Purple Daily - A Minnesota Vikings Podcast

*Cronin and Judd discuss the Vikings cap situation after Adam Thielen's new contract *More on the Kubiak offense *Everson Griffen's return, what does it mean? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Judd, Ramie & Manny speculate on the Vikings 2019 schedule. *Who are the Vikings most intriguing matchups? *Courtney Cronin talks Vikings cap and Everson Griffen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Is Thielen's new contract the right move for the Vikings? *Jared Allen talks curling, and his NFL career *Many Vikings signed long-term; Who will make it through their contracts? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Mike Rothstein of ESPN on why the AAF failed *Should the Vikings just take best player available? What if Ed Oliver falls to them at 18? *How the Steelers' tumultuous offseason is a message to the rest of the league, including the Vikings See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*How good does Kirk Cousins need to be for the Vikings to contend in 2019? *Does the Vikings defense need to be in the top 5 again for them to win? *Coller, Judd & Ramie go through the Vikings projected win probability for each game in 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*ESPN Wisconsin's Jason Wilde joins to talk Packers dysfunction and what's next in Green Bay *More on the NFL Draft. Why it could make some sense for the Vikings to draft a corner at 18 *Could the Cardinals trade out of #1 and not take Kyler Murray? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Coller and Cronin remember random preseason moments *Manny's Top 8 or 9 list: The most intriguing prospects in the 2019 draft *Sam Monson on PFF's draft analysis, and why Rhodes has graded low *Aaron Rodgers defends himself See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Does Holton Hill's suspension change the draft strategy for the Vikings? *Could the Vikings use an early pick on a corner? *Johnny Manziel now wants to be called "John"/Coller wants to be done thinking about him *Will Sean Mannion be a viable backup QB? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*How does Holton Hill's suspension change the Vikings plans? *The Vikings sign QB Sean Mannion *Ramie and Judd go over new mock drafts *What is the plan for Kyle Rudolph? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Broadcasting from Day Block Brewing Company in downtown Minneapolis *What if the Vikings better utilized Cordarrelle Patterson? Coller & Judd discuss. *The Vikings signed two players from the AAF. Why did the AAF fail? *Are the Cardinals going to trade Josh Rosen? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*"What if?" week continues on Purple Daily: Coller, Judd & Ramie discuss what if the Packers fired Mike McCarthy sooner than last season? *When did the downfall start in Green Bay? *How different would things be for the Packers? Would they have won more Super Bowls? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Former NFL quarterback Sage Rosenfels gets together with Matthew Coller to analyze the five top QB prospects in the NFL draft. How high is Dwayne Haskins' ceiling? Why is Kyler Murray's throwing motion exceptional? Is Will Grier the sleeper in the draft? How high is Drew Lock's ceiling. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

*Judd, Ramie & Manny go over the last 5 NFC Championship Game losses *What if the Vikings beat Washington in '87? Would they have beaten Denver in the Super Bowl? *How would they have fared in '98, 2000, 2009 and 2017? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Matthew Coller & Courtney Cronin discuss what went wrong with the AAF *Pat McManamon of ESPN talks Browns offseason and the trade for OBJ *More draft sims from Matthew and Courtney See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*What if Sam Bradford stayed healthy for the entire 2017 season? Coller & Cronin discuss. *How would the Vikings have handled the QB situation after 2017 had Bradford been healthy? *ESPN's early Power Rankings have the Vikings at 15th See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Judd, Ramie & Manny play a game of "What if?". What if Daunte Culpepper hadn't gotten injured in 2005 at Carolina? *What if the Vikings had drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005? *Reusse calls in with info on the Gino Toretta era of Vikings football See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Myron Medcalf weighs in on the NFL's rule changes on challenging pass interference *Would you rather have brought back Barr & Griffen or let them go for cap space? *The elite QBs in the NFL; What would you be willing to give up for them? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Judd & Ramie discuss the expanded replay implementation *Is Mike Zimmer too obsessed with football, and more specifically, defense? *The Vikings added a year to Rick Spielman's contract. Judd & Ramie discuss what this means. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Courtney Cronin joins with comments from Mike Zimmer at the NFL Owners meetings in Arizona *Would you rather have Xavier Rhodes back or more cap space to sign other players? *The AAF doesn't need Johnny Manziel See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Coller & Manny make their case for rule changes on kickoffs, onside kicks, and 2-point conversions *How do the Vikings continue to address their needs with limited cap space? *Should the Vikings think about trading Kyle Rudolph? *Are we sure the Cardinals will take Murray at 1? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

*Who are some of the most underappreciated Vikings of the last 25 years? *Eric Eager of Pro Football Focus joins to discuss behind the scenes of SNF, free agency and more *Are the Patriots done without Gronk? Will the tight end be back? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Marcus Sherels is off to New Orleans; Judd & Coller appreciate the veteran returner *Does Kubiak need to smooth things over with the Vikings offense? *Gus Frerotte on the QB bracket & being a backup with the Vikings *How difficult is the NFC North going to be in 2019? *How does Josh Kline fit in with the Vikings' new scheme? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

USA Today's Doug Farrar joined Matthew Coller on SKOR North Live to talk about his new book, analytics in football, and his assessment on the NFC North. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

*Myron Medcalf & Manny Hill react to the Vikings signing of Josh Kline *Are the Vikings taking Adam Thilen for granted? *Rob Demovsky has more notes on the Packers *Keys to each NFC North team See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .