All six Minnesota Fightin' Vikings wide receivers may be active for Sunday's game versus the (1-4) and reeling Kansas City Chiefs. Mike Wallace is safe, but who will land the snaps for the rest of the season?THIS. IS VIKINGS WIDE RECEIVER IDOL.Arif Hasan stops by for his weekly spot to discuss who has the upper hand to win the honor of catching Teddy's balls, why offensive line play is terrible league wide, who will finally win the damn safety job opposite Harrison, and I rename NFL teams to mor...
Oct 17, 2015•42 min
Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN swings in to chat about the 2-2 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, why they (and fans) shouldn't be overlooking the Jamaal Charles-less Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday, and how the Purple look to fare down the stretch of 2015.We also get into his rise to power in Twin Cities sports talk radio (basically Narcos), the reaction to his infamous Adrian Peterson apology letter, what it's like to be the second most famous person in a relationship (ala Christian Ponder) and who would sq...
Oct 15, 2015•1 hr 15 min
Former Minnesota Golden Gopher and Baltimore Raven wide receiver Ron Johnson (FOX 9/KFAN) stopped in to talk about our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings as we come out of the bye week. We touched on what attributes make Teddy Bridgewater special, Ron ranks the current corps of Vikes wideouts, how Mike Zimmer's defense is starting to resemble the great Ravens defenses of the 2000s, and why his former teammate Jamal Lewis' 295 game might still be the NFL record.All that and other "Hot Pockets Suck" nonse...
Oct 14, 2015•37 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (2-2) are off the bye week and are looking to get back to a winning record as we welcome in the suddenly faceless Kansas City Chiefs (1-4). With their superstar running back Jamaal Charles done for the season with a torn ACL, the Chiefs look to Charn... Charadr.... Running back C. West to help carry the load of a team that was already marginal on offense (even with Charles) and a usually solid defense that's suddenly tied for 30th in the NFL giving up 28.6 points p...
Oct 14, 2015•54 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings continue their Bye Bye Bye Week as we fans Drive Ourselves Crazy.THEE Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) swings by to talk a little Purple. Whether he liked the Gerald Hodges trade or Wants Him Back, if new center Nick Easton can help the offensive line get N*SYNC, why Norv needs to spend A Little More Time worrying about Teddy Dave Bridgewater, and we cast Vikings: The Sitcom.Editors Note: The episode will not be full of N*SYNC puns. This I Promise You.All that and other ...
Oct 09, 2015•39 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings head into the Bye Week 2-2. With a quarter of the season already in the books, we need to do like every other show and hand out awards! But not everyone will get a trophy. Papa James Harrison approves. Di Murphy of The Daily Norseman joins me to hand out the hardware.The Quarter Season Categories Include:• Best Rookie (The Randy Moss)• Best Mascot (The NOT Ragnar)• Best Assitant Coach (The Mike Tomlin)• Least Valuable Player (The Fred Smoot)• Best Blogger (The Arif...
Oct 07, 2015•44 min
Luke Inman of eDraft stops in to talk some Minnesota Fightin' Vikings to fill up the Bye Week with some audible goodness. We touch on how the offensive line can get right in two weeks (it probably can't), Teddy out-dueling Peyton Manning (no big deal), the new logjam at wide receiver, how that Zimmer Hellfire Defense is saving us, and if Blair Walsh is gonna get Scobee'd or Mason Crosby'd.We also dive into Luke's specialties of fantasy football and the rapidly approaching 2016 NFL Draft. Check o...
Oct 06, 2015•1 hr 18 min
Despite a valiant effort by the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings Defense and Teddy "Dave" Bridgewater, the Purple came up short Sunday afternoon in Denver 23-20. The Zimmer Hellfire Defense forced Peyton "Chicken Parm" Manning into two interceptions and his 2nd lowest QB rating of the season, but it wasn't enough in Mile High as a sluggish start, a faulty offensive line, and a lame kicker denied the Vikings a much sought after road win and leave them at 2-2 heading into the bye week. We discuss the go...
Oct 05, 2015•48 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (2-1) are set to face the endboss Peyton "Goro" Manning and the Denver Gelded Broncos Sunday afternoon in Mortal Kombat. Arif Hasan joins us to break down how the Purple can put Friendship aside and hit Peyton, FINISH HIM!!!, and come out of Mile High with a Flawless Victory.Also Scorpion is the best MK character, and I will fight you if you disagree.All that and other "GET OVER HERE" nonsense on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!An Andy Carlson Joint.Follow ...
Oct 02, 2015•45 min
Jenna King-Shepherd , wife of Minnesota Fightin' Vikings rookie offensive lineman Austin Shepherd , joined the show to talk about all things Purple (and some Crimson). We chatted about life as a football wife, the Austin Shepherd Foundation , transitioning to living in the Northstar State coming from Alabama, and I run her through a round of Minnesota Trivia! Be sure to check out Jenna's female-friendly Viking clothing line Pretty Wolf , dropping this fall. All that and other "ROLLLLLL VIKINGS &...
Oct 01, 2015•37 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (2-1) are on to Denver as we invade the undefeated Denver Broncos' Mile High perch and try to break the stallions in the late game Sunday afternoon. The Purple are 0-3 all-time vs Peyton Manning, while Mike Zimmer is 1-5 as a defensive coordinator.Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) of The Daily Norseman stops in to chat about the rekindled Zimmer Hellfire Defense, why Vikings Rubes need to relax on Teddy, how the Bears are a barren wasteland of nothingness that needs to be bl...
Sep 30, 2015•59 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings savored a tasty curb stomping of the San Diego Super Chargers 31-14 Sunday afternoon at The Bank. The Purple sealed the win in the second half with a solid running game and dominant defense that completely shut down Philip Rivers and the Bolts. We recap the action in our usual "Not too high/not too low" fashion!Other "Manti Te'o isn't real" Talkers Include• Adrian is Adrian• Vikings Fans Want The D• Trae Waynes First Action• Teddy Bridgewater Concerns• Wide Receive...
Sep 28, 2015•47 min
NFL records tend to fall when the San Diego Super Chargers and Minnesota Fightin' Vikings get together. Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) is back in the house for his Friday Football Preview as we look if Adrian can rush for 297 yards as #VikingsTwitter seems to think he can. In the first half. We also look at what the Chargers bring to the table and the key matchups that will help the Purple get a win on Sunday and maybe a little revenge for NORVVVV against his former employer.All that and other "Anto...
Sep 25, 2015•38 min
There's always something with this damn team. Of course the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings would be the only team in professional sports history to have a contract dispute with an unofficial mascot that people never really paid attention too. Good job, Ragnar.Today on the show, I eviscerate Ragnar for demanding $20,000 per game for a gig he should have been happy to be earning only a paltry $1500 per, I list off ten possible mascot replacements, and go into my theory of why team mascots should alway...
Sep 23, 2015•1 hr 19 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings bothered the win column score keeper Sunday with an impressive 26-16 outlasting of the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon at The Bank. Adrian "RB1" Peterson made his TCF Bank Stadium debut in a refreshing fashion, helping carry the Purple to a much needed win. We discuss the game and try not to gloat too much about Justin Trattou....Other "I TOLD YOU ABOUT TRATTOU" Talkers Include• The Defense Was A Zimmer Defense• Offensive Line Was Going Downhill (In a Good Way)• Adr...
Sep 21, 2015•43 min
Zimmer's got his "on to Detroit" shoes on as the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings (0-1) open the home season at The Bank Sunday vs the Detroit Lions (0-1). It's as close as you can get to a must win in a Week 2 game as the Purple try to bounce back from their non-appearance last Monday in San Francisco and the Lions lick their wounds from blowing a 21-3 2nd quarter lead in San Diego.The winner will have their season back on track. The loser's fan base will be ready to light cars on fire. They could al...
Sep 18, 2015•1 hr 15 min
After an evening of reflection, and copious amounts of chicken wings and beer, I've decided that I prefer Monday night's Minnesota Fightin' Vikings massive fail as opposed to a close game. I'll explain my flawless logic as Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) joins the show for her weekly spot.We chat about Adrian Peterson's usage, our confidence in Teddy Bridgewater bouncing back after a poor showing, and how Mike Zimmer not putting any of the blame on himself or the coaching staff is concerning and worth n...
Sep 16, 2015•53 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings started out the 2015 season with a turd in the punch bowl Monday night/Tuesday morning in Santa Clara, falling to the San Francisco 49ers 20-3 in a game that wasn't even that close. We recap the grease fire that was on today's show and promise not to be ALL doom and gloom!Also Mugsy threw up in my mouth towards the end of the show. So there's that...Other "The Vikings Had 6 Preseason Games" Talkers Include• Why I like watching games alone• The WORST kinds of Viking...
Sep 15, 2015•41 min
Since our Vikings-Niners Preview episode is already up, we decided to fill the Monday slot with complete non-sense as Andy gives new nicknames to every player on the Vikings roster!Some Of The HighLights Include:• Teddy "Dave" Bridgewater• Stefon "CAN YOU DIG IT" Diggs• Jarius "Slotmachine" Wright• Kyle "Your Girlfriend Sneezed on Me At Training Camp” Rudolph• Sharrif "My Arms Aren't Short, They're Economical" Floyd• Marcus "Mighty Mouse" Sherels• Tune in for the other 65 nicknames!All that and ...
Sep 14, 2015•42 min
The NFL season is on us like white on rice. We're still three days away from our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings taking on the San Francisco 4ers (the 9 retired) Monday night at the Field of Jeans, home of Super Bowl Fitty. To get a dual perspective, we got Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) of eDraft, Sportsnaut, and Forbes to stop by and drop some Niner knowledge on us as well as Arif Hasan's weekly spot. Other "The O-Line is Shakier Than a Subpar Pizza Buffet" Talkers Include• John Sullivan on IR DF...
