Purple Podcast

ESPN's Ben Goessling along with 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss the Packers' NFC championship run and how the Vikings can keep pace with Green Bay as long as Aaron Rodgers is under center. How can Pat Shurmur get the most out of Sam Bradford? Should the Vikings give more power to their quarterback? And which free agents do we expect to return to the Vikings and which will walk away? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller joins Mackey and Judd to talk about whether the Vikings can win a Super Bowl with their current model. Are they stuck in the middle trying to win with Sam Bradford and a top-notch defense? What should their long-term plan be at quarterback if Teddy Bridgewater never returns? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling along with 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss the options along the offensive line for the Minnesota Vikings. Who should stay? Who needs to be replaced? How deep is free agency at the tackle and guard positions? Also, how does the naming of Pat Shurmur affect Adrian Peterson's future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Coller joins Mackey and Judd to talk Vikings offseason. Where does Sam Bradford rank among NFL quarterbacks? What do the best QBs do that Bradford doesn't? How much will an improved offensive line impact his play next year? And there's a Clemson player who the Vikings might be interested in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad get together to discuss Mike Zimmer's season ending press conference. Zimmer did not commit to Pat Shurmur as the offensive coordinator next year, but the signs point that way. What needs to change on offense going forward? Also, Zimmer said that his handling of players was not going to be evaluated. Is he serious or just "keeping it internal?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vikings beat the Bears 38-10 on Sunday in a season finale that had no playoff implications, because Minnesota had played its way out of that conversation in weeks prior. Where are the Vikings after 3 seasons under Mike Zimmer?How to you perceive Zimmers hold on his team?What mistakes have the coaches and GM Rick Spielman made that ended up in an 8-8 season after a 5-0 start?Whats the situation with the Vikings at quarterback for 2017 and beyond? Is Sam Bradford your guy? What about Teddy Bridgewater and his health?And who could forget about the protesters who brought climbing gear, unfurled a banner and made headlines while protesting throughout the game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller discuss Adrian Peterson's absence at Vikings practice, which probably indicates he's done for the year and maybe done as a Viking. Also, should the Vikings keep offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur? How does Teddy Bridgewater's health play into future decisions? And, the Bears' list of bad quarterbacks is epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling has the lowdown on Vikings defensive backs going against what their coach asked them to do in the Week 16 loss to the Packers at Lambeau. Goessling calls in to the Purple Podcast from Green Bay after the Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs. He and Matthew Coller discussed the defensive backs' decision to go against their head coach - and then tell the media about it. What does it mean for the Vikings? What does it mean for the players? What does it mean for Mike Zimmer?Judd Zulgad also joins this episode to put a wrap on what will go down as the final meaningful game of Minnesota's 2016 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling along with 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad dive deep into the Cornerbackgate reactions from Xavier Rhodes, Terence Newmand and Mike Zimmer. The three of them worked hard to walk back their statements after a loss to the Green Bay Packers but they did little to clean up the mess. How does Mike Zimmer's press conference reflect on his handling of the media and players this season? Can he change going forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller discuss the latest drama with Adrian Peterson. Will he or won't he play against Green Bay? Plus, the Vikings are in a tough situation with their window to win and it seems Mike Zimmer acknowledged that during his talk with the media. Plus Ben made a vending machine discovery that's kind of a life hack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a game they needed to win to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Vikings simply didn't show up. After a loss to the Colts, Ben Goessling, Judd Zulgad and Matthew Coller discuss what went wrong for the Vikings in a stunning loss. Does Adrian Peterson call all the shots? Zulgad says that Peterson is Minnesota's most selfish player. Is this the worst or most embarrassing loss of Mike Zimmer's head coaching career with the Vikings?Adrian Peterson is back now; how much did that matter Sunday?There's some good insight from Goessling on Peterson's past (and now present) fumbling problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency episode! Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson says he's returning earlier than expected and will play Sunday against the Colts. ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller discuss what that means for the immediate and long-term future of the Vikings, their star running back and their playoff chances. What is a reasonable expectation for Peterson? What do you think Mike Zimmer thinks of all this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller dig into the Vikings' upcoming matchup against Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts. How have the Colts wasted some prime years from their franchise quarterback and what should concern the Vikings about facing him? Also Ben and Matthew discuss how the future looks for Sam Bradford. Is his stock rising considering his current statistics or should the Vikings still be in wait-and-see mode with their quarterback situation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vikings beat the Jaguars and are still alive in the race for the playoffs -- but it wasn't pretty. Ben Goessling, Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad talk about the Vikings' win, and how an ugly one still counts in the win column. Why can't the Vikings finish more drives? It was a Kai Forbath field goal fest. They're really counting on Matt Asiata in big situations. If you were Adrian Peterson, would you be itching to get back right now? All that and more on this episode of the Purple Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling along with 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss Adrian Peterson's comments on Wednesday in which he admitted that he won't be returning if the Vikings are not making a playoff push. Also, should Minnesota's ownership and management encourage Mike Zimmer to not coach against Jacksonville. And do the Jaguars have a chance against the Vikings? Plus, Ben guesses Jags terrible quarterbacks of the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vikings wasted an excellent defensive performance against the Dallas Cowboys in Thursday's loss. What's next for Mike Zimmer after eye surgery? What's left for Adrian Peterson? Ben Goessling, Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss on the latest episode of the Purple Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller analyze the Minnesota Vikings' matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. How will the Vikings defensive line deal with the best offensive line since the '90s Cowboys? On offense, Sam Bradford keeps bringing up explosive plays, which doesn't sit well with one of the Purple Podcast hosts. And Ben runs down the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterbacks since Troy Aikman left. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vikings lost on Thanksgiving and things aren't looking great for their playoff chances after getting swept by Detroit. Ben Goessling, Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss the loss, as well as Sam Bradford's shortcomings surfacing. Also, Why can't Laquon Treadwell have a bigger impact? And are injuries the only thing to blame for the Vikings collapse? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller look back at the last matchup between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings and ask: What might be different this time around? How badly do the Vikings need to win on Thanksgiving Day? Ben broke the latest news on Adrian Peterson's immediate future. When will he be back? How can he help the Vikings? Matthew quizzes Ben on the hideous past of Lions quarterbacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN's Ben Goessling, and 1500ESPN's Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad discuss the Vikings' Wild win over the Arizona Cardinals. Why was the defense better in the second half? Does the offense sorely miss Adrian Peterson? And should the league do away with Thursday night games? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices