Kindred Skols Podcast

Matt and Nick are back to break down the Vikings' disappointing lost to the Eagles. Find out what went wrong on both offense and defense in the game. After that, the guys preview the Vikings' week 3 game against the Lions. Matt Fries @friesfootball  Nick Olson @nickolsonnfl Gregg Blake @youvebeengreggd @kindredskols on twitter We are available on iTunes, Spotify, wherever you get your po...

Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to preview the Vikings' Week 2 game vs. the Eagles Eagles Breakdown * Jalen Hurts  * Offensive line/run game * Wide receivers * Defense Each of the guys ranks their top 3 teams in the NFL Three predictions about the game 15 Seconds of Fantasy Matt Fries @friesfootball  Nick Olson @nickolsonnfl Gregg Blake @youvebeengreggd @kindredskols on twitter We are availabl...

Matt and Nick have special guest Shawn Syed (@SyedSchemes) on to break down the Vikings' impressive win over the Packers in Kevin O'Connell's first game as a head coach. Offense * The basics of Kevin O'Connell's offense * How the Vikings schemed Justin Jefferson for success * Can Justin Jefferson be stopped? * Run Game Diversity * Nick Breaks Down the OL performance * How...

Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to discuss the Vikings' first game of the season and more. * How do the Vikings match up against the Packers? * What do we think of the Bears and Lions rosters? * Everyone gives three hot takes for the 2022 season * 15 seconds of fantasy Matt Fries @friesfootball  Nick Olson @nickolsonnfl Gregg Blake @youvebeengreggd @kindredskols on twitter We are available on...

Matt and Gregg are back to recap the Vikings' roster after they cut down to 53 players. Discussions include: * Armon Watts cut * Kellen Mond and Sean Mannion cut * Ross Blacklock trade * Jesse Davis Trade * TY McGill and Bisi Johnson injuries * Troy Dye winning the 4th LB spot * Luigi Vilain makes the roster The guys go down position-by-position with an analysis of the roster, and Matt (final...

Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' preseason week 2 game vs. 49ers. * Trade for Nick Mullens * Poor Backup QB performance * TY McGill's great performance * The rest of the IDL * Struggles from Zach Davidson, Janarius Robinson, and Oli Udoh * A sidebar on Kellen Mond * How do you think the rookies looked? * A discussion of how Donatell's defense looks * An Akayleb Evans B...

Matt and Nick are back to review the performances from the Vikings' Preseason Week 1 game against the Raiders and also talk about the Vikings' Joint Practice with the 49ers Standouts from the preseason game: * First team defensive line * Ed Ingram * WR depth  * A deep dive on Kellen Mond's play Disappointments from the first preseason game: * Backup QB play * LB Depth Tape Talk: * N...

Gregg is back, and he has questions for Matt and Nick! Ten questions to be exact, about this year's Vikings. Also, at the beginning of the episode, we give you a download on the important goings on from Vikings' Training Camp.

Matt and Nick are back with in-depth scouting reports on three Vikings selections - Ed Ingram, Brian Asamoah, and Akayleb Evans We are available on Spotify, iTunes or wherever else you listen to your podcasts. https://twitter.com/kindredskols https://twitter.com/NickOlsonNFL https://twitter.com/FriesFootball https://www.instagram.com/youvebeengreggd/

Matt and Nick go through the Vikings' roster position-by-position and predict who will make the team in 2022! A big discussion on fringe and depth player, find out who we expect to step up and make the team this year.

Matt and Nick recap the Vikings 2022 Draft Class including: * A look at how the Vikings addresses their needs * A review of Kwesi's trades on the first two days * A separate look at the day 3 trades * Individual breakdowns of each pick

Here are Nick and Matt's live reactions to the Vikings' trade down with the Lions and selection of Lewis Cine at 32. Also on the show are: Jonas Stärk - @jonasstaerk Tyler Forness - @TheRealForno Ed von Brokmarkel - @nemock7 Dave Stefano - @Luft_Krigare Watch the live draft coverage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oswknhJ3Dzw Climbing the Pocket is LIVE at Lake Monster Brewing for Fri...

Matt and Nick come in with dueling mock drafts - one each with trades and one without. Which one do you like best? Let us hear it.

