Here it is, your annual Minnesota Vikings NFL Draft preview! We talk about the likely candidates, and the overall approach the Vikings should take going forward. Your host also gets to your comments and thoughts on social media! Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and get $25!faceb…

This has turned out to be one of the most fascinating free agency periods in Vikings history. We say good bye to Kirk Cousins, but hello to a younger, faster defense. There now a strong possibility of a blue chip Quarterback heading our way come draft time, as the Purple are clearly building up trade chips. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com A…

It's time for the annual granddaddy of them all, State Of The Vikings 2024. First, we put a bow on the 2023 season, and name the 2023 Vikings MVP, biggest disappointment and biggest surprise. In the second segment, we look toward the future, looking towards 2024 free agency and the draft. Gerald Syring opens up segment three with another great call…

Super Bowl LVIII was a great game, but the ending felt oh so familiar and oh so predictable. The 49ers gave away numerous chances, and Steve Spagnuolo proved he's the best defensive coordinator of all-time. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and get $25!facebook.com/profile.php?id…

Championship Sunday was a tale of two halves, one that sputtered away, as the Ravens kept shooting themselves in the foot, despite playing much better in the second half, a lot like this year's Vikings. The 49ers on the other hand, mounted a 17 point comeback, as it appeared the Lions were on their way to their first Super Bowl, only to see San Fra…

Baltimore ultimately crushed the Texans in the second half of their game, whereas San Fransisco finally woke up in the fourth quarter to oust the Packers. The Lions outlasted the Buccaneers, reaching their first NFC Title game since the 1991 season. The Bills looked like the better team, and had home field advantage, but blew so many opportunities,…

We review a crazy NFL Wild Card weekend, and preview the upcoming Divisonal round. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and get $25!facebook.com/purplemafiashowX: @purplemafiashowInstagram: @purplemafiashowpaladinolive@yahoo.com

The Minnesota Vikings indeed finished what was the 2023 Season with a 7-10 record. This season started with mistakes, then the injuries set in, followed by poor decision making after a pretty nice mid-season run. At the end of the day, failure after failure reared it's ugly head pretty much throughout the year. Hey! Here’s my referral link to sign …

With injuries everywhere, terrible options at quarterback, a defense that is losing confidence, and the sudden resurgence of certain other teams, the Minnesota Vikings are on a road to nowhere.Hey! Here’s my referral link to sign up to deliver with DoorDash: https://drd.sh/bY8KbLVp00wbwH3b/If you do 290 deliveries in Minneapolis within 60 days you’…

Merry Christmas Purple Mafia faithful, on this Christmas Eve special edition! Nick Mullens has skills to throw the football, and is a gunslinger of a QB like fellow Southern Miss. Alumni Brett Favre was, but the mistakes are so much more often and so egregious, that people might wonder what he's on out there. The Detroit Lions would go on to win th…

After a fairly uneventful first half, things looked awfully promising when the Minnesota Vikings built a 17-3 in Cincinnati. Just as quickly, the tides would turn, with questionable play calls, and not using the proper advantages that were given by the Bengals run defense. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P…

Another putrid showing by the Minnesota Vikings offense, wasn't enough to get past Brian Flores defense, as the Vikings somehow hung on to win 3-0 in Las Vegas. Josh Dobbs was ultimately benched in the fourth quarter in favor of Nick Mullens, who likely will be the starting QB going forward. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypt…

The Joshua Dobbs rocket science experiment appears to have been "Scrubbed", as suddenly our NFL Offensive version of a rocket scientist decided to force the fore mentioned quarterback to play completely out of his strengths. What did this change of plan get us? A 12-10 loss AT HOME to the last place Chicago Bears. Use my referral link for the Crypt…

God bless him, but Alexander Mattison has hurt this Minnesota Vikings team this season, time and again, with dropped touchdowns, weak performances, and momentum changing/back breaking fumbles. It's time to move on to Ty Chandler, as it could just have easily been Cam Akers just a few weeks back. Either way, a change needs to be made, there have bee…

Josh Dobbs, and the Minnesota Vikings offense was incredibly impressive, creative and not afraid in the first half of the game. The second half was the polar opposite for whatever reason, along with the fact that Dennis Allen is a more than capable defensive coach, and the Saints defense is legit. Thankfully, the Vikings defense, along with Brian F…

After Jaren Hall's impressive start and unfortunate concussion, Joshua Dobbs took over after being a Viking only since being acquired in a trade just four days prior. Things looked rough early for Dobbs, but just as quickly, the 28 year old spot starter got more and more comfortable in O'Connell's offense, and ultimately lead the Vikings to a gutsy…

The Minnesota Vikings hand is now forced to make a decision regarding their long-term future as a franchise, with Kirk Cousins likely being out for the season with a sudden right Achilles tear during the fourth quarter of what was a fairly impressive win in Green Bay. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to …

