The J.J. McCarthy Era is here… it just took a gust of spring drama. The Minnesota Vikings did indeed flirt with the notion of signing Aaron Rodgers. But, it’s McCarthy’s time to lead this team into the future. To make sense of it all, we welcome Matthew Coller of Purple Insider back onto the Go Long Pod. Be sure to follow all of Coller’s work right…

Matthew Coller is joined by CBS Sports draft analyst Chris Trapasso to grade and react to the Vikings draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Coller answer a wide range of your Vikings/Football questions and discusses experts draft grades. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Coller and Intern Clay breakdown how draft analysts graded Minnesota's draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On one hand, the Buffalo Bills’ defense has been a mess at the worst possible moments. On the other, Super Bowl teams tell us repeatedly that it pays to load up on weaponry. I wrote about the Bills’ defense-heavy draft here, icymi. Now, let’s bring on old friend Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News. Today’s episode of the Go Long Pod is available here —…

Matthew Coller reacts to Day 3 of the NFL Draft and how the Vikings did with their picks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Coller reacts to Day 2 of the NFL draft and the Vikings' pick. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At No. 30 overall, the Buffalo Bills selected Kentucky cornerback Max Hairston. His services are most certainly required. This is a defense in need of a corner capable of sticking with receivers step for step in the playoffs. Nobody ran faster than Hairston at the NFL Combine, and scouts describe him as mentally tough — “a cocky little guy” who’s “…

Streaming live from the Purple Insider podcast bunker, Matthew Coller reacted live to night one of the NFL Draft. During hour four of the livestream, Coller reacts to the Packers selection and who that leaves the Vikings at No. 24 before discussing the Vikings' selection of Donovan Jackson with the No. 24 overall pick. Intern Clay also pops in to d…

Streaming live from the Purple Insider podcast bunker, Matthew Coller reacted live to night one of the NFL Draft. During hour three of the livestream, Coller was by Manny Hill to discuss what the Vikings should do at No. 24 and react to picks 15-22 of the first round. Intern Clay also popped in to discuss compare how the actual picks lined up with …

Streaming live from the Purple Insider podcast bunker, Matthew Coller reacted live to night one of the NFL Draft. During hour two of the livestream, Coller was joined by Brian Murphy and Manny Hill to discuss what the Vikings should do at No. 24 and react to picks 6-14 of the first round. Intern Clay also popped in to discuss compare how the actual…

Streaming live from the Purple Insider podcast bunker, Matthew Coller reacted live to night one of the NFL Draft. During hour one of the livestream, Coller was joined by Andrew Krammer of the Minnesota Star Tribune, as well as Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press to discuss what the Vikings should do at No. 24 and react to picks 1-5 of the first roun…

Matthew Coller is joined by Arif Hasan of the Wide Left newsletter to discuss what his consensus big board says about who the Vikings will likely take in the draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Coller is joined by Kevin Cole of the Unexpected Points newsletter to discuss his analytics big board and what the Vikings should do in the draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Good morn! Happy NFL Draft Eve, everyone. There’s a ton at stake for all teams, but nobody needs to nail the draft quite like the New York Giants. To discuss, I recorded a Substack Live with noted comedian (and long-suffering Giants fan) Joe Praino. He runs his own Substack — “Miscellaneous” — and is the co-host of the “Dirty Sports” podcast. I fir…

Matthew Coller is joined by CBS Sports' Chris Trapasso one final time before the draft. Coller and Trapasso discuss their thoughts on the process to get to this point, their final draft rants and the prospects they love. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Matthew Coller and intern Clay take a look at the mock drafts and Matthew talks about ESPN's Adam Schefter suggesting that the Vikings could be a team for Kirk Cousins as the Falcons look to trade him after the draft. What did KOC say about the backup QB situation in his press conference? Plus answering Vikings fan questions and going through. See …

Matthew Coller is joined by Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press to react to Kevin O'Connell's comments on QB J.J. McCarthy and the upcoming draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's OFFICIALLY draft week! Matthew Coller opens the week answering A TON of your draft questions, as we countdown the days, hours, and minutes to the draft. Who are the likeliest trade partners with the Vikings, if they look to move down? Plus, we get to your crazy draft suggestions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P…

A true 40-yard dash time. (There’s a method to his madness.) Mock drafts. (They are poison.) Anonymous sourcing, and why it matters. (We relive Chris Ballard’s sharp criticism of Bob’s Adonai Mitchell report.) PFF and the cottage industry that is… film review. This 2025 Quarterback Class. And what was the most jarring thing he heard from NFL scouts…

Matthew Coller talks about the Vikings GM's pre-draft press conference and his discussion of trading down and how he looks at value of draft picks. Plus Vikings fan questions and the first ever INTERN MOCK. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Matthew Coller talks about the Vikings GM's pre-draft press conference and his discussion of trading down and how he looks at value of draft picks. Plus Vikings fan questions and the first ever INTERN MOCK. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Matthew Coller is joined by Emily Leiker of the Minnesota Star Tribune to react to the big takeaways from Kwesi Adofo-Mensah's pre-draft press conference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Coller is joined by CBS Sports draft analyst to preview next week's draft and discuss why he's saying buyer beware about two potential targets for the Vikings in the draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Matthew Coller is joined by PFF's Trevor Sikkema to preview next week's draft and discuss which Vikings targets he LOVES and which targets he's lower on. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Coller is joined by Sam Bruchhaus of SumerSports to discuss why he thinks the Vikings should trade down from the No. 24 pick in next week's draft. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.