Purple FTW! Podcast

Guest: Lindsey Young (VT - At Winter Park. The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We...

Guests: Di Murphy (Daily Norseman) and Uncle Nick (Live from Vikings Draft Party). The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the...

Guest: Adam Warwas (Vikings Territory). The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We sti...

Guests: The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We still had a great time talking Viki...

The NFL Draft is ALMOST HERE, Vikings fans! *Takes a deep breathe* We're joined by show favorite Luke Inman (@luke_spinman) of eDraft in the last few days to talk about any last second nuggets or draft developments that hasn't already been beaten to death by the sports media (Mock Draft #78.9!) in this never ending lead up to the most exciting three days of the NFL Offseason. Other 'Slick Rick Mak...

Everyone and their mother is on "MOCK DRAFT 79.8!", but we here at Purple FTW are back with our 2nd Annual "Only Mock Draft! (v1.0)". Check out how we did last year. We we're all in on Teddy (took him at #8), so it was a massive win for the Vikings to grab both him AND Barr in the 1st. We whiffed on all the other picks. #YOLO Enjoy this year's Only Mock Draft. A full rundown will be posted in a fe...

We break from our hardcore Vikings Draft coverage to talk some Minnesota Wild hockey with personality and hardcore puck fan Jill Hammy (@93XJill) DJ at 93X and formerly of 105 The Ticket's The Bench Warmers. Other "Zach Parise is a more handsome Harrison" Talking Points Include: • How did Jill get her start in radio? • WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?! • Is Dubnyk legit long term? • Are the Wild...

The future crop of Minnesota Fightin' Vikings players is on the horizon. That's why we had Jackson McIntire (@jackmack28) of The Viking Age join the show to talk about some potential future Purple People Eaters as well as highlight a few of his draft articles, The Big Board, and his latest Mock Draft. Dolla Dolla Bills, Ya'll Points Include: • How Jackson became a Vikings fan in LA • Thoughts on t...

The NFL Draft continues to ramble ever closer, so we had our man Darren Page (@DarrenPage) of Vikings Territory & Bleacher Report back on the show to drop some knowledge bombs about the names he fancies for the Minnesota Vikings in the upcoming culling of amateur talent into the professional ranks. On the Clock Talking Points Include: • Details on the Purple FTW/Vikings Territory Live Draft Stream...

The NFL Draft is still two weeks away, so that means Mock Draft Season is still in effect! We wrangled up some of the best and brightest of #VikingsTwitter to join the show and drop some knowledge on us. Andrew Renschen (@InfraRen) gathers up a posse of Vikings fans every Friday to do up a 7-round mock draft. We got him, Jason (@MadCityViking), the infamous Judd Zulgad's Hoodie (@JZHoodie), and ou...

Eric Galko of @OptimumScouting joins the podcast to talk about the upcoming NFL Draft and what it means for our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings. Slick Rick Spielman hit on Anthony Barr and Teddy Bridgewater last year and he looks to add to his draft haul of seven 1st round picks in the last three seasons. The Vikings are currently picking at #11 but who knows if they stay there, if Adrian Peterson is m...

Game of Thrones is back and is a BIG deal. I'm the only person on Earth who isn't obsessed with the show, but that won't stop us from talking about it in a Vikings capacity for SEO purposes! Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) of The Daily Norseman rejoins the podcast to talk some GoT, Minnesota Vikings draft, and his latest piece casting members of the Purple as characters from the George R.R. Marti...

Paul Allen, radio voice of the Minnesota Vikings, joins the show to give us a glimpse of the man behind the microphone. PA's headed into his 14th season calling games for the Purple, has been the race announcer at Canterbury Park for over 20+ years, and is host of the 9-Noon program on KFAN 100.3. We dive into PA's background and get the story of his journey to where he is today, chat a little abo...

Draft expert Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) creator of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio and contributor at Football Guys and Football Outsiders joins the show to take go in depth on who the Vikings may be targeting in the draft at the end of the month. Our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have many options at the #11 pick, aren't hurting for a clear cut need, still could move Adrian Peterson, and we all know...