Sep 11, 2015•1 hr 22 min
The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings are a mere 5 days away from trekking to the Land of Hippies & Silicon to begin the 2015 season, which will also hopefully end in the Land of Hippies & Silicon. Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) makes her weekly pit stop to talk some junk about the the 49ers, Vikings, and especially Cordarrelle. Leslie Frazier gets a random diss as well. Other "The Niners Miss Jerome Simpson" Talkers Include• Goodell is Incompetent = Water is Wet• The Niners black unis are garbage• Th...
Sep 09, 2015•59 min
The roster is trimmed and the practice squad is set for the 2015 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings. It's time to place some football! BUT before we do, gotta go over who made it, who didn't, who ended up on the practice squad, and what it all means. Other "I'm not mad, Papa Yank. Just disappointed" Talkers Include• Cuts from 75 to 53• No international practice squad spot, so WHY DID BABS STICK AROUND SO LONG?• Isame Faciane cut – Not ready for prime time• Tom Farniok gone – Arif Weeps• Tyrus Thompson &...
Sep 07, 2015•33 min
The 2015 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings preseason is in the books and now we are only 10 long-ass days away from actually FOOTBALL football when the boys in purple head out to Santa Clara to take on the San Francisco Shells of Their Former Selves next Monday night.Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) stops in for his weekly spot to touch on the upcoming season, who's in/out for the final 53 man roster, and we make fun of RG3.Other "We're Lucky We Got Kalil Instead of RG3" Talkers Include• Andy The Yellow• New...
Sep 04, 2015•51 min
The Minnesota Fighting Vikings have one (ONE!) freaking preseason game left before the 2015 Season of Believin' kicks off two Monday nights from now in Santa Clara (and hopefully ends there too).Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) stops by to talk some Purple talking points, gust about Danielle Hunter, and play a lil Ya or Nah.Other "One More Free Skate Til Showtime" Talkers Include• Vikings down to 75. Were at 78 for Monday's show • Bye Bye Little Mike Kafka• The Taylor Heinicke Show Thursday• Di Murphy - ...
Sep 02, 2015•59 min
The Minnesota Fighting Vikings prevailed 28-14 Saturday night in Dallas. The team also trimmed 11 names from their roster as the 75-man deadline looms on Tuesday afternoon. We recap the talkers from the game, who got cut (who should still be cut), and if you should feel bad for the Packers' injury woes.Other "8-0 in the preseason and a Dollar will get you a cup of coffee" Talkers Include• Zimmer goes 8 in a row for Mike Yeo• 11 Vikings cut. Banyard is the most surprising to me.• Who are the othe...
Aug 31, 2015•47 min
Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) stops by to talk about the latest happens with the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings, project the first round of cuts down to 75 on Tuesday (and final 53), and preview Saturday's second to last preseason game against the Dallas Jerrys Cowboys. Other "WHAT THE HELL IS RUSSELL WILSON TALKING ABOUT?" Talkers Include• Bumper sticker idea: "Don't Hang Out With Ray McDonald"• The three kinds of people on Twitter• RIP Jeramie Gruber• Teddy will never be arrested. Believe that• Russe...
Aug 28, 2015•57 min
Cris Carter spits some honest truth, Blair Walsh continues to be the problem no one wants to talk about, and I teach Di Murphy the origin of "Bye Felicia" on this Wednesday edition of Purple FTW! Also, the episode turned into a Nightranger tribute episode...Other "Adrian's Wilt Chamberlain, Not Lebron" Talkers Include• Cris Carter's "Have a fall guy" advice is... Good?• Blair Walsh needs to get his stuff together • Debut: The Gerald Hodges Factor• Adrian is not LeBron• Teddy to Charles Johnson i...
Aug 26, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings continue their dominance over every preseason foe put in front of them... The Purple prevailed over the Oakland Raiders 20-16 Saturday night at The Bank in a game that featured bad weather, a stoppage of play, and Blair Walsh taking 10 points off the dinner table. Other "At Least Blair Walsh Got Paid" Talkers Include• Mike Zimmer's 7-0 preseason record means nada• Adrian Thinks he's LeBron James• I'm happy people didn't boo Ponder• Streaking during a rain de...
Aug 23, 2015•44 min
Christian Ponder returns to Minnesota Saturday as the Oakland Raiders roll into The Bank to take on our Minnesota Fightin' Vikings in some preseason action. There are other (less funny) storylines coming into this third of five preseason games for the Purple Peeps, Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) joins us for his weekly spot to cover some of the main talkers.Other "Khalil vs Kalil" Talkers Include• More Than Words campaign winding down, still time to donate!• Arif's new theme song...• Christian Ponde...
Aug 21, 2015•50 min
Preseason rolls on for the Minnesota Fightin' Vikings and we do to as we ramp up for the 2015 season by getting into our brand new Monday-Wednesday-Friday format! Di Murphy (@DiMurphyMN) stops by for her first regular Wednesday appearance.Queen of The Shoes Talking Points Include• Jerome Simpson is DUMB• Teddy is as smooth as quality peanut butter• Christian Ponder returns to Minnesota (Dun dun dun)• The Phil Loadholt injury: Ripple Effects (#TeamClemmings #TeamShepherd)• Andy jokes about bringi...
Aug 19, 2015•50 min
