Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast
Matthew Coller, Bleav
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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Nov 21, 2025 • 48min
Did the Vikings miss something about J.J. McCarthy? PFF's Trevor Sikkema answers
Trevor Sikkema of PFF joins the show to discuss J.J. McCarthy's early struggles and looks back at whether the Vikings missed something about McCarthy leading up to the draft.
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Nov 21, 2025 • 49min
FANTASY SHOW: Why are so many QBs struggling this year?
Mike Schopp joins for this week's Fantasy Show to discuss the NFL's struggling quarterbacks, and what's behind so many having issues.
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Nov 21, 2025 • 1h 47min
How many wins will the Vikings end up with? And Aaron Nagler joins
Matthew Coller talks with Manny Hill about the Vikings' outlook for the rest of 2025 and Cheesehead TV's Aaron Nagler stops by to give his take on the Packers.
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Nov 20, 2025 • 1h 3min
Star Tribune's Ben Goessling looks at JJ McCarhy's next seven weeks
Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune joins the show to look ahead to what's next for J.J. McCarthy after a roller coaster start to his NFL career. Then, Maggie Robinson joins the show for the weekly Robinson Round Up.
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Nov 20, 2025 • 54min
JJ McCarthy trying to 'rewire' how he plays QB (Part 2)
Matthew Coller talks about JJ McCarthy's latest comments about relearning how to play the QB position at the pro level. KOC also addressed his throwing motion and Maggie Robinson joins to look around the NFL.
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Nov 20, 2025 • 1h 3min
JJ McCarthy trying to 'rewire' how he plays QB (Part 1)
Matthew Coller talks about JJ McCarthy's latest comments about relearning how to play the QB position at the pro level. KOC also addressed his throwing motion and Maggie Robinson joins to look around the NFL.
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Nov 19, 2025 • 50min
Jeremiah Sirles needs to see progress from J.J. McCarthy
Former Vikings lineman Jeremiah Sirles joins the show to breakdown another rough day for J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings in a 19-17 loss to the Bears.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 3min
What do stats, tape reveal about JJ McCarthy's game vs. Bears (Part 2)
Matthew Coller breaks down what he saw on tape and in the numbers about JJ McCarthy's rough day and where they go from here.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 6min
What do stats, tape reveal about JJ McCarthy's game vs. Bears (Part 1)
Matthew Coller breaks down what he saw on tape and in the numbers about JJ McCarthy's rough day and where they go from here.
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Nov 16, 2025 • 57min
POSTGAME REACTION: JJ McCarthy struggles in Vikings loss to Bears
Matthew Coller and Dane Mizutani talk about JJ McCarthy's terrible game against the Chicago Bears and the Vikings dropping to 4-6.
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