Matt is back with a complete mock free agency for the Minnesota Vikings. Including full contract projections (based on PFF projections) and minute salary cap details, this will be the most comprehensive free agency simulation you'll find, including:

* How comp picks work and what cutoffs will ensure the Vikings get a 3rd rounder for Sam Darnold

* Clearing cap with cuts

* Free agent tenders, extensions, and re-signings

* A bounty of outside free agents

* Milton Williams!?!

* A 53-man roster projection

* Assessing potential restructure, cut, and extension candidates

* Remaining weak points after the mock

* Options who don't count against the compensatory formula

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Matt and Nick are back to talk about how the Minnesota Vikings should handle the fast-approaching NFL free agency. Topics include:

* Should the team franchise tag Sam Darnold?
* What to do with the upcoming FAs in the CB room
* What to do with Cam Bynum and Harrison Smith
* Yes or No to all other impending FAs
* Top 5 needs for the Vikings
* Discussions on top FA targets: Milton Williams, Jevon Holland, DJ Reed, and Trey Smith
* Other potential targets at positions of need

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Matt and Nick are back for the 100th episode of Kindred Skols! They go over:

* Bye Week Awards for the best performances of the Vikings' season so far
* A mailbag including roster-building and coaching staff questions
* A preview of the Lions game

Thanks for being here as we cross the 100 episode mark!

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Matt, Gregg, and Nick are back to discuss the disappointing loss to the Cowboys. They also get into a lengthy discussion about the future of the franchise and a short preview of the Ravens.

* What went wrong on defense against the pass?
* What about the offense?
* The state of the offensive line
* Why was Kirk so conservative?

The future of the team:
* Should the Vikings keep Mike Zimmer?
* Should they keep Rick Spielman?
* What is the path for this team improving?

Ravens Preview
* Can they beat the aggressive Ravens defense?
* How do you stop Lamar Jackson?
* Do we have any hope of winning?

Fifteen Seconds of Fantasy!

Gregg, Nick, and Matt take a pause at the bye week and look at some of the performances from the team so far. They hand out awards, including:

* Best Offensive Player
* Best Defensive Player
* Most Improved Player
* Best Position Group
* Most Overrated Player
* Most Underrated Player

After that, they take a look ahead to the Cowboys, discussing the Cowboys' high-powered offense and whether or not Trevon Diggs is really that good.

Finally, 15 Seconds of Fantasy.                                                                                                                                

Gregg, Nick, and Matt are back to talk about the disaster of a win against the Lions.

* Is the defense's strong performance in this game real?
* Why did the offense fall apart in the 2nd half?
* The ending of the game was bonkers
* What do we think of Klint's playcalling? Kirk's decision-making?
* A review of the offensive line.

Tape Talk:
* Everson Griffen is back to form, DJ Wonnum flashes talent, and Danielle Hunter is himself
* Eric Kendricks is Spider-Man.

Panthers talk:
* How does Sam Darnold look in Carolina?
* Impact of the return of Christian McCaffery
* Panthers' defense looks elite

Fifteen Seconds of Fantasy

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Matt and Gregg (Nick can't make it this week) go over the miserable loss to the Browns.

Stay for Gregg's rant on the Lions as a franchise.

The guys discuss:

Week 3 vs. Seattle:
* Alex Mattison's Stellar performance
* Kirk Cousins is ELITE right now
* The defense's adjustment and shutout after the Seahawks' first three drives
* The Vikings' offensive line is... good? Is that possible?

Tape Talk:
* Matt talks about how Klint Kubiak diversified the run game, to great success
* Nick talks about the great passing game design
* We gush over Zimmer adjusting defensively
* Gregg admonishes Matt for trying to transition to the next topic

Week 4 vs. Browns
* The return of Kevin Stefanski -- should we have kept him?
* How do we match up against the Browns' talent?
* What can the Vikings do against the Browns' run game?
* Myles Garrett is a monster -- will the OL hold up?
* How can our offense attack the Browns defense?

15 seconds of fantasy!

Gregg, Nick, and Matt discuss:

In the News:
* Injury updates for Barr, Kendricks, and Vigil
* Impact of missing LBs
* Cam Dantzler in the doghouse

Week 1 vs. Cin Review:
* Penalties, penalties, penalties
* Nick reviews the offensive line
* Matt talks about the defense
* Bashaud Breeland was bad
* A discussion on the Bengals' Bear and 6-1 fronts and how they impacted the Vikings' Offense
* Dalvin Cook's fumble
* One Good Thing about the team

Week 2 vs. Ari Preview:
* How do we stop Kyler Murray?
* Are we afraid of Chandler Jones, JJ Watt, and the Cardinals defense?
* Can the Vikings win in a shootout?
* What are reasons for hope for the game?

Fifteen Seconds of Fantasy:
* Pour one out for Trey Sermon

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Everson Griffen is rumored to return to the Vikings - is this a good idea?

Injury update - Kene Nwangwu, Christian Darrisaw, and Anthony Barr

Cameron Smith retires

Preseason trends -- how much should starters be playing?

Preseason Game 1 Review:
* Poor QB play is disappointing
* AJ Rose's banner performance
* How did Wyatt Davis do?
*  Players that shined and disappointed

Preseason Game 2 Preview:
* How much do you expect everyone to play?
* What are you watching for?

15 seconds of fantasy

Welcome in to the Heart and Skol Podcast! Gregg gives you an introduction to the pod before the group dives into talking Vikings training camp, including:

* Injuries impacting the team, from Christian Darrisaw to Justin Jefferson
* The disappointing camp results from top rookies.
* Top performers from camp, including KJ Osborn
* Reactions to the QB situation, including Jake Browning being the only QB available for the Night Practice
* Discussion on the rebuilt position groups: OL, DL, and Secondary, and what to expect there.
* Season expectations for the team.
* Do the Vikings have a chance to contend for the Super Bowl?
* 15 Seconds of Fantasy

Matt is back to discuss the Vikings' win over the Jets, and just how Brian Flores transformed his defense to the best in the NFL.

* Justin Jefferson's up-and-down day
* Sam Darnold's rough performance
* the Nick Mullens play
* Run game without Aaron Jones
* Was 2nd half play calling a problem?
* Cover 0 shuts down Rodgers and the Jets offense
* Breakdown of the 3 INTs
* Pass Rush gets going
* Dallas Turner 4th down stop
* Ivan Pace incredible plays

Defense on the season
* Coverage disguise is the baseline
* How new players have improved coverages
* Improved secondary pass rushers
* High level run defense
* Role players play well
* Other interesting defensive stats

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Matt is back to cover the Minnesota Vikings' win against the Green Bay Packers to improve to 4-0. Topics include:

* Focus on Justin Jefferson leading to other open receivers
* Jordan Addison's TDs
* Jefferson's amazing catch
* Sam Darnold's up and down day
* Kevin O'Connell remains an elite play designer
* A discussion on run/pass decision-making
* How the Vikings confounded Jordan Love
* Some of the ways the Packers moved the ball
* The wide coverage menu the Vikings run
* Some crazy ways to get to Tampa 2 and Quarters
* Strong run defense
* Pass rush ups and downs
* Jets preview, can Rodgers solve the Vikings defense?
* How will the Vikings do against Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall?
* Can Justin Jefferson win one-on-one against Sauce Gardner?
* A winning formula for running the ball against the Jets

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Matt and Nick(!) are back to review the Minnesota Vikings' surprising win against the San Francisco 49ers and look forward to their game against the Houston Texans. Topics include:

* Brian Flores' "crazy" defensive scheme
* How the defense has improved year over year
* Blake Cashman's big day
* Jonathan Greenard, Pat Jones, and the rest of the Vikings' DL
* Run defense ups and downs
* How hard it is to play the 49ers' offense
* The Vikings effectiveness running the ball
* IOL blocking
* The huge Justin Jefferson TD
* Other exciting scheme wrinkles
* Is Sam Darnold... good?
* Miscues that need cleaning up
* CJ Stroud is awesome
* The sheer number of Texans on the Vikings, and vice versa
* Danielle Hunter and the Texans' pass rush
* Keys to the game

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Matt is back to review the Minnesota Vikings' Week 1 game against the New York Giants, and preview their upcoming matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

Topics include:
* Sam Darnold's first game as a Vikings
* Kevin O'Connell's great play designs
* Justin Jefferson's big plays
* Aaron Jones transforming the run game
* Pass pro struggles with Dexter Lawrence
* Christian Darrisaw's dominance
* Vikings' defensive coverage variety
* Harrison Phillips' well-deserved extension
* Andrew Van Ginkel's huge day
* Other DL odds and ends
* Vikings' defense playing with their hair on fire
* Harrison Smith and Josh Metellus and Football Intelligence
* Check-in on Vikings veteran additions at CB
* How to stop the 49ers' weapons
* How to attack the 49ers' defense

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Matt is back to discuss the Vikings' Preseason, 53 man roster, state of the team heading into the 2024 season, and preview the Vikings' Week 1 game against the Giants.

