Best Vikings Territory Podcasts (2024)

It happened. No, Justin Jefferson, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, was not traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers (although the Steelers enquired to his availability). No, JJ wasn’t traded to the Los Angeles Chargers on draft day in order for the Vikings to move up and select WR Malik Nabers (although a trade on draft day did involve JJ, but th…

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Darnold Speaks and We Discuss 1:00:13

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The Vikings have a new quarterback. Well, they actually a couple of them: Sam Darnold picked up in free agency and J.J. McCarthy drafted 10th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. But you knew that. What’s new is that those QBs have been out at TCO Performance Center practicing with their new team, and one of them, Darnold, the presumptive opening day sta…

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2024 Vikings Schedule Has Some Interesting Twists and Turns 59:09

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The Vikings finished in third place in the NFC North division in 2024, so they won’t find themselves playing in lot of primetime or nationally televised games this season.There are roster changes and camp position battle to discuss this week and the fellas from Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com a…

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Rookies are in Camp and All Eyes on McCarthy 1:00:10

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J.J. McCarthy, who the Vikings selected 10th overall in the first round of April’s NFL draft, threw some passes, threw an interception and later ran some gassers because he lost a bet to the new defenders in camp. McCarthy later talked with the media and showed a poise and calmness beyond his years, even garnering praise from his head coach Kevin O…

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Minnesota is on a Roll with JJ McCarthy in the House 56:00

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Purple Nation is indeed excited about McCarthy, excited about the draft and excited about the team that Kwesi and Company have assembled for the start of offseason team activities. There are strengths and weaknesses to the roster, for sure, but plenty to like and even more to discuss. And that’s what the fellas from Vikings Territory Breakdown podc…

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Kwesi Cooks in the Vikings’ 2024 NFL Draft 58:24

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Vikings fans anticipating the high stakes in their team’s 2024 NFL Draft were rewarded with an unexpected dose of trade excitement on Day 1. General manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah did get his quarterback to replace (eventually) the departed Kirk Cousins and followed it up with a highly-touted edge rusher to replace Danielle Hunter, who’s “Gone to Texa…

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NFL Draft 2024—What will the Vikings Do? 1:04:19

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So we needed a draft expert of our own to weigh in on what the Purple will do. Former Vikings and Tennesse Titans general manager Jeff Diamond joins the fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.c…

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Buckle Up—Vikes are Day-1 Players in the 2024 NFL Draft 1:01:28

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Things are getting down to the wire in the NFL Draft. We are two weeks out from the first day of the next era in Minnesota Vikings football, as they hold two draft picks in the first round of the upcoming draft. And we couldn’t be happier that it’s almost here.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Trading Places—The Vikings Search for a QBOTF 58:21

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A couple weeks ago the Vikings made a trade with the Houston Texans to acquire the 23rd pick in the draft in 2024 draft to go along with their pick (11th overall), and all the subsequent speculation centers on them trading up in the first round to grab a QB of the future. That speculation carries some weight as the Vikings lost their QB of the pres…

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Kwesi’s Cookin’ in Week 2 of Free Agency 55:51

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Kwesi has been cookin,’ as all the kids like to say. After a banner week in free agency that saw the addition of several defensive performers, a new quarterback in Sam Darnold and the swiping of a fan-favorite running back from that rival team to the east,By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Vikings Trade for a Second First Rounder Intensifies the Offseason 1:06:47

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Vikings GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah secured a trade of draft picks with the Houston Texans that appears to signal the Vikings’ desires to move up in the 2024 NFL Draft and grab their QB of the future.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Kirk Cousins Flies the Coop and Becomes a Falcon 58:46

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Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk all the Free Agency moves the Vikings made in day 1 of the legal tampering. The new NFL League year started this week with the “legal tampering” period on Monday and the Vikings made a huge splash—but it was kind of a belly flop.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Vikings Combine Up Some News Bits 57:59

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The NFL Combine ended last weekend and suddenly there is a little more NFL news to talk about. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell both spoke at the Combine and each made minor ripples in the vast waters of the offseason. (But we media types will create tsunamic speculation waves out of them.)…

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Salary Cap Increase Can Change the Vikings Offseason 55:25

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The NFL salary cap went up this week to $255.4 million for 2024 season, up record $30.6 million from 2023. What does it mean? How does it affect the free agency market? How does it affect the Vikings situation which has to figure out what to do with pricy free agents to be, including Kirk Cousins, DE Danielle Hunter and the best player on their tea…

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Free Agency is Coming for Kwesi; What’s In Store for the Purple? 59:43

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Kwesi has to upgrade his track record in both areas this offseason for the Vikings to improve and the fan base to get off his back. And that improvement starts next weekend when he heads to Indianapolis for the Combine, followed by free agency and the new league year, which being on March 13. So, the fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcas…

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Chiefs Win—Celebrate the Champs (and Hope For Someone Else, Next Season) 1:02:40

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The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions—rinse, repeat. Taylor Swift was in the house to see it. Airplanes are fast. The San Francisco 49ers did just about everything they needed to do to win the game (save for not muffing an important punt), but they came up one score short (they will be back in the conversation next season, if they don’t t…

