Purple Daily - A Minnesota Vikings Podcast

Matthew Coller catches up with Joe Caporoso of TurnOnTheJets.com to talk about Teddy Bridgewater's progress in training camp, where he could be traded and how he's helped Sam Darnold make progress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

ESPN's Kevin Seifert joins Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad to discuss the NFL's strange calls during the Vikings-Jaguars preseason game on Saturday. Should we all take a deep breath and R-E-L-A-X or will the NFL have us frustrated with bizarre flags throughout the regular season? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin discuss what we'll be watching for on Friday night when the Minnesota Vikings play their third preseason game. Who will start on the offensive line? Will the first-team offense look a better than they did against the Jaguars? How will the battles at receiver and defensive line shake out? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss an ugly preseason matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars. Why Mike Boone was one of only a few players who stood out. Was the offense's struggles a wakeup call? Will the offensive line look better next week? What can we learn about the receiver battle? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Matthew Coller and Pro Football Focus analyst Eric Eager get together to break down Kirk Cousins' thoughts on play-action, what type of impact shuffling up front could have on Cousins and the run game, whether it's easier to replace interior linemen or tackles and how the Vikings match up with the rest of the NFC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

Matthew Coller connects with SB Nation news desk writer Charles McDonald about the most interesting teams in the AFC. Are the Browns going to implode despite more talent? Do we expect Teddy Bridgewater to start in New York? Why we're excited for DeShaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell...

Matthew Coller and Courtney Cronin dig into what to watch for when the Minnesota Vikings play their second preseason game. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Judd Zulgad and Matthew Coller talk about whether teams should do these joint practices. Plenty more Vikings talk in this hour. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin break down the Vikings' preseason opener. What does Kirk Cousins' strong performance mean? How was the makeshift offensive line? Which wide receivers got the most work on Saturday night? What do the snap counts say about the defensive line rotation? Did Daniel Carlson and Roc Thomas just win jobs? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

Matthew Coller connects with film analyst Ted Nguyen to break down RPOs. Why do we keep hearing about them this offseason? Will that be the hot trend for next year? How will the Vikings handle opponents using them like the Eagles did in the NFC title game? How can the Vikings use them to mitigate the effect of a dinged-up offensive line? Plus Ted explains Spider 2Y Banana. See Privacy Policy at ht...

Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad break down what happens next for the Minnesota Vikings after losing left guard Nick Easton to injury. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Coller and Courtney Cronin preview the first preseason game for the Minnesota Vikings. Plus, what's up with the Richie Incognito story? That and more on the latest episode of the Purple Podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin break down a strange day at TCO Performance Center in which Mike Zimmer held a press conference to talk about an erroneous rumor relating to Anthony Barr. What percentage chance is there that Barr signs long term? Also we look at Andrew Sendejo's strong statement about NFL rules. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Matthew Coller and Arif Hasan of Zone Coverage go in-depth on Anthony Barr. What could his impact as a pass rusher be this season? Is he worth the Vikings signing to a long term deal? Plus a look at the offensive line and whether the Vikings' defense will regress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Coller sits down with Eric Smith of Vikings.com to discuss Eric's article on all the quarterbacks who threw touchdowns to Randy Moss, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this week. Brad Johnson remembers the play call. Brett Favre threw his 500th TD to Moss. What his former QBs had to say about Moss's personality and a few backups who had great stories to tell about their brush with...

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Following the first day of pads, Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin go through their three most interesting observations of the early days of camp. Where does Kendall Wright stand? How Holton Hill is standing out already. Putting odds on the No. 3 running back competition. Anthony Barr rushing off the edge and early impressions of Kirk Cousins. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

The Minnesota Vikings opened up training camp on Saturday with the full roster. Listen to Adam Thielen's thoughts on adapting to a new quarterback and on rookie CB Mike Hughes. Also Riley Reiff talked about bonding following the loss of Tony Sparano and Mackensie Alexander went into great detail about his struggles to adapt to nickel corner last year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin go position by position making bold predictions for training camp. Will Kyle Sloter impress? Will Kendall Wright make the team? Which offensive line combination will rise to the top? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Coller gets together with USA Football offensive line analyst Brandon Thorn to break down tape of Mike Remmers and Rashod Hill in Week 17 against the Bears. If this is the Vikings' starting right side, will it work? Matthew and Brandon look at eight different plays in depth and what they say about each player. See all the clips discussed here: http://www.1500espn.com/podcast/2018/07/film-b...

Hear Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman's full comments on how the team will remember offensive line coach Tony Sparano, who passed away on Sunday. Offensive tackle Brian O'Neill also spoke with the media about Sparano's influence. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matthew Coller and ESPN's Courtney Cronin get together to form their lists of the 10 most interesting players heading into training camp. Is the Vikings' first-round pick as compelling as the players they passed on? Where does Kirk Cousins rank? How about the offensive line? Will there be a D-line rotation that allows other defensive linemen to get chances? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

Matthew Coller catches up with former NFL quarterback Bruce Gradkowski to talk about a number of topics surrounding Kirk Cousins and the Vikings, including what makes Cousins so good in play-action, how challenging it is to adapt to a new offense, how the Vikings' weapons will impact his game, what it means to be a winner and why third downs are so challenging for quarterbacks. See Privacy Policy...

Matthew Coller connects with the author of the Philadelphia Eagles Third Down Manuel Bobby Peters to break down which concepts new offensive coordinator John DeFilippo will use to maximize the skills of Kirk Cousins. How can they help Cousins in the red zone? Will screens be a big part of DeFilippo's offense? What concept would Peters dial up on the biggest third down of the year? Read: Bobby gave...

Matthew Coller and Pro Football Focus's Eric Eager get together to talk quarterbacks. Eric breaks down Matthew's 1-32 list based on the first, second and third group of QBs. How many of the mid-range QBs could be toward the top? Who are the hardest to predict? Who belongs at the bottom? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...