The Athletic's Eno Sarris talks about football's analytics revolution and where Kwesi Adofo-Mensah fits in

Reimagining the Minnesota Vikings' offseason: Matthew Coller and Arif Hasan of The Athletic imagine a world where the Vikings didn't sign Kirk Cousins to a contract extension. And what if they didn't trade Stefon Diggs? What does it tell us about this offseason? by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

47 min listen

How the 2019 Vikings draft class will shape the 2020 season: Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Conin go player by player from the 2019 draft class and look into how they might fit in to the depth chart in 2020. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

50 min listen

Picking the Vikings schedule: Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin go through the Vikings' schedule game by game and break down the key factors to each one. Courtney gives her win-loss prediction. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

57 min listen

Offensive innovators and the legend of Daunte Culpepper: Matthew Coller and PFF's Eric Eager deep dive into the unappreciated excellence of Daunte Culpepper. Plus will Gary Kubiak's offense stay ahead of the game? by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

42 min listen

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The Vikings Hall of Very Good team: For the Purple Insider website, Matthew Coller created the Vikings all-time Hall of Very Good team of players who aren't quite Hall worthy but were truly excellent in their own way. Former Pioneer Press columnist Brian Murphy joins to give his 5 favorites from the list. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

59 min listen

Former NFL receiver Donald Jones breaks down Justin Jefferson: Matthew Coller and former NFL receiver Donald Jones watch film of Minnesota Vikings first-round pick Justin Jefferson and analyze his skills and where he'll have to improve to become an effective starter in Year 1. Part 2 of the episode features ESPN's Kevin Seifert discussing the XFL kickoff and why it would be a fit for the NFL. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

41 min listen

Former Viking Sage Rosenfels breaks down the 5 best players he played with: Journeyman quarterback Sage Rosenfels shared the sideline with numerous Hall of Famers and Pro Bowlers. On this episode he talks about the 5 best players he played with, including ex-Viking Brett Favre. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

52 min listen

Replacing Stefon Diggs and the most interesting receivers the Vikings face: Matthew Coller and Yahoo! Sports' Matt Harmon talk about what his Reception Perception project says about the Vikings replacing Stefon Diggs with Justin Jefferson. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

42 min listen

Vikings tight end Tyler Conklin tells his unique NFL story: Minnesota Vikings tight end Tyler Conklin joins Purple Insider to give the surprising background story of making it to the NFL. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

29 min listen

Deep dive: Why Gary Kubiak's offense works for the Vikings: Former NFL quarterback Sage Rosenfels, who played for Vikings OC Gary Kubiak in the past, explains every element of why the Kubiak offense has been so successful for quarterbacks over the years. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

50 min listen

Kirk Cousins vs. the QB schedule, Part 2: Matthew Coller and former NFL quarterback Sage Rosenfels break down how Kirk Cousins matches up against QBs in the second half of the schedule. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

46 min listen

Should you draft Dalvin Cook for your fantasy team?: PFF's Ian Hartitz joins the show to break down whether Vikings fans should still be taking Dalvin Cook at the top of their fantasy drafts despite his contract holdout. Plus philosphy of drafting rookies, sleepers and defenses. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

47 min listen

Fearing for football and Vikings coordinator speak: Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin discuss how the NFL will deal with some of the same obstacles as other sports are finding as they attempt to return to action and break down the most interesting takeaways from coordinator press conferences. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

49 min listen

PFF's Sam Monson breaks down the greatness of Harrison Smith, Adrian Peterson and Randy Moss: Pro Football Focus recently named the top 101 players of last decade and both Harrison Smith and Adrian Peterson made the top half of the list. Sam Monson of PFF joined Matthew Coller to talk about each player's value and why they were so high on the list. Monson is also releasing a project on Randy Moss's 1998 season. He discusses how Moss changed the game and what made him so great. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

46 min listen

Vikings minicamp storylines that could have been: Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about what they would have been looking for if the Vikings had taken the field at TCO Performance Center for minicamp. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

55 min listen

Kirk Cousins vs. the QB schedule, Part 1: Matthew Coller and PFF's Eric Eager break down the first half of the Vikings' schedule by the QB matchup. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

35 min listen

Finding new ways to think about Dalvin Cook's next contract: Matthew Coller and ESPN's Myron Medcalf talk about Dalvin Cook's holdout and the future of running back contracts. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

42 min listen

How will NFL broadcasts handle fan-less games?: Matthew Coller gets together with Eric Edholm of Yahoo! Sports to talk about his article behind the scenes of NFL broadcast partners figuring out what they'll do if there are no fans in the stands. Plus Brandon Thorn of the Trench Warfare Podcast talks Ezra Cleveland and the future of the Vikings O-line. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

54 min listen

Which Viking rookie will make the biggest impact?: Matthew Coller and PFF draft analyst Austin Gayle try to project each Minnesota Vikings rookie. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

41 min listen

Emergency reaction: Dalvin Cook is holding out: Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together for an emergency podcast to react to ESPN's report that Dalvin Cook is holding out until he gets a new deal. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

27 min listen

How Dalvin Cook overcame the 'red flags': While Dalvin Cook is in the news for his current contract dispute with the Minnesota Vikings, it's worth looking into his past and how he went from a prospect with "character issues" to one of the premier players in the NFL. Kalyn Kahler joins to talk about her story on the subject. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

38 min listen

Will the Vikings let Mike Zimmer coach without a contract extension?: Matthew Coller and Myron Medcalf discuss Mike Zimmer's lack of contract extension this offseason. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

49 min listen

The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski enters Vikings imagination land: Matthew Coller asks Jon Krawczynski to look at the Vikings' situation with Mike Zimmer and Dalvin Cook through a different lens. What if they lost against the Saints? What if Cook didn't get injured last year? by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

47 min listen

Former Viking Jeremiah Sirles breaks down the 5 best players he played with: Former Viking Jeremiah Sirles joins Matthew Coller to talk about the five best players he played with, including Everson Griffen and Cam Newton. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

46 min listen

2020 expectations for Kirk Cousins: Matthew Coller gets together with Manny Hill to talk about reasonable expectations for Kirk Cousins and they run through a batch of Hot Routez questions. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

54 min listen

Why Randy Moss belongs on Monday Night Football: Matthew Coller and Sports Illustrated's Will Ragatz discuss his article about why Randy Moss should take over as the Monday Night Football color analyst. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

42 min listen

What's going on with Mike Zimmer's contract?: Judd Zulgad joins to talk about where the Vikings and Mike Zimmer stand with a potential contract extension. Why hasn't ownership signed him to a long-term deal? Would Zimmer leave after this year? And why it's a bad environment to add instability. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

50 min listen

Preseason COVID changes and 'What Happened There,' Vikings edition: Matthew Coller and Sage Rosenfels talk about the NFL's plan to cut down to 2 preseason games and get deep into the Vikings' bizarre histories of kicking and wide receiver drafting. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

76 min listen

Are the Lions a threat to the Vikings in the NFC North?: Matthew Coller connects with Tyler, Malcolm and Pierre from The Pride Podcast to give them a chance to convince us all that the Lions can be legit this year. by Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

53 min listen

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