Monday Night was the feature presentation of 2023, at least so far, as Kirk Cousins, Jordan Addison, and Cam Bynum showed up to play, along with many other valuable pieces of this Vikings team. The fore mentioned Purple took an early lead, and never relinquished it, with a thrilling 22-17 victory over maybe the best team in the NFL! Use my referral…

Yeah, they won in Chicago, but this Vikings team is NOT serious, and hasn't been since the first drive against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it shows. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and get $25!facebook.com/purplemafiashowX: @purplemafiashow Instagram: @purplemafiashowpaladino…

Time and time again this year, it feels like Minnesota Vikings fans are victims of a cruel prank. Opening drive to the one yard line? Pick Six. First play of the game? Fumble. In a game that the Chiefs almost wanted to lose, the Vikings offense continued their maddeningly inept overall play, and "came up short" yet again. Use my referral link for t…

Funny how when the Vikings finally generate SOMETHING of a pass rush, and another coincidence, Marcus Davenport finally plays in a game, they actually win a game. Albeit, against one of the worst teams in the league, with a rookie quarterback, but without that pass rush, the Vikings might be 0-4. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://…

The Minnesota Vikings proved to be generous tippers vs the Los Angeles Chargers, as two of the most pivotal plays of the entire game, ended up with the ball being tipped to those aforementioned Bolts. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and get $25!facebook.com/purplemafiashowX: @p…

The Minnesota Vikings are already a minus six in the take/give in a mere two weeks, which is a pretty good reason they are 0-2. As well as the Vikings appeared to be playing, especially defensively, there's only so much you can do, when you give the ball right back, time and time again. Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com…

The Minnesota Vikings offense was an utter failure Sunday afternoon vs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Being this is episode 404, this is a once in a podcast history chance to call it "error 404", so it must have been destiny, Considering how ineffective the Vikings offense was for most of the second half of this game, literally like a network error, whe…

The NFL has returned! The Minnesota Vikings roster is set (unofficially of course) and Tampa Bay awaits us, as week one of the 2023 NFL season draws nigh. The Vikings made a few surprise moves, one of them keeping four tight ends! You will hear a Purple season preview, followed by NFL predictions, including who goes to and wins the Super Bowl this …

Football is coming out of dormancy, as is your host in our annual catch up show! We get caught up with all that has happened the past few months, and empty the mail bag, along with some positive signs as we enter the 2023 NFL Preseason! Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App:https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and get $…

The Minnesota Vikings draft class of 2023 is here, and we of course discuss the positives and negatives of decisions that were made. It does appear that the Vikings may have picked up one or two legitimate defensive gems in the undrafted free agent market! As usual, we get to your comments on twitter and Facebook! Use my referral link for the Crypt…

The 2023 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and Joey your host has a list of players that could be floating around where the Vikings pick at 23, along with who the Vikings might trade up for, to try to hit a homerun! Joey eventually settles on a single player, who he would endorse as the Vikings pick if he was the GM and this player was indeed t…

NFL Free Agent season is here, and the Minnesota Vikings are hard at work, restructuring the roster, keeping some, while moving on with others to get the cap situation in a better place. Clearly Kwesi has a plan, and this team is going younger, heading towards long term success.facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashowInstagram: @purplemafiashow…

This show is wall to wall Bud Grant conversation, as the legendary coach passed away Saturday morning on March 11th 2023.facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashow@paladinolivepaladinolive@yahoo.com@PigskinPodNet@draftkingsGambling Problem? Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA), Call 877- 8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If …

Here it is, the annual granddaddy of them all, State Of The Vikings 2023! In the first segment, we put a Purple Bow on the 2022 season, including all the highs and lows, with all the dramatic comebacks along with the blowout losses, ultimately ending with being knocked out in the first round yet again. We pass out our yearly Minnesota Vikings award…

Brian Flores has been hired by the Minnesota Vikings as our new defensive coordinator. We can expect a much more aggressive approach, and certain player will look better in this more creative and deceptive scheme, versus the overly predictable shell defense of last season. Super Bowl LVII was one for the ages, but had a fairly disappointing end.fac…

The Minnesota Vikings are still deciding on who shall be the next defensive Coordinator as our offseason remains on hold for the time being. The Forty Niners unfortunately had a similar fate as the 2017 Vikings, and the Cincinnatti Bengals lost a heartbreaker, while Travis Kelce make a complete fool of himself throughout the postgame festivities. H…

The Minnesota Vikings have fired Ed Donatell, and have requested interviews with some intriguing candidates, we discuss this to open the show. We then get into the Divisional Round weekend, and preview Championship Sunday! We hear a call from Mad Martin, and all of your tweets and facebook comments!facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashow@palad…

The Minnesota Vikings season came to a screeching halt, in all too familiar fashion if you've been watching this team for a number of years and a number of playoff appearences, dating all the way back to Superbowl IV, where all the disappointment started.facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashow@paladinolivepaladinolive@yahoo.com@PigskinPodNet@d…

The Minnesota Vikings won a preseason style game against the Chicago Bears, who will now pick first overall in the draft coming up this coming spring. Luckily the Vikings had no injuries in this one, and as expected, will host the New York Giants on Super Wild Card Weekend. The Vikings drew a team that is very beatable, but with star right tackle B…

The Minnesota Vikings had a golden opportunity to end the Packers season, AND get a step closer to the number one seed in the NFL, and what happened? A game that was "A Blizzard Of Balls" in a 41-17 loss, that basically was 41-3 versus Dallas all over again. This game also brought back many a rotten late season memory, that has cost the Vikings a m…

The Minnesota Vikings went with an interesting look on Christmas Eve Saturday afternoon, with a whiteout through out the field, the fans in the stands and of course the uniforms, though their helmet stayed purple. It was an overall back and forth battle, as many a game have been this 2022 season for the Vikings and the New York Giants as well. Anot…

Down 33-0, the final frontier, these are the Voyagers of the Minnesota Vikings, their continuing mission, to explore large deficiets, to scare fans, if not themselves... to boldly do what no team has done before... The Minnesota Vikings made history on Saturday December the 17th, 2022, coming back from a hole, that no team has ever returned from. R…

We all knew the dam would break at some point, (not that it didn't vs Philadelphia and Dallas) but also against a team that might not be a first tier club. Not just bad habits, but putting players in inopportune positions, and injuries to offensive lineman hasn't helped either.facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashow@paladinolivepaladinolive@ya…

The Minnesota Vikings defense has been scaring us all season, yet so many times, they've pulled through with the big stop at the end, be it an INT, or simply a stop to end the game. Sure, the "Dona-SHELL" defense looked pretty good until the last few minutes of the second quarter, but that's when the bleep hit the fan... Luckily, the Vikings emerge…

For the first time in a least 20 years, it's safe to say that a Minnesota Vikings head coach, out dueled Bill Belichick! The Patriots, despite playing very well for over three quarters, and looked like they might win this game, were undisiplined way too often in this game, which cost them dearly.facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashow@paladino…

Reality set in early and often Sunday afternoon, starting with the strip sack of Kirk Cousins, and it felt like the Vikings never recovered. The Dallas Cowboys don't wear pinstripes, but they sure seem like the do versus the Vikings of late, shades of the Yankees dominance over the Minnesota Twins.facebook.com/purplemafiashow@purplemafiashow@paladi…

There is something different about this Vikings team compared to so many others. They literally just win games, whether pretty, ugly, scary, or an epic battle of "Can you top this?". It's becoming more of we hope it never ends, and this team ultimately reaches immortality when the time comes in February. We certainly hope so, and we shall soon find…

The Minnesota Vikings just keep finding ways to win, in games they would not have won last year, or frankly, not in the last few years at the very least. Kirk Cousins returned to Washington for the first time, and was heckled with fans trolling Kirk's famous "You like that?!" line at him, as the Commanders were beating the Vikings by ten. Thankfull…

The bottom line is that this Minnesota Vikings team is winning games they would not have last season. This team is not finding ways to lose, they are finding ways to win, no matter how ugly or how graceful. Za'Darius Smith continues to bring an incredible pass rush to this team, and Dalvin Cook finally eclipses 100 yards rushing Vig It App Referral…

The Minnesota Vikings survived another ugly game, as the Miami Dolphins shot themselves in the foot, time and again. The Vikings showed up when needed, and got another clutch victory, and somehow are now 5-1! Vig It App Referral: Paladinolive Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App: https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com an…

In a game that initially looked like the Vikings first blow out win of the year, the momentum changed oh so much, to a point it appeared the Vikings might lose, or at the very least, have to take their chances in overtime. As the Bears were cutting through the Vikings defense once again, Cam Dantzler suddenly came up with the ball, stripping Ihmir …

The Minnesota Vikings have found a way to win ugly games like this, and that's a heck of a lot better than losing these kind of games the past few years. At 3-1, this team has a chance to be the most successful in Kirk Cousins career, after that, what could happen next? Vig It App Referral: Paladinolive Use my referral link for the Crypto.com App: …

The Vikings came back from down 14 points, and then 10 points later on in a game that looked as if it wasn't going to go their way down the stretch. When finally in striking distance, the return of KJ Cluch happened, with two huge plays, the second resulting in the game winner! Vig It App Referral: Paladinolive Use my referral link for the Crypto.c…