The Minnesota Vikings had a rough win against the Detroit Lions, to say the least, and now they will face the Carolina Panthers probably getting the best running back in the league back. Should the fans worry? That’s what Vikings Happy Hour is for. Some laughs and your favorite beverages and great talk with you! Scroll through the discussion points below and be ready, because Matt, Ryan, and Dave will. …At least with the beverages. LOL.

 

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Discussion topics tonight:

 

Recap Vikings Win

Christian Darrisaw

Mackensie Alexander

Eric Kendricks

Anything else

Review vs Panthers

Sam Darnold vs Mike Zimmer

Christian McCaffrey Return?

Vikes WR vs Panthers DB's (Donte Jackson, A.J. Bouye, Keith Taylor)

Time for Cook/Mattison to Feast? (18th in Run D , 30th in Tackling)

Vikings DL

Containing D.J. Moore/Robby Anderson/Terrace Marshall

Lighting Round 

Over Under

Danielle Hunter 2.5 sacks

Vikings D 1.5 Interceptions

Kirk Cousins Passer Rating 98.5

Adam Thielen receptions 4.5 [5 total in the last two games]

Buy /Sell

Mike Zimmer on the hot seat

Christian Darrisaw

Vikings Defense

Everson Griffen Resurgence

Predictions

Matt 2-3

Ryan 3-2

Guest 2-3

Dave 2-3

Fan with us!!! Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, are joined by you the fans, 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' upcoming road matchup with the Carolina Panthers and offer their picks for Week 6 of the 2021 NFL season.

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Last week it was asked the Minnesota Vikings right the ship? Well, they did defeat the Detroit Lions. Can they now continue with the “success?” What should they take from the game? Is there optimism? what are the expectations from it as the game against the Carolina Panthers looming on the horizon? Eric Eager from Pro Football Focus and Climbing The Pocket breaks down the numbers. This should be as Spock says, “fascinating.” Come join the conversation with the guys as they discuss the Vikings, these topics, and more. SKOL!

On tonight's show…

Agenda:

- What should we make of the Lions game? 

- Eric, talk us into this the Vikings being a playoff team from what we’ve seen through 5 weeks 

- What positives/optimism can we find moving forward? 

- Realistic outcome vs expectations moving forward.

- Five toughest remaining schedules per our Elo metric: #Steelers, #Panthers, #Vikings, #WashingtonFootball, #Packers. The loser of #MINvsCAR has a long road to the NFC playoffs from the looks of it.

- Vegas tiers.

Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket Network's and @DailyNorman's "In The Huddle" show with host Jason Brown @brownjayson, Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85, Eric Eager @PFF_Eric, and producer Dave @Luft_Krigare from the truck.

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It’s Monday and fans are asking, “should we feel good about that win?” Your Minnesota Vikings came from behind with 37 seconds left to beat the Detroit Lions 19-17 at home with a Greg Joseph 54 yard kick. Then after the game winning drive, Kirk Cousins interacts enthusiastically with Mike Zimmer. Did a kicker save Zimmer’s job? After 104 yards in the first half, why did Justin Jefferson disappear? Coverage? Why not throw to Adam Thielen and KJ Osborn instead? Alexander Mattison had another awesome day running and catching, but, fumbles leading to the Lions going ahead. All this and more tonight as Tyler and Deshawn with special guest Jared Feinberg from Blue Chip Scouting turning your Monday Purple!

Other talking points for tonight’s show: 

-Piss poor in game management

-Pass rush success 

-P2 [Patrick Peterson] has best game in purple

-Christian Darrisaw sighting

-We have a kicker?

-Players of the week

Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, and Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16, with special guest Jared Feinberg @JRodNFLDraft from Blue Chip Scouting @BlueChipScout and @draftnutpodcast. In the truck is Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production.

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' 19-17 home victory over the Detroit Lions and hand out game balls for the lackluster performance.

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The Minnesota Vikings are 1-3 and this is a get right game, right? Can the team without Dalvin Cook ride the legs of Alexander Mattison again? How about the offense, can it go off? Can the defense continue to gel and keep the Detroit Lions out of the endzone? Can the special teams continue their road to being special? We’ll have it all going live right before the final whistle. From fans in the stands to you at home or your favorite watering hole, Matt, Flip and Dave joined by you will be here for your Vikings vs Lions reactions.

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, Dave, Flip, Tyler, and Matt will all be here. Did you like what you saw? #SKOL

Fan with us!!! Guesting with Flip and Dave tonight was Tyler Forness, @TheRealForno and Matt Fries @FriesFootball. 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 Minnesota Vikings are heading towards a must win game against the Detroit Lions. After the awful defeat by the Cleveland Browns, Darren and Dave will look at what it will take this weekend for the Vikes to win. They should and Vegas has steadily grown the line to 10 points in favor for the Vikings. But what if they don’t? 

Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly start a winning streak, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show!

Talking points for the Lions-Vikings preview show: 

1) Should the Vikings play Cook against Detroit?

2) Will Barr's return make a big difference?

3) If the Vikings lose on Sunday - should Zimmer lose his job?

4) Griffen, Romeo Okwara and their sack stats the past two season. 

5) The Lions hurting o-lineman - Taylor Decker and Frank Ragnow.

6) Kirk Cousins.

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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Four weeks into the season and all is not well, but there is an opportunity to build a little confidence this Sunday versus the Detroit Lions. Against the Cleveland Browns, the new offense looked similar to the old one. Why? Is the team good enough? Mike Zimmer thinks so.

It’s time for Viking Hot Takes. The FAST MOVING Minnesota Vikings Talk Show. We have Eric Thompson from the Daily Norseman. We’ve got Flip Mazzi from Climbing the Pocket. SO Buckle Up, protect your kneecaps and Let’s GO!

Football is underway! Your favorite team has started its 2021 campaign, the no excuses season. It is time to go further than any other Vikings team before it. Can they? Flip and Eric are here for the 19th episode of Viking Hot Takes on the Climbing The Pocket channel on Thursday night during half-time of the game. Following the usual format of the show, we put the usual 20 minutes on the clock and asked each other three questions:

Flip asks

1. Grade Klint Kubiak’s first four games.

2. Who is the Vikings’ rookie of 1/4 year?

3. Next four games: How many will the Vikings win?

Eric asks

1. Did the Vikings offense get exposed last week, or were the Browns simply a bad matchup?

2. Who are your offensive and defensive MVPs through four games?

3. Will a win over the Lions change your opinion of the team going forward?

Fan with us!!! Talk with Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson, and producer Dave @Luft_Krigare as part of a @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production.

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The Cleveland Browns came to town, and it was bad for the home town Minnesota Vikings. Their record is presently 1-3 and in third place in the division. Luck has it that the team with the worst record in the division comes to town on Sunday. The Dan Campbell led Detroit Lions and their injured but still feisty selves will try and send the “Fire Mike Zimmer” talk into overdrive. Joining us at the bar tonight is friend of the show, Brandon Crockett. The festivities will surely [or Surly] ensue.

Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation!

Discussion topics tonight:

Vikings Recap

Crockett’s takeaways

 

What do the Vikings need to do to turn the season around?

Is it time to let everything burn? 

Who’s most at fault?

 

Lions/Vikes preview

Kalif Raymond - can he have same impact as last year (3/3 for 118 yards)

Penei Sewell vs Danielle Hunter

Our receivers vs their depleted secondary 

Their RBs vs our run defense (Pierce out)

Thoughts on this game potentially being Darrisaw first? What can we expect?

Matchup that gets you most excited about the game?

Matching that scares you most?

 

Lighting round

Recap last week

 

Over/Under

Kirk Cousins 2.5 touchdown passes

DeAndre Swift 84.5 total yards

Vikings sacks by non Hunter: 1.5

Vikings sacks by Hunter: 1.5

Dalvin Cook total yards: 98.5

 

Buy/Sell

Zimmer being HC after 2021

Vikings turning season around

Cam Dantzler CB2

Barr solving run game issues

 

Real vs Mirage:

Kirks 1/4 vs Kirks 2/3

OL 1/4 vs OL 2/3

Kubiak 1/4 vs Kubiak 2/3

 

Headline game:

This is too hot! Or... What’s next?

 Predictions: 

Ryan 3-1

Dave 1-3

Matt 1-3

Guest 2-2

Fan with us!!! Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry with Brandon Crockett @CrockettBrand are joined by you the fans, 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' must-have matchup with the Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium and make their picks for Week 5 of the 2021 NFL season.

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