Vikings Happy Hour

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The Minnesota Vikings are at home, hosting their cross-border rival, the Green Bay Packers. In what can place the Purple firmly in the battle for a playoff spot, a win is a must. Will they get it? Aaron Rodgers comes in with a sore toe and only had 15 practice reps all last week. Don’t let that fool you though. You know he’ll be ready. That team from Wisconsin will also be sporting one of the best WR stables headed by Davante Adams. On the ground, the stout AJ Dillon will be making the start with Aaron Jones out. Can the Vikings defense stop the sure run attack heading their way, all the while applying pressure to Rodgers if he wants to throw? That will be a key to the game. Another key will be to see if Kirk Cousins remains aggressive with targets to his best players, deep shots, throwing to the sticks, and not just reverting to Check-down Charlie. Will he be good Kirk today? He was. Will the Vikings win? They did! Join us just after the 2-minute warning and react together. Disappointment or glory? GLORY!

1) Highlights

2) Lowlights

3) Speed round and your questions

4) What’s ahead

The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is ready for the season. There are 4 new regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did. Hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Flip, and Dave will all be here. Did you like what you saw? #SKOL

Fan with us!!! Regulars Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8 and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production.

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It’s Packers week and fans of the Purple relish opportunity for the Minnesota Vikings to defeat the Green Bay Packers. Will it happen this week? Can Mike Zimmer win the chess match against Matt LeFleur and Aaron Rodgers? Can Klint Kubiak with help out call Joe Barry and his defense? This game promises to be one of the best this season and we all know what it means to us, and that obnoxious fellow employee at work. Can the Vikings grab the victory and silence them all week? They have the talent, so let’s hope so.

Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly see how this game will go and if the Vikings can win, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show!

Other themes:

The Joe Barry effect & TTFW's defense

Need a photo of Barry and maybe a couple of other TTFW defenders - linebacker 

De'Vondre Campbell and Dean Lowry

TTFW defense is a big reason Green Bay is 8-2.

Haven't given up more than 22 points in the last seven games - despite no Zadarius Smith, no Jaire Alexander, Whitney Mercilus is done for the season. Kenny Clark might not play Sunday and they keep rolling along. Who are these guys?

Coming off a shutout.

Barry is doing a great job with this defense.

Generating a lot of turnovers - stuffing the run the last three games.

A stiff test for a Vikings offense that has struggled offensively at home this year.

A.J. Dillon - X Factor

Dillon will be the #1 RB for TTFW this game.

Aaron Jones is out. Good for the Vikings because he usually kills us.

But Dillon is a load - six feet and 250. Breaks a lot of tackles and the Vikings defense doesn't tackle well.

TTFW offense hasn't been super explosive this year but if Vikes can't contain Dillon, it's going to make things easy for Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and the rest of that offense.

Vikings defenders need to rally to the ball and get three, four, and maybe more guys on Dillon to take him down.

Dalvin Tomlinson, Armon Watts, James Lynch, Sheldon Richardson will need to bring their A-game in the interior.

Kirk Cousins - Will he be Checkdown King or Mr. Aggressive?

The Vikings and Cousins have been very careful with the ball when throwing it this season. 

Only two interceptions but not very aggressive in the throws made. Lots of short stuff. Low risk, low reward.

Cousins was a bit more aggressive against Los Angeles Chargers and converted on some of the third and longs by making some riskier throws instead of settling for shorter, safer throws that wouldn't get first downs.

But will he take chances again against a TTFW offense that has created 17 turnovers this season?

Targeting Jefferson early and often worked against LA. It will need to work again Sunday.

The Vikings offense has played poorly at home other than the Seattle Seahawks game.

Cousins needs to have a big game and show some big balls for the Vikes to win this one.

Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare.

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The Minnesota Vikings are 4-5 now after a game with more aggressive play against the Los Angeles Chargers. This week, however, is Packers Week! Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers come into US Bank Stadium and give the Vikings more opportunity to stay aggressive. More targets to Justin Jefferson, more to Adam Thielen, all against a very good defense. Then there will be the mind games aimed from the vaunted Mike Zimmer offense versus Rodgers and his weapons including Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, and AJ Dillon.

There is a special guest, Doogie Wolfson joining the show to talk some scoops from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Vikings. Als,o Myles Gorham will be stepping in to add to the conversation. Our guest tonight, Doogie rejoins the VHH bar, with Ryan, Myles, and Dave tending, along with you, the fans.

Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation!

Discussion topics tonight:

Welcome guests (Myles and Doogie)

With Doogie

Start with Wolves content 

- trade rumors

- internal turmoil with Towns

- where should fans expectations be

Move into Vikings content

- where’s emotions eternally amongst brass

- if we move on, who’s out?

- any interesting storylines internally

Once Doogie jumps:

Recap last weeks game (quick)

- positive takeaways

- is this an impressive win?

- what’s concerning?