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Super Bowl Bet: The Season Comes to a Swift Conclusion 1:02:45

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Speaking of the Vikings, anything can happen during the offseason, as well, and we here at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) will get you prepared for it. The Vikings have a number of free agen…

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Super Bowl is Set and the Vikings aren’t In It 1:00:05

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So, we here at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are on hand to investigate that. As always, it starts with the quarterback, Kirk Cousins, and after seeing Brock Purdy bring the Niners back fro…

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Packers are Done; Vikings' Work had Begun 55:39

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The Vikings and their fans watched week two of the NFL Playoffs from the sidelines, as their NFC North counterparts,By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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It’s Cold, But the Offseason Better Heat Up for Minnesota 1:06:54

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Free agency is long off, and the NFL Draft even longer, but the discussion begins now. And the fellas at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com) are here to hammer it all out. Tune into the podcast and check…

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Lions Win—and the Vikes Head to the Draft 1:06:10

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Thus begins the offseason of questions—tough questions to be answered in Year 3 of the Kwesi-KOC regime. Will the team draft a QB in the first round? Will they resign Kirk Cousins and Hunter? How much will they pay Jefferson? Will Brian Flores return? How many CBs will the team need to draft?By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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The Ball Drops on the Vikings’ 2023 Season 1:04:03

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The Vikings hosted the Green Bay Packers for a New Year’s Eve party at U.S. Bank Stadium and the fireworks were all green and yellow. The Packers whipped up on the Vikings 33-10 and basically eliminated the Purple from the playoffs (they still have a 3 percent chance to make them). The Vikings trotted out first-year quarterback Jaren Hall to face t…

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The Lions Roar and the Vikings are Nearly No More 1:04:58

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The Vikings lost another one-score game (30-24 versus the visiting Detroit Lions at U.S. Bank Stadium). They lost it once again at the goal line in the final minute. And they lost it one more time due to shaky quarterback play and multiple turnovers. The loss was a disappointing one in a season of them. But somehow the hapless Minnesota Vikings rem…

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Vikings Bungle to The Bengals in Cincy 1:03:46

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In what might be the worst loss of the season, the Vikings lost to the Cincinnati Bengals on the road in overtime. After building a 17-3 lead in the third quarter, the Vikings stalwart defense (which hadn’t given up a touchdown since the last series of the Denver Broncos game) gave up three consecutive scores in the fourth quarter and ultimately th…

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Back from the Bye, Vikes Say Hi to a Crowded NFC 1:04:03

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Coming off the bye, the Vikings heads to Las Vegas where fortunes are gained (but more often lost in the casinos) and there are so many questions pestering the Purple personnel department: Who will start at QB? How much will JJ play and contribute? How much money should they give Kirk Cousins this offseason. Will any amount of money be enough for B…

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Back from the Bye, Vikes Say Hi to a Crowded NFC 1:01:55

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During their bye week, the Vikings nearly said bye-bye to their playoff chances. They held onto their 6th seed position in the NFC playoff picture, but the red-hot Green Bay Packers tied them at 6-6 and crept into the seventh spot. The Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are also 6-6, so the Vikings playoff chances dropped to 41 percent and t…

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Bad News Vikes Lose to the Bears 1:05:02

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Considering the full gamut of odd, bad, strange, embarrassing and downright maddening losses to the Chicago Bears, the Vikings sunk to a new low. It’s always weird when these two teams play in Chicago, or even worse, if it is Halloween Night. But on Monday Night Football at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings succumbed to the glare of full moon fever an…

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It’s Déjà vu All (Turn)Over, Again—Vikes Gag in Denver 1:04:09

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We've seen this before: the Vikings lose to a beatable team due to turnovers (including another one on their first drive). Even head coach agreed and said we had already learned this lesson before. But we were thinking that the Josh Dobbs Affect would erase that kind of thing. But the turnovers reared their ugly head and may have cost the Vikings a…

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Vikings’ Big First Half is Enough to Beat the Saints 1:03:35

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The Vikings hosted the NFC South Division-leading New Orleans Saints at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday, and we all know what happens when these two teams get together—stranger things. In this one, the Vikings teed up a blowout in the first half and then coasted (nervously) to their fifth win in a row.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Jaren was Darin’ but Dobbs Got the Dub 1:01:26

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The Vikings entered the game in position for postseason play (if the season ended then) despite losing their QB1 last week, and this win certainly doesn’t change that prospect. With two backup quarterbacks who showed poise, efficiency and promise in a season that was formerly totally off the rails, suddenly the 5-4 Vikings have something going for …

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The Vikings Browbeat the Pack But Lose Captain Kirk in the Process 1:02:34

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Last Monday night the Vikings outplayed a very good San Francisco 49ers team to save their season. Check. This week, they went to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Packers with a chance to get to.500 on the year and vault back into playoff contention. Check again.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Vikes Beat the Niners—Quit on this Team? “No Tanks!” 1:03:05

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It went well for the Vikings for a while—that Niner fumble was followed by a Niner missed field goal and the Vikings had a 10-0 lead. But the Niners scored before the half and then Jordan Addison got his redemption by stealing a pick from Charvarius Ward, the defending who stole reception from Addison on the third play of the game.…

