Vikings Happy Hour

On today’s episode, Andrew Harbaugh (@Mandrew_FF) returns to help break down the Senior Bowl rosters on the offensive side of the football and what Vikings fans need to be paying attention to during the week of practices.

Senior Bowl Roster Page: https://www.seniorbowl.com/the-game/accepted-invites/

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Your Minnesota Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions in an almost meaningless week 17 game to finish the season at a very painful 7-9. With that, the Vikes land the #14 draft slot and next season’s opponents have been set. Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer will get a chance to run everything back. After 7 seasons though, have they reached their collective ceiling? Can they bounce back with a more competitive team and one that makes a long run in the playoffs? Gary Kubiak might retire and Zimmer will be looking for a new offensive coordinator… again. Who will that be? Who would you like it to be? Who will maximize Kirk Cousins’ play and still play to Mike’s love of running the football with Dalvin Cook? After lots of injuries, especially on the defensive side of the football, getting those guys back and healthy will help, but what other free agents are available that can contribute to making the defense good or even elite again? What about the offensive side? The refrain of, “can he play guard?” rings across the Vikings Nation. Might one of those players be someone we see play this weekend for the Wildcard round of the playoffs?

Let us know, and join us in the discussion.

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On today’s episode, host Tyler Forness (@TheRealForno) sits down with Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) of The Athletic to talk about the Vikings draft history over the last decade and what they look for. We go in-depth with:

The Flying 20: what it is and why it matters

Position changes and how they can/can’t work

What metrics are the best indicators for explosiveness

Arif’s articles on the Vikings trends 

Offense

Defense

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' super important victory over the Detroit Lions and dip their toes into a handful of offseason discussions.

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss what makes this meaningless upcoming matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions watchable and offer their picks for Week 17 of the 2020 NFL Season.

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The guys gather to look at the state of the team we all love, the Minnesota Vikings. After giving up so many points to the Saints, will the Vikings need change? How will they do against the Lions who have seemed to cash in the season? How will that effect the Vikes draft status? This and much more... Join us and hop into the conversation.

After the Vikings loss to the Saints, the CTPN personalities look at causes, look into the Lions game ahead, then into the future and some of the bets it will take to be a Super Bowl team. Those big bets are usually for a quarterback, wide receiver, and head coach. Trying to win as presently structured, the team needs to have everything on the defensive side work almost perfectly to make up for some irritating deficiencies on the offensive side. Well, injuries happen and have devastated the Vikings defense this season culminating in the beat down by the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings throughout history, at least since Bud Grant, have always been competitive and have had very few times with losing consecutive seasons and are set up more to prevent a ruined stretch of football versus set up to win a Super Bowl. Currently, part of this may be Mike Zimmer’s and Gary Kubiak’s propensity to run the football versus going to a more explosive air game to keep himself and Rick Spielman employed. Next year does not look any better when the Vikings will be playing teams from the AFC North in the NFC West which this season are generating at least two if not three playoff teams per division.

Will the Vikings draft a quarterback high or continue with the same approach they have in the 2020 season? What do you think?

 

 As always, enjoy the watch and listen! Stay safe, stay healthy and GO VIKINGS!

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald review the Minnesota Vikings' 52-33 loss to the New Orleans Saints and discuss Mike Zimmer's comments about the team's defense.

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald review the Minnesota Vikings' critical loss to the Chicago Bears, preview and search for meaning in the team's upcoming matchup with the New Orleans Saints and offer their picks for Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season.

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