Hey guys I just wanted to say something real quick I watched a Sam Darnold game last night a repeat of course the jets and Packers and Sam Darnold looked great. I don’t know if he got worse as he kept playing but he looked good. SKOL 💜💛

@kameronerdman5870

21 күн бұрын

he's always been good, just unfortunately ended up on terrible teams

@drbenway4

21 күн бұрын

​@@kameronerdman5870 Switch always to never and your sentence is correct. He was turnover prone in college...

@kbr6783

21 күн бұрын

I think his previous coaches had him so confused he did not know what to do. No matter what he does they were changing his game.

@mgtow-balance3409

21 күн бұрын

my prediction: giants, niners texans, packers, jets. so 2 ny teams, former team and he lost to the packers, however, aaron rodgers is now a jet. i have the vikes at 3 - 2, beating giants, niners and jets

@oel734

11 күн бұрын

@@drbenway4 What was his record in College?

Wouldn't it be just like the Vikings to finally win the Super Bowl this season with Sammy D as the QB! Now that would give us something to chat about! Wave the flag, Jeff! (A little nod to Randy...)

Thanks for the great Show guys 😊❤

He’s only 26 and was a top draft pick for a reason. He’s in the perfect position this year weapons around him. I can see him having the same type of year baker had.

I want you to talk about how the greatest Viking city outside of Minnesota is Charleston, WV. Home of Carl Lee '83-'83(South Charleston, WV), and Randy Moss '98-'04, '10 (Rand, WV). A mere 17 minute drive apart. But seriously a list of the best cities/areas to produce Vikings greats/goods.

@boogie5834

19 күн бұрын

That’s crazy

Hey guys, I’ve been watching your show because I follow Sam. it would be great if you could do more of a deep dive on his career. Specifically, the coaching changes and coaching quality, and the talent or lack there of he has had around him. You could even go back to USC. Coming out of high school he was amazing and each year he declined somewhat. The wins that USC had had nothing to do with the coaching. So many head scratching oh my God, how did he do that moments. I think if you could add a little perspective in a pragmatic way, you might realize that he’s got a legitimate chance to finally have a good season with all the amazing resources around him at the Vikings. Just my humble request.

I’m excited for a new season with Darnold at the helm

If Darnold balls out this year sign him for another year. I'm good with McCarthy sitting an extra year if in practice he struggles a bit and Darnold is solid. There is a plan in place not to rush McCarthy - stick to the plan.

@rosssivertson6339

21 күн бұрын

If he balls out someone will pay him more and give him more then 1 year

@drbenway4

21 күн бұрын

If McCarthy isn't ready next year then they should just fire everybody...

How about a TOP Five Vikings Head Coach Moments? You could do top five, and bottom five moments. It would take some work but would be must see KZread TV.

"Teddy was awesome, and that was a lot of fun" ... said nobody ever with functioning pattern recognition xD. Special Ted was never going to lead anyone to a Super Bowl. He was Kirk Cousins, minus the arm talent, and minus the gaudy statistics. He was just cheaper which allowed you to build a roster that could carry him to 11 wins, but not on a playoff run. We don't need Blair Walsh to kick a 27 yard FG if Special Ted finds the EZ just once in that game. The defense did its job. Special Ted, the ultimate checkdown machine.

@bardsimpson1404

20 күн бұрын

Glad someone sees the obvious about bustwater. The last vikings QB, to play an OUTSIDE playoff game at home, and he had nothing

I love the wwe talk, i would definitely listen/watch a wwe show like once a week on the skor north channel

I'm not saying JJMcC is the next Tom Brady... ... Tom couldn't run like JJ...

I’d like to see you rank the NFC North head coaches, then the NFC North QBs, receiver groups (including TEs), running games and then overall defenses.

Yes! Let's go and do this! Skol! 🏈💜💛

At least tripod wasn't getting a happy ending while on the radio

JJ McCarthy might be a QB they can't start in 2025, for any number of reasons.

Mackey where could i ask a question for the Oline committee podcast

Darn it, I wanted to be the official Purple Daily Meteorologist. Congrats on Paul Iñiguez for beating me to it.

i got the vikes at 11 and 6 or 10 and 7, darnold makes playoffs. so to me, it depends on how DEEP they go into the playoffs

Aaron Jones wont get enough carries because koc will be forced to pass in order to justify paying jefferson all that money. They will feed jefferson to boost his stats which will kill the run game.

@jeffaltier5582

21 күн бұрын

Well, that's an interesting take, I guess.

@drbenway4

21 күн бұрын

​@@jeffaltier5582 KOC hasn't called that many runs in the past anyway. He is another former QB who just loves to call his fancy plays. Too bad football has been, and always be about running the ball and stopping the run....

@kolfibrown6540

21 күн бұрын

​@@drbenway4 facts

How many teams in the last 30 years had a non QB MVP, and won a superbowl? You probably have to go back to the early 90's for that to have happened

@michaelcollins5819

15 күн бұрын

Ray Lewis with the ravens

Say Darnold balls out, 5,000 yards, 45Td, 8 int's, 68% completions. 15 sacks, and they make an NFC title game. What would have to happen to trade McCarthy, and keep Darnold. What is the % chance they trade McCarthy? After a season like that.

He’s going to make it really difficult to bench him for McCarthy and that’s a good problem to have

Darnold is the second lottery ticket. He was a top three pick on a terrible team. He may be the guy and mccarthy may be the guy. Dont feel like its a must that Darnold has to be sent away.

We r a top 4 winningest team in history. Not having a SB win is an anomaly, which won't last much longer.

GBs coach is way better than Jordan Love, the blinders for Jordan Love is wild

Sound is good now

How (and more importantly, why) do people keep insisting that Teddy Bridgewater was great (or "awesome" as Declan put it) and then a knee injury ruined what was obviously going to be a great career? There is no evidence, pre or post injury, that he was going to be anything other than a borderline starter with average results. We were 11-5 in 2015 with Teddy at QB! Ok, we had Adrian Peterson running the ball, our running game was 4th in attempts, yards and TDs. How about the passing game though (Teddy's job)? We were 32nd in attempts, 31st in yards, 31st in TDs. Add a middling defense to the mix and you see how we won a down division and then lost our Wild Card game. But people will argue that was proof he was going to get better. Why would you think that? It was a leg injury to a non-running QB. Countless are the QBs who have suffered leg injuries and came back to be the same QB they were before the injury. After the injury, he went 16-21 on five other teams in six seasons. Let it go, folks. Teddy was never anything but average at best. If you want to come back to earth a little, compare Christian Ponder's first two seasons (or entire tenure) with Teddy's and you'll see they weren't really very different.

@jeffchaska9955

21 күн бұрын

Haha 😂. That wasn’t just a leg injury. He could have died. I think you forget how serious that was. His upper leg basically separated from his lower leg. People are talking about how good he was because of how good he was looking that preseason. He LOOKED phenomenal that preseason so far. Was driving the ball down the field. Hitting everything. He answered all the questions people had about him, then his leg decided otherwise.

@diontemelton9137

21 күн бұрын

You couldn’t have watched ponder to compare him to anybody. 😂 numbers don’t tell the story he was terrible. They were different in every way .

@Robert-og2kr

20 күн бұрын

I think part of it is that Teddy really comes across as a great person, competitor, and teammate. A lot of us were cheering for him because he is the kind of player you want to see succeed. Even if his stats weren't great during the 11-5 season, he was competent. He wasn't making stupid mistakes that lost games. We'll never know how it would have turned out if he had stayed healthy. Kudos for Teddy for carving out a pretty respectable professional career in spite of the leg injury.

@trainwrekka12

20 күн бұрын

Because Teddy had that "it" factor.

@geemac7267

20 күн бұрын

I think I can answer my own question by saying Teddy represents what people WANTED to happen (once again, without any evidence to support the possibility) but there is no way to disprove the hypothesis. Fans of the Vikings and Teddy have the ultimate excuse for why he didn't become a star, and all realists like myself have is excuses in the other direction. BTW, when a person disagrees with another person's opinions in sports, why is it a knee jerk reaction to insist that the other obviously "never watched the guy play"? Yes, I watched Ponder and Teddy play and Teddy was better. But only marginally. The point wasn't saying they were the same guy, it was saying that they aren't all that different, results-wise. Yes, as everyone insists on saying, Teddy was well liked, a fine leader, a great person, etc. I am not arguing what a fine person he was, just that he was not a sure shot future great QB. But everyone who liked him as a person feels they have to defend him and all they have is what a great person he is since they can't defend his game. He was a dink and dunk, game manager who handed the ball off to an all pro RB. I don't know what else to say. Let the deluded continue to be deluded I suppose.

There will be no QB controversy. There are 4 possible outcomes, based on Darnold's play and McCarthy's development. If both are good, they will keep McCarthy. If both are bad, they will keep McCarthy. If McCarthy is good and Darnold bad, they keep McCarthy. If Darnold is good and McCarthy is struggling, they keep Darnold. It will be embarrassing, but not a "controversy." The only way it becomes complicated is if Darnold makes a deep playoff run, which I suspect is highly unlikely--which means it will happen because... Vikings.

Action movie rewind

@vikedout

21 күн бұрын

Do they do this anymore?

@SS-yt2sq

21 күн бұрын

Yea, this is BORING

I have a serious question, guys, and here is what: what if Randy Moss comes back to the Vikings recording 2500 yards in 2024, would you then try to sell Justin Jefferson and get best price possible, keeping Moss for 2025 as well.......OMG problems you have......

