Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about Week 1 finally arriving and the things Murph is most intrigued about for the 2024 Vikings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about a wild interview that Mike Zimmer did with the Star Tribune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Colton Pouncy talks about how the Lions are responding to expectations, how wide their window is and what that means in the NFC North Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller answers Vikings fan questions, from JJ McCarthy's age playing a factor in his development to the structure of Jefferson's contract to a comparable for Dallas Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic talk about the Bears melting down against the Green Bay Packers in the second half and what it means for the Minnesota Vikings, who play the Bears twice in their final four games. If you got $100 to bet on the potential playoff teams for the No. 7 seed, how much would you put on the Vikings? Do you think the Bears or Vikings will be better in the future? What do we make of rookie quarterbacks like Trevor Lawrence, Fields and Zach Wilson struggling? Does that say anything about the Vikings' future at QB? Who wins the AFC? Are we headed for another Brady/Mahomes Super Bowl? Visit tickpick.com/insider for football tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about Murph's son attending his first NFL game in person and the experience his boy had at the end of the game. Then Matthew and Brian talk about whether fans can possibly sit back and enjoy the ride or if the Minnesota Vikings are simply too frustrating to have fun watching. Murph is amazing that Mike Zimmer acknowledged that he thought the team was going to blow the lead and they talk about what it was like to see washed up Ben Roethlisberger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Paul Hodowanic talk about how the Minnesota Vikings put together a brilliant first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers. From the Vikings defense to Dalvin Cook running over the Steelers to Ben Roethlisberger struggling, everything was going right until midway through the second half when everything came apart and the Vikings nearly blew a 29 point lead. Who should be blamed for the Vikings nearly blowing it? Should we even worry about that at this point? The Vikings wont consider in season changes now, so should fans just root for the playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom discuss what the atmosphere will be like at US Bank Stadium on Thursday night when the Minnesota Vikings play the Pittsburgh Steelers. They also talk about whether it's a good thing that the Vikings' owners are nowhere to be found when the team is struggling. Matthew talks with Mark Bullock, former Washington Post and Athletic writer, about the Vikings' playoff race with Washington and how Taylor Heinicke is leading Washington into the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles talks about what he saw on tape between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions and why the Vikings chose to mess with the offensive line again. We talk about why the Vikings have been incapable of putting together a good offensive line for the entirety of the Mike Zimmer era and break down how other quarterbacks would perform under the same circumstances as Kirk Cousins. What does Jeremiah think the Vikings' final record will be? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Jones is an accomplished author, including writing for Esquire and ESPN. His work has also appeared in The Best American Magazine Writing and The Best American Sports Writing anthologies. Jones has a new book called "The Eye Test: The case for human creativity in the age of analytics." Jones joins to talk about Kirk Cousins and why he has an incredible quarterback rating but the Minnesota Vikings haven't won as much as you would expect compared to other quarterbacks with similar numbers. Jones uses examples from his book to try to hunt for an answer to this confusing question. Is it just the defense? Or is it something beyond the numbers? Get your football tickets at TickPick.com/insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy dig through the ashes of the Minnesota Vikings' loss to the Detroit Lions to figure out what happened in the Motor City Meltdown and what's next for this struggling franchise. Matthew forces Brian to talk him into either Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman or Kirk Cousins having a case to stick around and then they play the finger pointing game in which each person blames somebody else for their woes. The Vikings play Pittsburgh next. Could that be it for Zimmer if they lose? Get your tickets at TickPick.com/Insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Detroit Lions. Matthew and Sam talk about all the possible criticisms of Kirk Cousins, Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman and everybody else that played a role in the Vikings falling to a 0-10-1 football team and taking a hit to their playoff chances, which now might not really matter. Could this be the game that forces changes if the Vikings lose on Thursday? What went wrong with the gameplan? The offensive line decisions? The defense at the end of the game? Playing Oli Udoh at left tackle? Now what happens? Get your NFL tickets at TickPick.com/Insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Vikings running back Robert Smith joins the show to talk about following this Vikings team as a post-game analyst and how crazy the games have been. He discusses why the Vikings' run game hasn't been as good this year, why Kene Nwangwu is such an exciting young player and his greatest pass block ever on Warren Sapp. Robert tells a great Randy Moss story and discusses what he sees in terms of similarities with Justin Jefferson. Plus PFF's Austin Gayle joins to discuss the Vikings' draft class. Does he see a long-term star in Christian Darrisaw? Is Nwangwu special? What should we make of the upcoming QB class in the NFL draft? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin run through the schedule and talk about how things will play out for the Minnesota Vikings. But the challenge to picking the remaining slate is that Courtney has to pick the craziest possible thing to happen to determine a win or a loss. Plus Matthew gives Courtney quotes from the 90s classic Point Break to describe the matchup between the Vikings and the Detroit Lions. What do those quotes say about Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson and Mike Zimmer. And what will the Vikings do at right guard? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about a baffling Justin Jefferson rumor about draft night, when Justin Jefferson's contract is coming and whether the Vikings will have a line in the sand they won't cross with his extension. Is this week the week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom start off talking about whether Everson Griffen's absence or Dalvin Cook's injury will be more impactful to the Minnesota Vikings down the stretch. Is there a chance Dalvin Cook isn't part of the Vikings' future because of his injuries and lesser production? Will the final stretch determine the future of Mike Zimmer, Rick Spielman and Kirk Cousins? Let's play the comparison game, comparing Cousins, Zimmer and the 2021 Vikings season to different things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles talk about where the Vikings stand after their loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Jeremiah attempts talking us into the Vikings making the No. 7 playoff seed being enough but completely fails. What would it take to convince him that they could be a scary team in the playoffs? Matthew talks Jeremiah into one playoff win and Jeremiah again struggles to talk us into NFL instant replay. Plus, Jeremiah takes us through what it would be like to have the quarterback line up under guard. Get your football tickets at TickPick.com/Insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy let loose on the Vikings' loss to the 49ers on Sunday, starting with Kirk Cousins's worst graded game of the year by PFF. We look at who Cousins compares to by historical metrics and make the point that asking him to carry the team is too much. Let's also complain about the refs. They have been a huge problem this year and not overturning Adam Thielen's catch was a highlight of their horrendous job. Also the defense's construction was bad from the start and low and behold it's gone bad. Now what? Are they making the playoffs still? Check out TickPick.com/Insider for tickets to upcoming home games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down the Minnesota Vikings loss to the San Francisco 49ers. We start out with the big picture: The Vikings are very much in the playoff race after falling to the 49ers but the loss ends the idea that they have turned things around completely. The 49ers ran over the Vikings on the ground and turned things around completely at the end of the first half and ultimately Kirk Cousins couldn't come up with big plays when the pressure was at its height. Mike Zimmer made typical excuses about the referees after the game and now the Vikings are set up to have a so-so season... what will that mean for them? Oh and Kene Nwangwu is exciting, huh? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller opens the show with the "Opening Drive" talking about how the Minnesota Vikings' standard should not change because they have had adversity. Their offense has been healthy and Kirk Cousins is playing well, go win. Then he talks about matchups to watch between the 49ers and Vikings and gets together with Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus to talk about how the Vikings may have to consider a Kirk Cousins extension and whether Danielle Hunter should be given an extension with his recent injury issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin talk about Everson Griffen's Instagram post and what's happened since then. They outline the day at TCO Performance Center and how "Next Man Up" doesn't really work in this situation. Plus, now the Vikings are completely decimated on the defensive line, so how will they take on the 49ers? What does this also say about how the Vikings have to be an offensive team now? Will this be Mike Zimmer's best coaching job if they make the playoffs? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom talk about rumors about the Chicago Bears potentially firing Matt Nagy and whether Vikings fans should be happy about the idea Chicago could can their struggling head coach. They talk about the path to the playoffs and why the San Francisco 49ers game might determine the rest of the season. What's the vibe around the Vikings' building now after everyone was so down two weeks ago? Does it feel like everything is back on track? Plus, how many wins would it take for the Vikings to feel like a real contender? And Dalvin Tomlinson added to the COVID list Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller gets together with Paul Hodowanic and Manny Hill to talk about the Vikings' path to the playoffs and which teams are the biggest threats to the Vikings. Are the 49ers or Eagles for real? The Panthers and Saints are toast right? Also do the Vikings have the best group of receivers in NFL history? The 49ers have Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens but they can't compare to Moss/Carter/Jefferson/Diggs/Thielen/A. Carter and Jake Reed. Will the Vikings still sign Kirk Cousins to an extension if they miss the playoffs? And what's different in the NFL now from back in the day? Want to attend the next home game? Visit TickPick.com/Insider for a special offer from TickPick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk about whether it's been a fun year for Vikings fans or too stressful for them to enjoy. What does it mean that a Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins-led team suddenly has a top ranked passing offense? What does it mean that Cousins didn't have a good PFF grade versus the Green Bay Packers and yet Justin Jefferson made him right. What troubles still lurk around the corner despite the team having found their offensive identity? How does the last two weeks change the view on Zimmer's future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Darnold is starting at OTAs. Do we expect him to