North's decline versus what the Vikings have done. Plus Matthew and Sam rank the top 10 free agent signings by the Vikings during the Zimmer era.

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The Vikings sent a 6th round pick to the Arizona Cardinals... was that a good idea? Based on Cole's history, they aren't actually thinking of starting him, are they? Would they move Garrett Bradbury? Will they still draft a tackle? Plus Courtney picks a mock Vikings schedule and the results are not great...

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The Minnesota Vikings curiously cancelled a press conference for a linebacker they were set to sign and Anthony Barr's contract creates more cap space than expected... so does that mean the Vikings are targeting another big-name free agent? Let's go through the list and decide whether we are in our out on the remaining big names.

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Matthew Coller and Pro Football Focus analyst Kevin Cole talk about his "Improvement Index" which is meant to quantify how much a team has improved during the offseason. The Vikings are presently on the positive side of the chart but many NFC teams are on the negative side. Why are the Rams lower and the Lions last on the list? How much does the Vikings' lack of answers at safety, offensive line and edge rusher matter? Is Washington the most improved team?

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Matthew Coller and Alex Clancy, who works for FOX Sports 910 in Phoenix and hosts the Locked On AZCards podcast talk about whether Larry Fitzgerald will ever become a Viking, why Patrick Peterson's last few seasons haven't gone as planned, why Kliff Kinsbury is already on the hot seat and what the Vikings can expect from the NFC West

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While we wait for more Vikings moves to happen, Matthew Coller got together with his old 1500ESPN teammate Manny Hill to have some fun with Hot Routez... 5 questions about free agency that always send us down interesting paths. Which free agents would have seriously altered the 2021 season, no matter how realistic? What are the worst busts in NFL free agency history? When's the next time the Vikings will be equal at quarterback in an elite matchup and what were the worst signings this year?

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Every Thursday and Saturday night around 9:30 CT, Matthew Coller goes live to simulate the draft and talk Vikings with fans on the Locker Room app. His Thursday night session included talk about Orlando Brown, the offensive guard position, how the first round will play out, why trading down makes so much sense and why a YOLO draft with Trey Lance might be better than the more likely options.

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XM Sports host and pre/halftime/postgame New York Giants host Lance Medow joins Matthew Coller for a fun episode talking about what Dalvin Tomlinson meant to the Giants last year, how he took steps forward and how he might help out

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