The NFL Draft is a month away and the question on the minds of Vikings fans is "What are the Vikes gonna do at #11?" Convincing arguments can be made for nearly every prospect outside of QB, so we had our man Luke Inman (@luke_spinman) of eDraft back on the show with a basic premise: If you were Rick Spielman, what would you do in these scenarios? Spoiler: We get different answers for each -- incl...

Former Viking left tackle Todd Steussie joined the show to talk about life, football, and his latest venture into the analytics business. We chatted about memories of the 98 Vikings, stories of the late-great Kory Stringer, his thoughts on Adrian Peterson, and the value of players educating themselves for their inevitable post-football career. Steussie -- a 14-year NFL veteran who spent the bulk o...

Your bracket is toast, time to get back to Vikings football! Tom Schreier (@tschreier3) of Cold Omaha and 105 The Ticket joins the show to talk about the latest Minnesota Vikings news, what big things are going down at the Twin Cities newest sports radio station on the rise, as well as Tom's path in the world of sports journalism at the co-founding of CO. The Vikings continue to show that they're...

We throwback to the time in 2013 during Episode 34 of the Purple FTW! Podcast when Slick Rick Spielman trades back into the 1st round (for the third year in a row) to snag potential franchise QB Teddy Bridgewater at pick 32. My joy. Is. Obvious. An Andy Carlson Joint. Follow us on Twitter @PurpleForTheWin Visit the Website: purpleftw.com Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: purpleftw.com/itunes We're a...

Math is hard. That's why we brought Brad Davis (@DeltaBCDad) on the show to breakdown his three-part statistical analysis at Vikings Territory on the likelihood of Adrian Peterson's decline as a running back. 30-years old has been the standard age cliff for NFL RBs, but does the data suggest that Adrian will follow the trend or buck it? (No matter which team he's on) We get into the numbers with B...

Austin Belisle (@austincbelisle) – the newest edition to Vikings Territory – joins the podcast to talk about the Minnesota Vikings and their journey through free agency, the Adrian Peterson (continued) drama, & the NFL Draft as we sail towards another season of the Purple. The Vikings have been on the sidelines during free agency, while everyone and their mother spends like drunk sailors (*cough*...

Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) drops in to talk NFL free agency and what moves our beloved Minnesota Fightin' Vikings might make in it. The free agency floodgates open at 4pm ET on March 10th. This is a primer for who the Vikings might be talking a stab at to fill out the roster as we hurtle towards the draft and yet another beautiful season of Teddy, Zimmer, and NORVVVVVV! Spendin' Dat Cheddar Talkin...

Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) of 105 The Ticket, Fangraphs, and Sports Data LLC stops by to talk Twins baseball as well as our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings. Went baseball today because spring is around the corner, pitchers and catchers are already at spring training, and there's only so much Adrian Peterson f***** speculation that the human mind can take. Plus what better way to wait for training c...

Lindsey Young (@LindseyMNSports) rejoins the show to talk about our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as we head into the offseason of Year 2 of Teddy & Zimmer. Even with a good head coach and young franchise QB in place, the unavoidable talking point continues to be Adrian Peterson and his future with the Vikings. I open the show with my two cents on the current chapters in the AP drama. Lindsey brighte...

The offseason of love continues this week as Christopher Gates, founder of The Daily Norseman (@DailyNorseman) joins us from Europe as we discuss the latest about the Minnesota Vikings. EuroVikes Talking Points Include: • Vikings News • Kevin Warren Promoted to COO • McKinnon Rehabbing • Bye, Jerome • How Chris Started The Daily Norseman • His Top-3 Favorite Vikings of All-Time • Christian Ponder...

What a long STRANGE trip it's been. The Purple FTW! Podcast is officially 100 episodes deep. We take time out today to reflect on the first century of podcast non-sense, play a little Vikings-Super Bowl Trivia with Uncle Nick to pad the ego, and take a look forward to what big developments are going down with Purple FTW for the 2015 season. I can't express enough gratitude to the listeners & great...