play? How many games? What do we like and dislike about the idea of him playing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom break down the Minnesota Vikings' offensive explosion against the Green Bay Packers in a 34-31 win at US Bank Stadium. How Kirk Cousins and Klint Kubiak finally got in the mode to force the ball to Justin Jefferson. While there were some close calls, Jefferson finished with one of the best receiving days in Vikings history and now the Vikings appear to have found themselves on offense. Do we think they can keep it up? Was that one of the best Vikings-Packers games of the Zimmer and Rodgers era? What happened to the defense in the second half of the game? How does the NFC playoff race look now that the Vikings beat Los Angeles and Green Bay? Oh, and thanks Greg Joseph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom are joined by Green Bay Packer legend Ahman Green, who talks about playing with Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers and what the Vikings-Packers rivalry is like and Ahman talks about his special relationship with Vikings wide receiver KJ Osborn. Plus Pro Football Focus's Seth Galina joins the show to break down the Vikings' lack of aggressiveness on offense and explain what we've learned about Kirk Cousins this year. Seth talks about how Cousins reminds him of late-career Drew Brees and discusses potential Mac Jones regret. For tickets to Sunday's game, visit TickPick.com/insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Courtney Cronin joins Matthew Coller to talk about the Minnesota Vikings' matchup with the Green Bay Packers. How does Mike Zimmer's defense match up with Aaron Rodgers? Why they have had some good battles along the way but Rodgers has often come out on top. Can the Vikings prevent Rodgers from throwing deep? How will they pressure him without Danielle Hunter? On the offensive side, it's become very clear who everyone's pointing the finger at for the lack of aggressiveness on offense. Will Justin Jefferson or Adam Thielen still have a big week? Or will a defense that can create pressure cause problems for the Vikings? Plus a pie chart explaining what happens if the Vikings beat Green Bay. Visit TickPick.com/Insider to get tickets to the game. To register for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Boarder Battle, follow @purple_insider on twitter and retweet our tweet about the ticket giveaway (and make sure you follow @purple_insider so we can DM you if you win) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Chad Graff joins the show to play a game comparing Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins vs. the QBs and head coaches on the rest of the Minnesota Vikings' schedule. What does it mean for their playoff chances? Also, would you rather have a great coach and OK quarterback or great quarterback with a mediocre coach? How about future options of Zimmer and Cousins versus a draft pick and offensive-minded coach? Also listen for our Tick Pick ticket contest and visit TickPick.com/Insider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom get together to talk about the best matchups between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings during the Mike Zimmer era. What do we make of Zimmer's ability to slow down Rodgers (sometimes) and why was the 2018 and 2019 games significant. Will this year be the last time Zimmer and Rodgers play each other? Also why isn't Wyatt Davis getting a look at right guard? And who's the coolest person Matthew and Sam have in their cell phones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and former Minnesota Viking Jeremiah Sirles discuss the Vikings "most complete win" against the Los Angeles Chargers and what it says about the state of the team. Kirk Cousins has some fascinating statistics with Pro Football Focus giving him high grades but his throws still not traveling downfield very often compared to his peers. Jeremiah analyzes the Vikings' chances to make the playoffs and discusses the idea that Mason Cole could stay in the lineup over Oli Udoh. Plus they talk about Jeremiah playing in the Vikings' first ever game at US Bank Stadium against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy break down the Minnesota Vikings' win over the Los Angeles Chargers and what it means for the Vikings' playoff chances. Are they a playoff team if they beat Green Bay next week? Do we believe that they'll continue the offensive aggressiveness that we saw against the Chargers? Plus Matthew and Brain talk about the glitzy experience of a road game in Los Angeles and the crowd atmosphere and discuss whether yesterday was a sign that either Zimmer or Cousins could remain in Minnesota after this year. And where does Justin Jefferson rank among the most talented Vikings receivers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from Los Angeles Matthew Coller joins Sam Ekstrom to talk about the Minnesota Vikings' win over the Los Angeles Chargers. How giving the ball to Justin Jefferson became a huge talking point with Mike Zimmer after the game and how Kirk Cousins's aggressiveness in the second half led them to a win. This is why the Vikings always hang around: Zimmer schooled young Brandon Staley and Justin Herbert in an impressive 27-20 win in which all the Vikings' decisions to go for fourth downs paid off. Now are they back in the playoff race for real? Are they a favorite for a No. 7 seed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and his former teammate Judd Zulgad talk about some of the hot seat stories from Vikings past. They talk about the time the Metrodome called for Brad Childress to be fired, how the Vikings poorly handled the firing of Mike Tice and what the potential final days with Mike Zimmer will be like. If Zimmer's tenure ends, where will he rank among all-time Vikings coaches? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller connects with The Athletic Los Angeles Chargers reporter Daniel Popper to break down why the Chargers were better off moving on from an old school head coach and limited quarterback in exchange for Brandon Staley and Justin Herbert -- cough, cough, wink, wink. He talks about Herbert's development and why Herbert vs. Mike Zimmer could end up being a fun matchup and guesses the kickers from the last four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller is joined by SiriusXM NFL radio producer Matt Stopsky for an early Week 1 preview and questions about J.J. McCarthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Matthew Coller opens the show with an update on accusations about Dalvin Cook by a former girlfriend. Then Sam Ekstrom joins to discuss the Vikings' oddly high playoff odds and what it would mean for the Vikings if they made the postseason. Matthew has an unpopular opinion about who he'd keep out of the coach, QB and GM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Viking Jeremiah Sirles joins Matthew Coller to dive deep into the Minnesota Vikings' struggles to get over the hump by comparing his experience with the 2017 Vikings to this year's club. Why was Pat Shurmur a successful offensive coordinator? Why Case Keenum wasn't asked to be "the guy," versus the pressure on Kirk Cousins. Why did the 2017 offensive line hold up rather than falling apart like this year's group has done? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following another tight loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Adam Thielen said that the Vikings have 'the guys' to be winning some of these close games. Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin debate whether that's actually true. Matthew digs up an interview from a former Cousins coach that raises an eyebrow about not getting the ball to Thielen and Justin Jefferson and Courtney breaks down some of the puzzling play calling and execution that has led to the offense going ice cold. Plus Courtney picks whether the Vikings will go 2-0, 1-1 or 0-2 in the next two games against the Los Angeles Chargers and Green Bay Packers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34-31 in overtime and let me ask where you've heard this one before: The Vikings had a two-score lead and let it slip because they were not able to stay aggressive offensively, with Kirk Cousins failing to throw to Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. How many times have we heard this now? Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom go quarter by quarter talking about the consistent themes of the 2021 Vikings and how this season has fallen apart and discuss the things that led to Baltimore's comeback, including too many runs, a shorthanded defense and one particular strange penalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Myron Medcalf get together to discuss Odell Beckham Jr. and his fading star now that he's been released by the Cleveland Browns and Aaron Rodgers's handling of his COVID situation. Will this be a costly distraction for the Packers? How does it impact Rodgers's legacy and what does it say about the Packers' role in other drama that has involved Rodgers. Plus Myron talks about how he sees the Vikings and Mike Zimmer as a relationship with signs of coming to the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a week picking apart the Vikings' brutal loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday night, we finally turn the page and discuss some of the news items leading up to the Vikings and Ravens. Garrett Bradbury is on the COVID-19 list, so does that mean Mason Cole is going to take his job? Why has Bradbury been so disappointing? Plus, let's talk about when we can second guess. With Danielle Hunter out, is it OK to wonder if they shouldn't have traded Stephen Weatherly? OK about the Ravens... are the Vikings going to beat them? What do we make of the way Lamar Jackson has had to carry Baltimore? Will we see adjustments from the Vikings? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Former Viking Jeremiah Sirles plays the "blame game" in which he attempts to separate the blame between GM Rick Spielman, head coach Mike Zimmer and quarterback Kirk Cousins for the Vikings' ugly 3-4 start to the season. Jeremiah is then forced to talk us into keeping one of the three long term and the Vikings still having a successful season. He breaks down what it's like inside a locker room for an underachieving team and talks about Danielle Hunter's injury and Patrick Mahomes looking human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller gets together with Pro Football Focus's Eric Eager to talk about why the Vikings have so much talent and yet can't seem to put it all together on a weekly basis. Should we be looking at the overall coaching philosophy and lack of aggressiveness or is Kirk Cousins's style not jell with that type of offense? What roster issues have the Vikings created for themselves that have led to an offensive line that still can't protect Cousins against good defensive line. Since Cousins has played well but he hasn't received great support, does that suggest he could end up here long term? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The internet is overreacting to reports of J.J. McCarthy's OTA practices and Matthew Coller has something to say about it. Plus, he answers your Vikings questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Brian Murphy talk the morning after the Minnesota Vikings' shocking loss to the Dallas Cowboys and Cooper Rush and discuss whether ownership would OK a Cousins trade before the deadline or could you be convinced that there is room to turn the ship around? Is there a solution to the Vikings doing the same things over and over? If the Vikings don't win more in the coming weeks, what date does Murph have set where there could actually be something that happens? Last night also reminded Matthew of some Stefon Diggs takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller and Sam Ekstrom sound off on the Minnesota Vikings' loss to the Dallas Cowboys and backup quarterback Cooper Rush. They talk about how Kirk Cousins has traditionally had so many games like this that there may not be a solution. Why did Dallas have the right formula to totally shut down Cousins? How much is Mike Zimmer and the coaching staff to blame? What do we make of a defense that has consistently come up short? And how does the outlook of the rest of the season seem now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices