Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast
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Matthew Coller is joined by reporters, players, analysts and much more to break down everything Minnesota Vikings football. From discussing whether JJ McCarthy will take the Vikings to the next level to breaking down offensive line combinations to analyzing the NFC North, this podcast is for people who live and breathe football.
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Dec 5, 2025 • 45min
Justin Jefferson gets going this week, right?
Mike Schopp of ADP Chasing and WGR 550 joins the weekly Fantasy Show to discuss whether this is the week that Justin Jefferson finally gets going.
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Dec 5, 2025 • 1h 36min
SumerSports' Sam Bruchhaus analyzes J.J. McCarthy's future
Matthew Coller opens the show up reacting to Justin Jefferson's comments about his frustration after Seattle, and J.J. McCarthy's comments about his mentality heading into the final month of the season. Then SumerSports' Sam Bruchhaus joins the show to analyze McCarthy's future as a quarterback in the NFL. Then, Manny Hill joins the show for our weekly segment picking the remainder of the Vikings' schedule.
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Dec 4, 2025 • 1h 12min
Can KOC's adjustments save JJ McCarthy? (Part 1)
Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about Kevin O'Connell adapting the offense -- or as Aaron Jones called it "dumbing it down." Is that going to get McCarthy on track? Plus, what do we think of KOC's message to McCarthy?
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Dec 4, 2025 • 1h 18min
Can KOC's adjustments save JJ McCarthy? (Part 2)
Matthew Coller talks with Vikings fans about Kevin O'Connell adapting the offense -- or as Aaron Jones called it "dumbing it down." Is that going to get McCarthy on track? Plus, what do we think of KOC's message to McCarthy?
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Dec 3, 2025 • 53min
Reaction: What O'Connell needs to see from J.J. McCarthty in final five games
Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press joins the show to react to Kevin O'Connell's surprising comments about what he wants to see from QB J.J. McCarthy over the final five weeks of the season.
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Dec 3, 2025 • 1h 9min
Jeremiah Sirles needs the Vikings to simplify the offense
Former Vikings lineman Jeremiah Sirles joins the show to discuss the Viking offenses continued struggles and the release of Adam Thielen. Then Maggie Robinson joins the show for the weekly Robinson Round Up.
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Dec 2, 2025 • 1h 17min
Who's responsible for the Minnesota Vikings disaster? A roundtable
Matthew Coller, Manny Hill and Brian Murphy break down how the Vikings got to 4-8 and what happens next.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 47min
EMERGENCY PODCAST: Vikings waive Adam Thielen
Matthew Coller reacts to the Vikings' decision to waive Adam Thielen.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 10min
POSTGAME REACTION: Vikings no-show in Seattle (Part 1)
Matthew Coller reacts to the Vikings' disaster performance against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 7min
POSTGAME REACTION: Vikings no-show in Seattle (Part 2)
Matthew Coller reacts to the Vikings' disaster performance against the Seattle Seahawks.
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