Matt and Nick are back answering mailbag questions about the draft and more! Topics include: * 2nd round corners * Kyle Hamilton * LSU defenders * Day 3 sleepers * Matt Araiza * 5ts in the draft * Positional value and team needs * The new defensive scheme * Talent vs. Scheme * Free agents that are still out there

Matt and Nick discuss how they'd like to see the Vikings' new regime approach the draft, including: * Trading in the draft * Determining positional value * Evaluating prospect profiles They also dive deep and give scouting reports on the top CBs in the draft: * Sauce Gardner * Derek Stingley Jr. * Andrew Booth Jr. * Trent McDuffie * Kaiir Elam Stick around for our answers to the question...

Matt and Nick are back to discuss more free agency news, including: * Patrick Peterson is back! * Za'Darius Smith's contract details * Adam Thielen's restructured contract * Jesse Davis * Chandon Sullivan * Nate Hairston * Tye Smith Finally, they discuss the Vikings' needs at this point and where we would like to see them go at pick 12 in the draft.

Matt and Nick are back to discuss moves from the first week of free agency: * Za'Darius Smith signs * Danielle Hunter's contract situation gets worked out (for now) * Adam Thielen and Harrison Smith restructures * Jordan Hicks signing * Johnny Mundt and Austin Schlottmann * Greg Joseph and Jordan Berry * Sean Mannion * Ryan Bates * What positions and targets do you want to look at for th...

The Vikings have made a Kirk Cousins decision, and Matt and Nick are here to discuss. Also some discussion on the first day of free agency, including: * Replacing Michael Pierce with Harrison Phillips * Top end corners and iOL are off the market * Za'Darius Smith???

Matt and Nick are back to discuss how we want to see the Vikings approach Free Agency * Discussion on recent QB trades and how it affects Kirk's value Team Needs * High Priority * Needed, but don't break the bank * Would be nice to upgrade Which Vikings' free agents do you want to try to bring back? Free Agency Targets by position: * CB targets * Edge targets * IOL targets * LB/S ta...

Matt and Nick go deep into Ed Donatell's defense, discussing the schematics as well as the philosphy. * Thoughts on the position coaches on defense. * Donatell/Fangio defensive strengths and weaknesses Details * 4-3 vs 3-4 - does it matter? How do the current players fit * Defensive fronts out of Base personnel (3-4), heavy formations (6-1), and Sub (4-2) * How run fits work in the Fangio tre...

Matt and Nick are back to discuss everyone's favorite topic - Kirk Cousins * First, a mailbag remnant on what Ryan Grigson brings to the organization. On Kirk Cousins * What does he do well? * What does he do poorly? * Where do you rank Kirk among NFL QBs? * What is the least you would accept in a trade of Kirk Cousins? * What do you think Kirk is worth salary-wise? * The most important quest...

Kevin O'Connell has officially been hired by the Vikings! Matt and Nick dive deep and discuss what we can expect from the new HC. * Expected strengths * Questions we want answered Scheme Talk: * What will the run game look like? * How will that differ from the past few years for the team? * What does the run game mean for our personnel? * What does the pass game look like? * What players shou...

Matt, Nick, and Gregg are all back together to answer YOUR questions. * What can we expect from Kevin O'Connell's offense? * What does O'Connell mean for Dalvin Cook? * Which OL coach can come in and fix our OL? * Are we missing out on any assistants because O'Connell is in the Super Bowl? * What DC candidates do we like, and what would a switch to a 3-4 look like? * Rank the t...

Matt and Nick are back with an emergency pod to discuss the Vikings deciding on Kevin O'Connell as their next HC. * A breakdown of what happened with the Jim Harbaugh interview and why he wasn't the guy * Background on Kevin O'Connell * What are O'Connell's offensive influences? * What assistants might O'Connell bring in? * What does this mean for Kirk Cousins at QB?...

Matt and Nick are back to discuss the Vikings' (apparent) decision to hire Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their next GM. * Background on Kwesi * What does "analytics-forward" actually mean? * What are our HC preferences at this point? * How cool was Bills-Chiefs? * What does the Packers' future look like after their loss? * What do we think of the Bears hiring Poles and their HC finalis...