Mackey & Judd -- a Minnesota Sports Podcast

What Minnesota Vikings can learn from Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott’s decision to go for the win even though they came up short; Why Cam Dantzler and Bashaud Breeland are trending in the right direction; Why Klint Kubiak gets it after a week of self scouting; Adam Thielen’s toughness; Minnesota Wild getting national love; Who doesn’t get it: triggered hockey fans, Ben Roethlisberger and...

The Minnesota Vikings are the 10th best team in the NFL in terms of ESPN’s FPI rankings and Reusse agrees! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Vikings statements on Kirk Cousins saving Mike Zimmer’s job again!; How will the Vikings look out of the bye week?; Why Cousins has evolved and taken the next step; Did the self scouting work?; Would somebody have gotten fired if the Vikings had lost to the Panthers?; Christian Darrisaw with an impressive start at left tackle; (24:00) Bears Vent Line; (27:23) Randy Vikes 69 stud stable a...

If you are a baseball fan, you don't want to miss one. Patrick explains why games aren't going to be shortened anytime soon and tells us what the Twins are thinking when it comes to their next hitting coach. Patrick also has thoughts on the Vikings and Gophers football wins and plenty of other topics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

The Minnesota Wild started the season 2-0 with wins over the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks. Overreactions on Kevin Fiala, the power play units, Cam Talbot Minnesota top line of Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Vikings therapy on Kirk Cousins-Mike Zimmer relationship; The Vikings offense not taking enough shots; Would you rather have former Super Bowl winner Doug Pederson or Kellen Moore running the Vikings?; Trade a draft pick for Mike Tomlin?; Are Byron Buxton and Dalvin Cook the same player in different sports?; (36:30) Judd’s keys to a Vikings win over the Carolina Panthers! See Privacy Pol...

The MLB playoffs ended in controversy with a bad check swing in the Dodgers-Giants and See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Is Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak already on the hot seat?!; (11:30) Ben Simmons reported to the 76ers but what does it mean for his trade value and should the Minnesota Timberwolves have interest?; (22:00) Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome is available via trade, should Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin make a move?; (27:05) Greg Wyhsynski from ESPN joins to talk Minnesota...

The Minnesota Vikings seem to always be stuck in purgatory every NFL season, which is good for business but also handcuffs your Super Bowl window!; (28:01) Write That Down predictions on the Minnesota Wild and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Wild season preview and predictions on points, goals, standings, rookie of the year, most improved, biggest disappointment and more for the upcoming NHL season; Stanley Cup picks and the NHL’s return to ESPN! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Minnesota Vikings offense need to start taking more shots down the field and Klint Kubiak does NOT get it; Jon Gruden being the scapegoat for the NFL; Minnesota Twins playoff failures being magnified in this current MLB playoffs; Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin’s viral clip about changing the team’s culture; NFL quarterbacks and more on who gets it; who doesn’t; (38:00) Minnesota Timberwolves pr...

Did Minnesota Vikings want Dallas Goedert before they traded for Chirs Herndon from the Jets; Would the Vikings have fired Mike Zimmer if they had lost to the Lions?; (16:00) Gopher football scoops; (25:00) Scoops on Timberwolves, Wild and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Vikings statements after a win over the Detroit Lions! Let Kirk Cousins celebrate; Thank goodness for the Detroit Lions; Klint Kubiak and Mike Zimmer’s archaic mindset on offense; Christian Darrisaw making his NFL debut; Dan Campbell’s decision to go for two points!; (31:58) Randy Vikes 69 *STUD* stable after the Vikings win over the Lions; Other weekend statements on the Vikings. See Pr...

Patrick has plenty of opinions on the Vikings' narrow win over Detroit, the MLB playoffs and goes down memory lane when it comes to baseball. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Should Minnesota Vikings blow it all up, move on from Kirk Cousins, Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman and start from scratch?; (14:00) The conundrum of quarterback vs. head coach in the NFL; Watching Nelson Cruz succeed in the playoffs and other random comments; (29:00) Judd’s keys to a Vikings win over the Lions! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

The Minnesota Wild are wrapping up the preseason and the hype around Marco Rossi is legit; The Wild are actually going to have a lethal power play?!; Are Victor Rask and Frederick Gaudreau the best linemates for Kevin Fiala and Matt Dumba’s impressive passes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Did Minnesota Vikings make a mistake spending their free agency money on defense and should they have spent the money on the offensive side of the ball?; (27:08) Write That Down predictions on the Timberwolves, Wild, Vikings and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Timberwolves preseason opener takeaways and did Glen Taylor rally the troops in an impressive preseason opener?; The Minnesota Wild empowering Joel Eriksson Ek on the top line with Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello; Miguel Sano not getting it with claiming he’s going to lose weight; the month of October being the best sports month of the year; (21:00) Mackey’s dilemma from over the wee...

Minnesota Timberwolves Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations has reached out to the 76ers on Ben Simmons; What would the Wolves offer?; Can Minnesota be a top 10 team in the West?; (15:00) Gopher football scoops on Trey Potts; (18:30) Minnesota Twins scoops with the season ending on Byron Buxton and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Minnesota Vikings statements after a Week 4 loss to the Cleveland Browns dropping the team 1-3 on the season; Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins not being able to beat winning teams; Why can’t the Vikings orchestrate a game-winning drive; Is someone going to get fired?; (29:26) Randy Vikes 69 *DUD* stable and more Vikings statements! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Patrick marvels at the Vikings' loss to Cleveland, tells us who is getting blamed for the Vikings defeat and weighs in on the Anthony Barr situation. Does Pat think Mike Zimmer could get fired during the season? Also, find out why Patrick is bringing up Christian Ponder's name. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

Is Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins just padding his stats or is it different this time?; Shower beers; Why NFL Redzone is the BEST; Why the Minnesota Twins need to keep Byron Buxton long term; Plus other off the wall questions on Feedback Friday!; (36:00) Judd’s Keys to a Vikings win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 4! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Minnesota Wild preseason takeaways; will Adam Beckman make the team after another noticeable performance against the Avalanche; Jon Merrill making a solid impression; Mats Zuccarello playmaking ability; And thoughts on the NHL switching TV partners. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Minnesota Timberwolves scoops on Karl-Anthony Towns; Sachin Gupta’s pursuit of Ben Simmons; how good can the Wolves be without Ben Simmons?; (15:00) Minnesota Vikings scoops on Christian Darrisaw, the offensive line and more; (21:00) Will the Minnesota Twins extend Byron Buxton or Michael Pineda this offseason?; (33:00) The new Mike Zimmer evolving from his old ways with giving players days off, d...

Minnesota Timberwolves core values going forward now that new owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore are officially in the fold; (23:30) Mackey’s inside info on why Gersson Rosas was let go; (29:28) Write That Down! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .