What are the expectations for the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings in 2019? Is it good that they're flying under the rador or seen as a "sleeper"? All that and more "Lowered Expectations" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Website: http://purpleftw.com --- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/purple-ftw...
Jul 16, 2019•49 min
Drive on up to the lake this weekend with the dulcet tones of our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings clip show 3.0! Today's Talkers Include: • NFL Network sees the Vikes as a "Sleeper" • Opportunity for rookie CB Kris Boyd • Ranking the NFC North TEs • Will Treadwell be on the roster in 2019? • Waynes or Mack long-term? • Who wins the kick return job? • What if Rhodes aren't Closed this season? All that and more "STARVING for Football" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digita...
Jul 12, 2019•52 min
Bringing it home on a Friday talking Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and NFL Draft with Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) of The Draft Network, Climbing the Pocket and The Draft Board Podcast. Plus Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! All that and more "Ice Cold" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Jun 28, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Friend of the Program Dane Mizutani (@DaneMizutani) of the Pioneer Press joined us at the Blue Door Pub to chat about the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings offseason and how the squad is shaping up heading into training camp at the end of July. All that and more "Bring the Heat" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/...
Jun 27, 2019•59 min
Summer is upon us! Here's our second installation of our Summer YouTube Clip Shows. Today we covered: the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings 4th safety competition, who has the best defense in the NFC North, why David Morgan II is legit, what if Kevin Stefanski is one-and-done at offensive coordinator, why Kirk Cousins won't be traded to the Niners, do the Vikes never win in Chicago, and what if the Vikings never traded for Sam Bradford. All that and more "Count It Down" chatter on this edition of the P...
Jun 26, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Made it to a Friday and as always we welcome in Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) of The Draft Network, Climbing the Pocket and The Draft Board Podcast. to chat Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and NFL Draft. Plus Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! All that and more "Count It Down" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: htt...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Caught up with recent college grad Daniel House (@DanielHouseNFL) of Vikings Corner at the Blue Door Pub to chat about the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and their question to capture the Jeromebardi Trophy in 2019. All that and more "Woodward" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Website: http://purpleftw.com -...
Jun 20, 2019•56 min
Summer vacation has officially begun for Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, but we're still here cranking out #content... Well. Sorta. Here's a repurposed collection of clips from our YouTube Channel. We talked about 'if the other QBs had to start', why the first seven games of the season are important, Vikings should PAY Harrison Smith, why Kirk Cousins will benefit mightily from more play-action, the future of Linval Joseph, Steve Jordan going in the Ring of Honor, and the WR3 competition post mini-c...
Jun 19, 2019•53 min
Had a blast sitting down and chatting with 2x U.S. Paralympian rugby medalist Chuck Aoki (@Aoki5Chuck) at the Blue Door Pub. We talked about the Paralymics, the growth of rugby in the United States, and of course the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as Chuck is a lifelong fan of the Purple. All that and more "Gold Upcoming" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagr...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings inked up Kyle Rudolph to an extension, but the details of the contact will raise an eyebrow. Plus former NFL cornerback and current media analyst Will Blackmon (@WillBlackmon) of NFL Network swung by to chat about what it was like to play the Vikings (as a Packer), his time with Kirk Cousins in Washington, and we get his assessment of the Vikings cornerback room.Plus Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! All that and more ...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 8 min
We walk through Minnesota Fightin' Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph trying to dunk on me on the ol' Twitter machine. Plus we're hyped about 3-TECH Hercules Mata'afa, introduce you to assistant to the regional kicking coach Nate Kaeding, why the Vikes should keep Aviante Collins at tackle, and a look at assistant general manager George Paton and why he's always in demand. All that and more "LOL" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/...
May 30, 2019•45 min
We gave into the trendy Quarterback Tier Ranking and did up our own and walk you through who we think is ELITE, who we think is trash, and where we put Kirk Cousins. Plus we make the case that Cousins >>> Rodgers in 2019. All that and more "Rodgers is Washed" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Web...
May 28, 2019•58 min
Darren "Doogie" Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) of The Scoop Podcast. swings by to chat about the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings back for OTAs and the latest with the Kyle Rudolph contract situation. Plus we dive into what exactly players and coaches are allowed to do at OTAs and Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! All that and more "Perfect Fried Rice" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purplef...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 21 min
Absolute fire chat with my guy Jeff Bissoy (@JeffEmbiid) of MPR today. Everything from Minnesota Fightin' Vikings OTAs, assessment on Kirk Cousins, St. Thomas getting punted out of the MIAC, the future of Kyle Rudolph, mental health issues in the NFL, and the 2019 Women's World Cup. All that and more "Everything Bagel" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instag...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) of Cover-1, Climbing the Pocket and The Draft Board Podcast. swings in for his weekly spot talking about the recent rumblings and shaking with the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as well as the 2020 NFL Draft Class. Plus Friday Mailbag! All that and more "Snailmail" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purp...
May 17, 2019•46 min
Darren "Doogie" Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) of The Scoop Podcast. joins the show to weigh in on the Eric Kendricks restructure and what the hell is going on with Kyle Rudolph. Plus Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! All that and more "Whatevs" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purp...
May 16, 2019•56 min
Longtime Friend of the Program Myles Gorham (@MylesGorham85) of Climbing the Pocket rejoins the show at The Blue Door Pub to chat about the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings offseason and where the expectation bar is set for 2019. All that and more "Davion Davis is WR1 chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Website: ...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings 2019 Draft Class and UDFA group is assembled. We brought our man Thor Nystrom (Rotoworld) back into the Blue Door Pub to chat about every single rookie and how the NFL Draft played out in general. All that and more "Bradbury is a Naildriver" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Longtime Friend of the Program Cory Hepola of WCCO Radio's Hey, It's Cory Hepola rejoined the show for a fun, macro conversation about the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, the impact of social media, the changing landscape/mediums of journalism, and life in general. Plus I blast through the Vikes draft class and assign grades. Because it's been a day, why not. All that and more "A+++++" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforth...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Longtime Friend of the Program Scott Wright of Draft Countdown joins the show to breakdown the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings 2019 Draft class. Plus a profile on priority UDFA quarterback Jake Browning. All that and more "Super Bowl, Homeboy" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Website: http://purpleftw.com ---...
Apr 29, 2019•46 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings 2019 Draft Class has been selected. All... Twelve of them. Let's recap the picks and learn who these players are and how they can make an impact with the Vikes. 1) Garrett Bradbury, C - NC State 2) Irv Smith Jr, TE - Alabama 3) Alexander Mattison, RB - Boise State 4) Dru Samia, OG - Oklahoma 5) Cameron Smith, LB - USC 6) Armon Watts, DL - Arkansas 6) Marcus Epps, S - Wyoming 6) Oli Udoh, OT - Elon 7) Kris Boyd, CB - Texas 7) Dillon Mitchell, WR - Oregon 7) Olabisi ...
Apr 28, 2019•57 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings got interior offensive line help adding center Garrett Bradbury from NC State. We'll break down the pick as well as the recap the entire first round of the NFL Draft and what the Vikes should do on Day 2. All that and more "Center1" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Website:...
Apr 26, 2019•37 min
It's finally here. Draft Day. We brought in Josh Pelto and SKOL Memes to chat about the upcoming three-day Draft pick fest. Plus a bonus cameo from Cory Hepola and Minnesota Fightin' Vikings all-time Draft Busts, Booms, and our Top-30 offensive line big board! All that and more "Jonah Williams. No Matter What." chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: htt...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr 49 min
It's time for our one and only OFFICIAL Mock Drafts. All that and more "Jonah Williams. No Matter What." chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Website: http://purpleftw.com --- iTunes: http://purpleftw.com/itunes SKOR North: https://www.skornorth.com/tag/andy-carlson/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1F...
Apr 23, 2019•43 min
Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) of Cover-1, Climbing the Pocket and The Draft Board Podcast. checks in for one last Minnesota Fightin' Vikings Draft talk before the big days next week. Then Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! to chat about the Adam Thielen extension. Plus later, 5 reasons why the Vikes WON'T draft offensive line in the 1st round. All that and more "UDFA Tryout1" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitt...
Apr 19, 2019•59 min
Former Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback and The PRIDE of Cretin-Derham Hall Conor Rhoda (@Crhoda_15) joins the show at Blue Door Pub to chat about the Gophs as well as the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and what the Purple is going to do in the upcoming NFL Draft. All that and more "UDFA Tryout1" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instag...
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr
Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) of Cover-1, Climbing the Pocket and The Draft Board Podcast. makes his weekly stop to talk about our PERFECT first three draft picks for the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings. Plus Josh Pelto (@JoshPelto) joins me at The Blue Door Pub for some Vikes Over Beers! All that and more "Extend Spielman Forever" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Inst...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr 11 min
We dive deep into fantasy football talk with the Pharaoh of Phantasy (@DTC_IzzyE), co-founder of the Dynasty Trade Calculator. We chat about the loss of Rob Gronkowski, the value of some "questionable" fantasy staples headed into 2019, and the future value of this NFL Draft class and beyond. All that and more "Taulia Tagovailoa in Devy" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purple...
Mar 28, 2019•1 hr 3 min
We take a look at the wisdom of being part of #TeamTradeDown for the Minnesota Fightin Vikings (follow along with our sample mock here). Then we welcomed in in Friend of The Program Michael Kist (@MichaelKistNFL) to chat about the Draft and offensive linemen. All that and more "#TeamTradeDown" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpleforthewin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purpleftwpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram...
Mar 26, 2019•56 min
For the inside report on new Minnesota Fightin' Vikings guard Josh Kline, we brought in friend of the program Justin (@JustinM_NFL) of the Music City Miracles and USA Today Draft Wire. Plus Jordan Reid (@JReidNFL) of Cover-1, Climbing the Pocket and The Draft Board Podcast dives into the latest Vikings headlines and we look at quarterbacks in the NFL Draft. All that and more "KLINE TIME" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast! A Carlson Digital Joint Twitter: http://twitter.com/purpl...
Mar 22, 2019•48 min