@drbenway4

21 күн бұрын

Better take then some of these Purple Kool Aid goofballs...

@docholliday6285

21 күн бұрын

I see you enjoy drinking BRONDO, it has electrolytes!

@onothingnesso7170

21 күн бұрын

So what’s the serious question?

Slam it s my birthday

Darnold at 300-1 for mvp? It’s not gonna happen but I’m definitely putting 100 on that. If it happens that’s 30k. If not then 100 bucks that I paid 5 months ago isn’t gonna bother me at all 🤷🏽‍♂️

How about greatest non-football injury list Vikings and include Dimitrius Underwood.

Swampass? That's almost as crude as a full moon!

I love the Caleb disrespect. Previous rookie qbs have had success their first year. Dak, Herbert, Stroud... Common denominator: offenses that were loaded. For example Herbert had Keenen Allen( huh, so does Caleb)... And if you dont the Bears arent significantly more talented than the Vikings you are just telling people what they want to hear: The Bears fourth CB(Terell Smith(picked one spot after Jaren Hall)) would start on Vikings. Bears have 3 #1 recievers( Odunze is the shit) Bears have 2 healthy TEs Bears line behind Bagent who got ball quickly was fine and has improved significantly. They now have a real center, one who started on a Super Bowl champion(and quality backup in Bates) 3 running backs who can play. Bears Linebackers are fantastic(as always) Montez Sweat is force multipier at DE. Bears have more talent, more depth and it is young depth under contract. You think Flores is the greatest defensive mind that ever existed. Eberflus has an excellent track record as a defensive mind as well. And Bears get to play Patriots, Panthers and Commodores, while Vikings get Jets, Atlanta and Giants. Bears benefiting from 4th place finish(although they finished strong unlike ViQueens.

@RowdyLpx

21 күн бұрын

painty nails is an instant bust

@jeffchaska9955

21 күн бұрын

No one can say whether Williams will be good or not. Same with McCarthy. But to say the bears roster is overall better than the Vikings? I disagree. JJ, Addison, Hockenson Aaron jones, a better offensive line than the bears with two really good tackles. Also the Vikings lost Danielle hunter but actually probably got better on edge overall. Their weakness is interior d line and cb. And they are BIG weaknesses. The bears might very well end up with a better record than the Vikings this year, but you’ll never convince me they have a better roster.

@jeffchaska9955

21 күн бұрын

Also I’d put some money down on Ty chandler being very good especially with a time split with jones.

I want to see more of the person Walter Rouse.

No sound on KZread?

Even if Darnold wins the Super Bowl with you guys this year, he should go to a different team. You can have your JJ to JJ.

😢😢😢😢 I love the Vikings. With that said, I don't think 🤔 that my Vikings are going to be able to get more than 4 wins. Here's my reason, the quality of talent on both sides of the team. We gotten rid of Kirk and replaced his talent with Sam Darnold. Please don't think that I'm a Kirk fan I can care less. Bad enough our offensive line can't pass block but they are horrible at run blocking too. Our running game is not helping either, my Vikings running back only had 1 rushing TD. Sam Darnold is not going to thrive with our current offensive line so I'm expecting a lot of interceptions. And a angry Justin Jefferson. Now on to the defense, cause that's what wins championships. We've got rid of Danielle Hunter and replaced his talent with rookies and the unwanted players from the team we've traded him too. Also our secondary is full of non to average talented players. So we're going to be scored on a lot. Which now brings me to the coaching. Kevin O'Connell don't make in game adjustments. He also doesn't call more running plays. Kevin will have the first 2 plays throws and runs on 3rd down.

Why not franchise tag him regardless…? What’s the downside?

@purplepainforums

20 күн бұрын

Then you have to pay him like a top 5 QB for 1 year, nullifying a year of McCarthy's rookie scale contract. I would only consider it if he puts up 40 tuds and 4500 yards.

Do you guys actually think you still have to GO TO Vegas to place a bet?🤣 its 2024 find an online sports book

@SS-yt2sq

21 күн бұрын

yea that makes sense with all the huge pw hacking just reported

The Quarterback is always the face of a superbowl champion.... Never a wr like this team. That says it all.

The objective is to find 'that' young quarterback and if it happens to be Darnold this season, then why abandon the ship that is about to take us to the promise land?

@laserchiefwankoo204

21 күн бұрын

Cuz it could be a flash in the pan. They'd rather go with who they drafted

@drbenway4

21 күн бұрын

Darnold has sucked for a reason, but let's say he is decent(highly unlikely), you then lose the benefit of a rookie QB contract...

@joshuabunkers1494

20 күн бұрын

@@drbenway4 I will gladly sacrifice a rookie QB contract for a Super Bowl.

Hey, you have several weeks of "down time" before Training Camp. How about four sessions talking about typical Viking's offensive and defensive formations-WITH DIAGRAMS/visuals. Your history of this or that aspect of the Vikings is boring! We know you know a lot about NFL and Vikings trivia. How about something more interesting.

@SS-yt2sq

21 күн бұрын

ditto, and double ditto. this is like deja vu of watching laundry spin

@richborn6700

20 күн бұрын

Sorry but these guys don't know X's and O's.

I wish Dex would move his microphone back so his camera would stop auto focusing on it. Or maybe it’s time for a better camera? Just as annoyed as Dex…

@Mic-Purple-Husker

21 күн бұрын

Might even just be a settings issue with auto focus mode. Cross check cam settings with Judd and Phil.

Lions D finished 32, 31, and last season 23. How can you guys say they have good trenches on D? I don’t see them being in the top half of the NFL on D this season.

@StillKeepOnLosing

21 күн бұрын

What you smoking? Lions have the best pass rush in the league and it's not even close. Then they added corners and a Future Star CB Terrion Arnold who ya shoulda drafted. RIP

@Vicks-ec1by

21 күн бұрын

@@StillKeepOnLosing Top 10 CB have a 50 percent bust rate. Terrion was drafted 23. Both the CBs they got arnt even 6ft or 190 pounds along with a sub par 40 time. Also, Hutch is bad a pass rushing on good QBs. He has short arms and can’t handle double teams statistically compared to top edge rushers. He got some sacks but really did get lucky. He went over 7 games without a sack last season. McNiell is okay but had so few tackles on RBs and got all his sacks on a left guard on ATL with a super undersized LG. Only guy of note they brought in was DJ Reeder who is in rehab right now with two blown quads. Just like Hokenson he might not be the same. They got Bates from the CFL and ho was previously cut from the Bears. O ya and never going to play Davenport. Their D line is not good and there is nothing special about their CBs they brought in. Even the one from TB the fans there were happy he was gone. Dude is like 5 ft 9. What are you guys seeing here that I’m not? 32, 31, 23. This season bottom half.

@StillKeepOnLosing

21 күн бұрын

@@Vicks-ec1by You dont know what you're talking about lol. Your dallas turner an undersized "bullrusher" who too soft to tackle and shows up overweight for camp.... Arnold is an instinctive true FS eith Elite CB skills. Ya messed up lol. RIP

@Vicks-ec1by

21 күн бұрын

@@StillKeepOnLosing O your a Lions fan commenting on a Vicks page, got it. We are talking about the Lions right now and you have presented no argument at all except you feelings. I have no faith in Lions D and they will have to convince me otherwise. If we are talking Vicks they finished 13th last season and signed a bunch more talent this season. I already have a large wager with a friend that Vicks D will be better then Lions in points allowed subtracting points scored. Vicks got a better LB in a UDFA then Lions first round draft pick LB. You guys should have taken Jalen Carter for so many reasons then I would have taken you seriously.

@StillKeepOnLosing

21 күн бұрын

@@Vicks-ec1by Nope, im a fan of good football. Here to educate you sad vikes fans.

Can you guys stop with the labels? "Darnold Defender" "Kirk Stan" I just don't think that is conducive in our community it's putting us against eachother

@DerrickRG

21 күн бұрын

Oh stop. Grow a pair already.

@rexrogers1859

21 күн бұрын

​@@DerrickRG Up voting your own comment is a sign of an egomaniac with an inferiority complex.

@brianw3656

21 күн бұрын

We need a Purple Daily Safe Space channel.

@HendersonHinchfinch

21 күн бұрын

Sounds like someone is being a bit of a negative Nancy

@rosssivertson6339

21 күн бұрын

What is there to defend even yet? Seems like they needed to fill the void that Kirk left, lol.

The comment about Matt Burke being politically polarizing. Would he be polarizing if he was on the liberal side?😊

Sam “I see ghosts” Darnold stunk majorly with the Jets and only had a small cup of coffee in Carolina. I seriously doubt he’ll succeed with the Vikings. Expect JJ McCarthy to take over in Game 2.

@evanpetersen4016

21 күн бұрын

Darnolds supporting cast has never been great. He was signed specifically to help Purdy develop and be a solid backup. Now he's doing the same for us. He's a smart kid and hasn't received his proper chance.

@drbenway4

21 күн бұрын

​@evanpetersen4016 Yea, it's not he like played with Christian McCaffrey or DJ Moore...lol

@evanpetersen4016

21 күн бұрын

@drbenway4 he didn't play with mcCaffrey, like I said he was signed as a backup. And the situation in Carolina was even worse. DJ moore was the only guy, so they were too one dimensional.

Simple answer is..... No cuz Blonde Politician is the QB killer. Like litterally will kill careers. Believe that!

Another pathetic topic. You guys are really empty in the cupboards. Waiting Judd camp notes!!!!