Jump into this weeks matchup vs Packers

- keys to victory

- key matchups

- can we make a run if we win

Lightning round:

Over/Under

- Rodgers 250 pass yards

- AJ Dillon 125 total yards

- Vikings Sacks 1.5 

(averaging 1.5 over last 4 v Packers)

- Kirk ADOT > 7 

(7.5 last game, 6.8 all games before last)

Buy/Sell

- AJ Dillon being a legit starter

- Cam Bynum

- Mason Cole

- Kirks aggressive 4th Q w/ lead

Headline

Another Diamond In The Rough

Here We Go Again…

Prediction:

Ryan: 6-3

Matt: 4-5

Dave: 4-5

Guest: 5-4

Fan with us!!! Guests Darren “Doogie” Wolfson @DWolfsonKSTP and Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85. The regulars: @Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare in the truck. This is a @Climb_ThePocket's & @DailyNorseman's production.

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' key matchup against the division-leading Green Bay Packers and offer their game picks for Week 11 of the 2021 NFL season.

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' 27-20 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers including conversations on the team's aggressive play, potential penalty concerns and the recent performance of mid-round rookies and second-year players.

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The Minnesota Vikings are on the other side of the country from last week. This time matching up against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. We expect to have the game feel more like a home game with the amount of Vikings fans in the area. Attendees include two of our hosts, Matt Anderson and Flip Mazzi. They hope to join the show live from the stadium. Jayson and Dave will be at their home studios to ring in the results as time winds down to the final whistle. This game is of two relatively evenly matched squads that keep their games frustratingly close. The only difference is that the Chargers have actually won a couple more of theirs. Star quarterbacks in Kirk Cousins and Justin Herbert. Good wide receivers and running backs. Who will come out on top? Will the Vikings win? YES!!!

1) Highlights

2) Lowlights

3) Speed round and your questions

4) What’s ahead

The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is ready for the season. There are 4 new regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did. Hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Flip, Matt, Jayson, and Dave will all be here. Did you like what you saw? #SKOL

Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno joins Matt and Dave tonight immediately prior to the final whistle. Regulars Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8 and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production.

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The team has headed out to the west coast hoping that the results are different than the east coast. Your Minnesota Vikings are coming off another tough and maddening loss versus the Baltimore Ravens, and now will face the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers are headed up by a young franchise quarterback in Justin Herbert. They have two very good wide receivers in Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, along with a very shifty running back, Austin Ekeler. The Vikes’ defense will be understaffed with up to 3 starters and 2 backup players out. It will be a tough test in SoFi Stadium.

Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly see how this game will go and if the Vikings can win, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show!

Breaking down the game with a brief look at the stats, then:

1. Containing Justin Hebert and the Chargers offense for an entire game?

Vikings' defense has been good at times (like the first half against Ravens) but rarely sustains it.

The run defense is almost as bad as it was last year.

Can this defense keep the Chargers under 30? Big test for a defense that has underperformed,

But it had 23 pressures against the Ravens without Hunter. This defense can rush the passer but it's not doing other things very well.

2. Vikings' offense needs a spark - how about Kene Nwangwu?

Vikings' offense is boring and struggling.

It needs a weapon that teams aren’t ready for.

Nwangwu could be that weapon.

His kickoff return for a TD and nine-yard fake punt displayed his speed. Guys had angles to tackle him. He outran the angles.

Teams don't have tape on him yet. They aren't ready for him.

Vikings need to get him some offensive touches in this game and see if he can use that speed to hit on some big plays.

He could be an X-factor in this game.

3. Can the Vikings and Klint Kubiak run on a defense that can't stop the run?

The Chargers defense is giving up 5 yards per carry. Their pass defense is much better.

The Vikings have Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, and Kene Nwangwu - they should be looking to attack that run defense.

However, the Chargers will be game-planning to stop our run game?

It seems when teams do that, the Vikings offense under Kubiak has not been able to find ways to keep running effectively.

The offensive line also isn't able to open holes when defenses do things to stop Cook, at al.

Can our offensive line impose its will on the Chargers' soft run defense, help the Vikings sustain long drives, and keep Hebert and Co off the field?

This is a big game for Kubiak. He appears overmatched after the first drive of the game. If the Vikings offense falls flat again on Sunday, is he out as OC?

Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare.

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Mike and Ed discuss the Vikings state, Zimmer’s seat temperature, refreshing the culture, and preview the Chargers game.

3-5 Record

Disappointing for what this team has for weapons

Squandered defensive efforts

Coaching failures costing games

Player execution direct result of 2 losses

Mike Zimmer

Should he stay on for the year?

What will it take for him to be retained?

Why have Zimmer teams failed to close games?

Thumbs on the offensive scheme?

GM to stay?

Assessing Rick Spielman

Decent hit rate on draft picks

Elite contract negotiation and cap navigation

Chargers preview

Built similar to the Vikings

History similar to Vikings in losing close games

Could be a matchup where you need to score a boatload of points to be competitive

Justin Jefferson needs to have a game

Weird Season

Setting all the wrong records

Unable to close games

One game decided by more than 7 points

Five games decided in OT or on the last play of the game

Predictions

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