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Vikings Beat the Bears . . . and There was Little Rejoicing 1:02:17

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We won’t bail them out at the Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast (we being, Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory and purplePTSD and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune). We will hold the offense’s feet to the fire (even though wideout Justin Jefferson was on the sidelines on Sunday) and implore them to improve quickly.…

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By the Numbers—The Vikes are 1-4 and in Trouble 1:00:02

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The Vikings are officially in trouble because after a season of close games, good luck and fortunate bounces of the football going their way, the opposite it is happening and the Vikings aren’t good enough to overcome those bounces. And we (Joe Oberle from vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig from the Star Tribune and startibrune.…

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Vikes Get off the Schneid with a Win in Carolina 57:24

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Kirk Cousins had one of his worst games as a Viking, yet still threw for two touchdown passes to Justin Jefferson. The defense struggled to put much pressure on the rookie QB Bryce young early, but a number of Brian Flores blitzes, several great plays by Smith and a couple of Marcus Davenport sightings perhaps will stave off the trade Cousins and t…

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Close Wins of 2022 become Close Losses in 2023—Chargers Beat the Vikes 1:03:32

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There is always a new way to win a football game—or if you happen to be affiliated with the Minnesota Vikings (a player, coach or fan), a new way to lose one. Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk about how the Vikings 0-3 start.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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The Vikings are Ohhhh nooo and 2 57:58

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They outplayed the Eagles for parts of the game but once again fumbled, stumbled and bumbled away a winnable game. That makes it seven turnovers in the first seven quarters of the season. Mark Craig and Joe Oberle talk Vikings 0-2 start.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Can’t Cry in Your Beer—Vikes Lose Opener to Tampa Bay 1:01:36

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Well, there will be no beer sold the rest of the season at U.S. Bank Stadium . . . because the Vikings lost the opener. (Okay, that’s an old joke and is likely stale, but not as stale as the taste of this loss.) The Vikings were beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17 on the home turf and it already puts them behind the eight-ball in the NFC North…

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Here We Go! The Bucs Stop Here in Minnesota on Sunday 1:01:04

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At long last, here we are—the start of the 2023 NFL Regular Season and the Vikings’ opening game of the year at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That’s a Bucs team that is not defending a Super Bowl title and does not have The G.O.A.T., seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady behind center. Unless he somehow un-retires this week.…

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Vikes Roster Moves—TJ Extended—Stuff Gets Real 54:54

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Stuff is starting to get real. The Vikings made their roster cuts this week and have been busy ever since that time backfilling holes in the roster for depth. GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah has frantically signed several players as head coach Kevin O’Connell and defensive coordinator Brian Flores have put in requests for more players. Stuff is getting real…

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Vikes-Titans preseason game 56:22

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It was a spaghetti western for the Vikings in their preseason game against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday—the good, the bad and the ugly. The good was some of what we’ve come to expect this offseason: Ivan Pace with another good game, Lewis Cine with a flash defensive play, Najee Thompson killing it on special teams. We saw that in week one and s…

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Rock this Joint—Vikings and Titans Practice before Preseason Game 45:39

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The Vikings are a third of the way through their preseason games and one half of the way through their two joint practices with the Tennessee Titans, so what do we know so far? Joe Oberle and Mark Craig talk 1st preseason game and what to expect for game 2.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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A Vikings Training Camp Round—Week 2 1:04:49

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The Vikings are making moves as they were well into their second week of training camp at TCO Performance Center. The injury bug has jumped up and bit them and forced several moves to fill out their training camp roster.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Hunter's the House—And On the Field—With his New Deal 54:10

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The deal is done. DE and edge rusher Danielle Hunter has signed a contract. The Purple faithful let out the collective breath they’ve been holding. Hunter signed a one-year deal for 17 mill and three mill in incentives.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Former Vikings GM Jeff Diamond Joins VT Breakdown for Training Camp Preview 1:04:36

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Jeff Diamond is the perfect guest as training camp gets underway as the front office of current GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah works hard to get all his players happy with their compensation and on the field prepping for the season.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Cousins Joins Netflix’s “Quarterback” in a Revealing Series 57:41

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There is plenty of fodder to talk over—including the number of hits he received last season (the most), how much the game means to Cousins on and off the course and his relationship with his new head coach Kevin O’Connell. Joe Oberle, senior writer for vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com, joins Mark Craig, Vikings writer and NFL Insider from th…

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KOC—The Real Deal or Real Lucky? 57:23

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Kevin O’Connell finished his first season as an NFL head coach with a record of 13-4, an NFC North Division title for the Minnesota Vikings and a first-round exit in the playoffs.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Who will be the Viking leaders this season? 58:43

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Believe it or not, there are some things worth discussing about the Vikings. True, it is early July, but it is later than you think as we wind down the offseason toward training camp near the end of August.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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Things are Heating Up in the Vikings Offseason 53:54

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With the month of June nearly gone and training camp just around . . . a couple corners, things are starting to heat up for the Vikings as they head toward 2023 season. Well, at least the temperature outside is heating up.By purpleTERRITORY Radio

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