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Matt and Nick are back with an emergency episode to go over the full details of the Justin Jefferson contract extension and gush about his play.

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Matt and Nick are back to deep dive the player we hope is the Minnesota Vikings' next franchise QB, JJ McCarthy. They cover every aspect of his game, including:

* Physical talent compared to other QBs
* Dropback footwork
* Pocket management and play under pressure
* Mental processing
* Ability to read NFL plays
* Accuracy and arm talent
* Running ability

With tons from Matt's charting, this is an episode you won't want to miss!

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Minnesota Vikings haul in the 2024 NFL Draft. Topics include:

* First round trades
* JJ McCarthy
* Dallas Turner
* Khyree Jackson
* Walter Rouse
* Will Reichard
* Michael Jurgens
* Levi Drake Rodriguez
* UDFAs, including Gabriel Murphy, Dwight McGlothern, and Bo Richter

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Matt  brings on special guest Luke Braun of the Locked on Vikings podcast to discuss the candidates to fill the Vikings' biggest need heading into the draft - Quarterback. Luke gives deep dive scouting reports, fit in the Vikings' offense, projected improvements, and player ceilings on:

* Caleb Williams
* Jayden Daniels
* Drake Maye
* JJ McCarthy
* Michael Penix
* Bo Nix

in this jam-packed episode. Check it out!

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Matt is back with a (very delayed) episode to put a wrap on the Minnesota Vikings 2024 season! The episode includes depth analysis on what went wrong during the Vikings last two games, but also a recognition and celebration of what each of the starters were able to add to the team over the course of the season!

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Matt and Nick are back to do tape deep dive on the Vikings' critical defensive additions, cover the rest of free agency, and discuss the Vikings' trade options in the 2024 NFL draft.

Topics include:
* Jonathan Greenard
* Blake Cashman
* Andrew Van Ginkel
* Shaq Griffin
* Comp pick impact of Griffin signing
* Less expensive FAs
* Harrison Smith restructure
* Remaining cap space and team needs
* Analysis of the pre-draft trade up to 23
* Potential trade partners and packages for the Vikings to get a QB
* A bonus outtake at the end!

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss a flurry of moves that technically haven't happened yet. They cover everything new and former Vikings, including:

* Kirk Cousins
* Sam Darnold
* Danielle Hunter
* Jonathan Greenard
* Andrew Van Ginkel
* Blake Cashman
* Aaron Jones
* Blake Brandel
* David Quessenberry
* Brandon Powell
* Johnny Mundt
* John Parker Romo
* Dean Lowry
* William Kwenku
* Remaining needs and potential targets

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the most pressing questions the Vikings have before NFL free agency starts next week:

* What do you want the team to do with the Kirk Cousins contract situation?
* Would you re-sign Danielle Hunter. If not, who do you want to go after on the defensive line?
* Who do you want to target to be the Vikings LG?
* Should the Vikings look at investing in RB in Free Agency?
* Who is one outside free agent you want the Vikings to target aggressively?
* What should the Vikings do with Harrison Smith's contract?

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Matt and Gregg are back after way too long of a hiatus. They discuss what happened to the defense at the end of the year, Kirk Cousins' contract situation, what they want the Vikings to do about QB in the draft, and the things they like and dislike about the draft QB options.

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Matt and Gregg are back to give some of the Vikings' best players their praise out of the bye week and talk about the Raiders.

* Offensive Player of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Offensive Rookie of the Year
* Defensive Rookie of the Year
* Most Improved Player
* Most Underrated Player
* Position Coach of the Year
* Raiders Offense
* Raiders Defense

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Matt and Gregg are back to break down the Vikings' close loss to the Bears:

* What's the deal with Kevin O'Connell's conservative decision making? Is it actually fine?
* Handing out responsibility for the turnovers
* Dobbs coming back down to earth - what is the problem and can it be fixed with a new QB?
* Improvements Jordan Addison needs to make
* How Flores' defense confounded the Bears' offense
* Matt rants about how poorly designed the Bears' offense is
* How the Vikings contained Fields and the Bears' run game
* We learned more about the structure of the defense from an ESPN article
* Great individual performances from Pace, Hunter, Phillips, Day, and Metellus

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Matt and Gregg are back to review the Minnesota Vikings' Loss Against the Denver Broncos and preview the upcoming Chicago Bears game.

* Gregg talks about his attendance at the Falcons game and his cool poncho

Broncos Game
* Matt goes on a rant about the officiating missing Kareem Jackson lowering his helmet
* An accounting of the small margins that lost the Vikings this game
* What was up with the pass game and Josh Dobbs?
* The Passtronaut comes back to earth a little
* Ty Chandler and Alexander Mattison made the ground game effective
* Everyone steps up on run defense, particularly Harrison Phillips
* Ivan Pace's great game
* Danielle Hunter continues to dominate
* How Brian Flores coverages and contain scheme helped limit Russell Wilson
* Mekhi Blackmon's rough day

Bears game
* Is Justin Fields better than Tyson Bagent?
* Are the Bears a serious threat to the Vikings?
* Can the Bears' defense limit the Vikings offense?
* Game prediction

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' win against the Saints and their upcoming game against the Broncos.

Saints Game

Offense

- Dobbs off to hot start
- Hockenson’s record-breaking first half
- Slow second half performance
- Should O’Connell have been more aggressive?
- Mattison hurt
- Chandler had a couple of nice reps but wasn’t consistent

Defense

- Lowest blitz rate of year
- Forcing false starts
- Tackling on quick plays
- Coverage disguises and how they confused Carr/Winston
- Unsustainable TDs from Winston
- Hicks injury
- Hunter sack
- Wonnum sack
- Phillips 3rd down stop
- Metellus 4 pressures
- Booth/Blackmon play well

Broncos Game

- Russ is actually pretty efficient this year
- Susceptible to sacks/didn’t appear to have great pressure answers
- Defense had a terrible start to the year but seems to have picked it up
- Does the result change if JJ is back?
- Barr signed to practice squad


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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Josh Dobbs' incredible and unlikely performance in the Minnesota Vikings' win against the Atlanta Falcons, offensive injuries, Danielle Hunter's greatness, preview the New Orleans Saints, and more.

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss Kirk Cousins' Achilles injury, replacing Kirk with Jaren Hall or Josh Dobbs, the Ezra Cleveland trade, and a review of the Packers game followed by a preview of the Falcons game.

* Kirk was playing some of the best ball of his career
* How the injury impacts the Vikings' chances
* How the injury might impact FA plans for Kirk and the Vikings
* Jaren Hall, Josh Dobbs, or Nick Mullens -- who do you expect to play
* How the offense might need to change for Dobbs and Hall
* Packers review - sending off Kirk by discussing his excellent game
* Jordan Addison, the weapons, and the play design step up
* Analyzing Jaren Hall's five dropbacks
* We finally scored a TD, but what's up with the run game?
* Falcons preview - old friend Taylor Heinicke
* The Falcons have offensive talent, but can they use it?
* On defense, what's stopping the Vikings?

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Matt is back to discuss the Minnesota Vikings' thrilling win against the Green Bay Packers and preview their game against the Detroit Lions to determine the No. 1 Seed in the NFC. Topics include:

* High level play design from Kevin O'Connell
* Sam Darnold's great in-structure play
* Justin Jefferson helping close out the game
* The ups and downs of the run game
* Some credit to Edgerrin Cooper
* Jordan Addison's tenacious run blocking
* Man coverage on third down on defense
* Jonathan Greenard's high level play
* Other Vikings pressures from the DL
* Is the run defense a concern?
* An exsistential discussion about the nature of defense in the playoffs
* Keys to the Lions game on offense and defense

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Minnesota Vikings' exciting win on MNF against the San Francisco 49ers and preview the week 8 game against the Green Bay Packers.

Offense:
* Kirk Cousins plays lights out
* Kevin O'Connell's brilliant play calling
* Jordan Addison's awesome game
* Hockenson and Powell step up
* Great offensive line play
* Run game - who's better? Mattison or Akers?

Defense:
* Flores' 5-1-5 package and stopping the run
* Interior DL plays great against run
* Kyle Shanahan designs exploit the secondary
* Danielle Hunter's awesome sack
* Cam Bynum's great game

Packers:
* Is Jordan Love good?
* How the Vikings' offense stacks up against the Packers
* Will the Packers ever put their defensive talent into a cohesive unit?
* How the Vikings' defense stacks up against the Packers
* Ways this game could go wrong for the Vikings

Thanks for sticking around through a long episode! Hope you enjoyed.

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Matt does a solo pod to cover the Bears game and preview the 49ers. Topics include:

* Offense sputtering without JJ
* Will the supporting cast be able to get back on track?
* Is Alexander Mattison a problem, and what's up with the Vikings #1 run blocking grade?
* Covering the defense's dominant performance
* Why the defense blitzes so much with low pressure numbers
* How QB play effects defensive performance
* Will Brock Purdy have his weapons?
* Will Brock Purdy be able to succeed without weapons?
* How will the Vikings offense perform against the 49ers defense without JJ?
* What is the path to victory?

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Matt and Gregg are back to discuss the Minnesota Vikings' loss to the Chiefs, Justin Jefferson's injury, and preview the game against the Bears.

Topics include:
* Continued offensive miscues
* Quality run defense
* Lamenting Justin Jefferson's injury
* How do we replace JJ?
* TJ Hockenson and Jordan Addison
* Matt ranting that the Vikings' run game is fine, actually
* Close misses on defense
* Brian Flores' wacky play calls
* Is Justin Fields good?
* How does the Vikings defense match up against the Bears?
* Disrespect of the Bears' defense

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings win against the Panthers and upcoming game against the Chiefs.

Week 4 vs Panthers

Defense Takes Over
Marcus Davenport gets his first real action
How has the Flores defense progressed – or has it?
Harrison Smith 3 sacks
Other players that have stood out

Offense sputters
Continued red zone turnovers
JJ is still great
Do you miss Adam Thielen?
Run game dominates
Bad day for Kirk


Week 5 vs Chiefs
Mahomes looked mortal last week
Travis Swift
Chiefs defense – who concerns you

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings loss to the Chargers and their upcoming game against the Panthers.

Week 3 vs. Chargers

• • Offense
    • Mishaps
      • Clock management
      • Hockenson turnovers
      • Red zone offense
    • Run game shows up
      • Great run blocking and play from backs
    • Passing game
      • JJ dominant again
      • Continuing to convert explosive plays
      • Kirk taking sacks/inconsistent
  • Defense
    • Herbert and Allen shred us
      • Blitz happy
        • Matt has a bunch of stats
        • We shut down the run game at least
      • Do you agree with the philosophy? What needs to be done differently?
• Panthers Preview
  • Bryce Young practices
  • The return of Adam Thielen
    • Does his statline 11-145-1 mean he’s good?
  • Anyone concern you on defense?

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Nick runs a solo pod to discuss:

• Dalton Risner is a Viking! But where will he play? Will he start? Is he an upgrade?
• Eagles review -- How O'Connell schemed up a storm. Why Brian Flores doesn't care about run fits. How to fix the run defense and passing shots going forward
• Chargers preview -- Herbert commands an elite offense, but a banged-up Chargers' defense means we may be headed for a shootout. How to attack Staley's defense. How Herbert could slice up Flores.

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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' Week 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and preview the Vikings game vs. the Eagles.

• Offense
  • Turnovers story of game
  • 3 and out issue
  • What’s new from the run game - Oliver
  • Personnel usage leads to explosive passing plays
  • Addison TD
  • Offensive line comments
• Defense
  • Couldn’t get off the field in the 2nd half, what changed?
    • Corners need to play tighter in off man
    • Baker deserves credit for getting the ball out quick
  • Flores blitzes
    • I have blitzed 16/37 (43%) with 11 of 21 non blitzes as sim pressures, with 5 addition 5 down rushes
    • Bengal discussion
  • Stout run defense
  • Personnel
    • Pace and no Asamoah
    • Metellus
• Special Teams
  • We ended up with bad DVOA again
  • Will opposing kickers ever miss long FGs against us?
• Eagles Preview
  • Their offense sucked vs the Pats
  • Can we block their DL?
  • Potential weaknesses in the back 7 (Bradbury and Dean out, Blankenship and Justin Evans, Christian Eliss and Zach Cunningham
  • 0-2 is bad

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Matt and Gregg are back to discuss the Vikings 53-man roster, talk about expectations for the team this season, preview the rest of the division, and go over the Bucs game.

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Matt does a solo episode of the podcast to discuss the individual player performances from the Minnesota Vikings' preseason week 2 game vs. the Tennessee Titans.


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Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' first preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. Topics include:

* The new look defense under Brian Flores
* Ivan Pace
* Lewis Cine
* Luiji Vilain
* The CB room
* The differences in the run game
* Ty Chandler
* Jordan Addison
* Jalen Reagor and Brandon Powell
* Josh Oliver
* Johnny Mundt and Nick Muse
* Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall
* Blake Brandel and the rest of the OL

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Matt is back with a review of the Minnesota Vikings' comeback win against the Seattle Seahawks and a preview of their upcoming game against the Green Bay Packers.

Praise for Kevin O'Connell and shade at Jordan Love abounds!

vs Seahawks 
Defense
Basically no rushing attempts
Man coverage on 3rd downs
Some difficulty stopping players after the catch on successful drives
Geno getting ball out quickly mitigated pressure
Very willing to throw 50/50 balls, incompletions to avoid sacks
2 INTs, Turner and Jackson
2 INTs dropped, Griffin and Cashman
Difference between 2 JSN seams (Bynum/Murphy, Tampa 2/2 Man)
DK TD vs Gilmore, JSN TD vs Murphy w/ motion and pick, Barner TD vs Griffin
Offense
Attack match-y coverages with route combos (Jefferson 3rd down and Addison TD on first drive)
Darnold strong pocket movement but seemed imprecise (high passes, 4th down to Hock, should have been TD to Addison, drop by Oliver, 3rd down Hockenson drop, a couple Jefferson catches - due to weather?)
Not a lot of rushing - up and down performance by run game
OL - struggles from various players, Cam Robinson rough game, but mostly kept Darnold clean w/ good pocket movement
vs Packers
My lack of respect for Jordan Love
Packers run game vs our run defense is wild card
Will Packers be able to generate rush against shaky OL?
With time, Darnold should carve up secondary

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Matt and Gregg are back to go over in-depth scouting reports for the remainder of the Vikings' draft class, including Jay Ward, Jaquelin Roy, Jaren Hall, and DeWayne McBride, as well as UDFA Ivan Pace.

Tune in to hear full scouting reports and role projections for each player.

Part 1, which includes Jordan Addison and Mekhi Blackmon, can be found here:
https://youtu.be/R0Tvliq-O1c

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Matt and Gregg are back to discuss recent changes to the Minnesota Vikings and go through deep dives on each of the players the Vikings drafted.

First, they cover the Dalvin Cook cut and Za'Darius Smith trade before moving into the first two picks the Vikings made: Jordan Addison and Mekhi Blackmon.

Tune in for detailed scouting reports and role analysis for each player. In part 2, the rest of the selections will be discussed.

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Matt is back with Randy (@hmmmmyesquite on Twitter) to go over initial impressions of all of the picks the Vikings made and some of the top UDFAs.

(Note: Apologies for the poor audio at the very beginning)

The gang will be back later with a full review of every player the Vikings drafted after watching the tape.

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The Minnesota Vikings selected Jordan Addison with the #23 overall pick, and Matt and Nick break down the player plus his potential impact on the Vikings.

Matt and Gregg are back with special guest Luke Braun for a jam-packed episode previewing the 2023 draft. Topics include:

* Everything you need to know about the QBs in the draft
* Who would you trade up to get, and what would you give up?
* What non-QBs should the Vikings look at with #23?
* Analysis on the top CBs, WRs, and IDL in the draft
* What do you think of trading back?
* Day 2 CBs, WRs, IDL, and LBs
* Day 3 favorites

Special Guest - Luke Braun (@LukeBraunNFL) from the Locked on Vikings Podcast, Minnesota Football Party, https://www.patreon.com/LukeBraunNFL

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