Kindred Skols Podcast

Gregg, Nick, and Matt are back. GM and HC candidate interviews: * Who piques your interest at GM? * Who interests you at HC? * Are the Vikings the most attractive GM/HC spot? End of Season Awards! * Best Offensive Player * Best Defensive Player * Most Improved Player * Best Position Group * Most Overrated Player * Most Underrated Player * Who do you want the Vikings to retain for next year? * Who...

Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to discuss the final game of the season and organizational changes. Bears Review: * The offensive line stinks * ISM's great game * Credit to the defense for the 3rd and 4th down performance Moving On: * Mike Zimmer firing reaction * Rick Spielman firing reaction What's Next? * Who is your top candidate for GM? * Who is your top candidate for HC? * What dire...

Matt and Nick are back to discuss the lifeless loss against the Packers. * The result felt inevitable once Sean Mannion had to start. * Sean Mannion played pretty much as expected. * The defense held up at first, but then the floodgates broke. Tape Talk: * The Packers are great on offense and it's frustrating * Aaron Rodgers: annoyingly good * Why are opponents so successful with checkdown an...

Nick is off for the Holiday season, but Matt and Gregg are back with a review of the Rams game and preview of the Packers. We turned the mics off right before the Kirk Cousins news dropped, so we recorded takes on that and added it to the end (note: Mannion had not been taken off the Covid list at the time of recording). Rams Review: * Missed opportunities and bad luck led to 3 Rams TDs * Offensiv...

Matt and Nick are back for a quick(er) holiday episode of Kindred Skols. We cover the Bears game in depth before getting on to the Rams: * 3rd and 4th down defensive dominance shuts down the Bears * The offense sputtered -- what went wrong? * DJ Wonnum's big day * Offensive line struggles * How about that officiating, huh? Tape Talk * Deep dive on where the Vikings' offense went wrong in...

The Vikings beat the Steelers, and Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to discuss it. Game Review * First half dominance * The run game rolls * Near misses in the passing game * What changed during the Steelers 2nd half comeback? Tape Talk * Zimmer's blitzes take over the first half * Fun run game diversity from Kubiak * While it didn't always work, the aggression in the passing game was nice...

Matt, Nick, and Gregg are back to discuss the disaster against the Lions * Gregg eats crow and accepts responsibility for the loss * Jared Goff was... good? * The impact of injuries on defense * Why did the offense stall out so often? * Justin Jefferson is awesome Tape talk * Klint Kubiak gets too cute * The offensive line shuffling -- good or bad? Steelers Preview * Ben's arm is shot * The S...

Matt, Nick, and Gregg are here discussing the loss against the 49ers * The boom-bust nature of the offense * Missed opportunities on offense, missed throws by Kirk * The defense allowed too many explosive plays * The officiating impacted the game Tape Talk * Matt talks about the different approach the Vikings took to the run game on defense with Dalvin Tomlinson out, and how it led to boom/bust re...

Gregg, Nick, and Matt are back together for a Thanksgiving week review of the Packers game. They discuss * Justin Jefferson's big day * The defensive performance, especially Xavier Woods and the DL * The Vikings finding a way to be clutch all of a sudden Tape Talk: * Should Mason Cole be the starting C? * Deep dive on the passing game improvements the past two weeks * Fun run game diversity *...

Gregg is out but Matt and Nick are back with a packed episode. Chargers Win: * How the aggressive mindset helped propel the team to victory * Justin Jefferson's dominant performance * Replacements on defense stepping up * Blake and James Lynch stand out Film Room * Eric Kendricks - did the play match the PFF grade? Also full breakdowns of his two big plays * Option routes and the Vikings offe...

Nick and Gregg (Matt is sidelined this week) are back with a: * Review of the Ravens game * Discussion of a bad week of Vikings news * Preview of the Chargers

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...

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...

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 Wonnu...

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...

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...

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...

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 Pre...