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Your Minnesota Vikings held a press conference this week, where head coach Kevin O’Connell introduced the new coordinators on his staff. You have Wes Phillips taking over as offensive coordinator, Ed Donatell as defensive coordinator, and Matt Daniels as special-teams coordinator. Darren and Dave will get into these gentlemen and how their schemes will affect what we see on the field on Sundays. We will focus on the "multiples" fronts that Ed Donatell described in his question and answer period with the press. What is the difference between a 4-3 defense and a 3-4 defense, and how the nickel defense can use both even and odd-man fronts. Finally, the guys will have their deep thoughts and deep dive on the wide receiver group. Wes Phillips mentioned how much he is looking forward to working with Justin Jefferson. Are there others? Are the Vikings looking to improve their WR stable? If so who might they like? Two Old Bloggers are comprised of Dave and Darren, who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago. They will talk over issues and events in the offseason, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman 2OB commentary and interaction show! Here are the themes for the show: Theme #1 - Vikings round out coaching staff Theme #2 - Ed Donatell & the Vikings defense Theme #3 - Positional analysis - wide receivers Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare. #Vikings #2OB #GMG #CTP _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The mock draft was conducted using the https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine from The Draft Network. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Your Minnesota Vikings have assembled their staff and Kevin O’Connell with his coaches and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah are starting to evaluate the roster. Join Matt, Myles, Ryan, and Will Ragatz from Sports Illustrated to chat all things Vikings! On tonight’s agenda, Kevin O’Connell’s presser, and the key takeaways we should have. Then we look ahead to the Vikings offseason and the group breaks down what to do with impending FA’s! Can the Vikings re-sign any of them? Do They want to? The bar should be buzzing with that and more. Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation! Skol! Discussion topics tonight: - Kevin O’Connell press conference - Vikings' free agents #Vikings #VikingsHappyHour #CTP #ClimbingThePocket #SKOL Fan with us!!! Gust Will Ragatz @WillRagatz from Sports Illustrated @SInow. The regulars: @Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare. This is a @Climb_ThePocket & @DailyNorseman production.

Your Minnesota Vikings have the majority of their new staff pulled together and are hitting the ground running. The first thing will be to evaluate the roster. The Vikings have a lot of players leaving due to free agency. What are those salary cap implications? How will the players be replaced? We are going to be talking about how the cap, that Over The Cap is currently showing the Vikings $16M over, will affect free agency and the draft on tonight's Mock Draft Mondays show. Then a short mock draft, version 5, with that in mind. Strap in for another episode of Mock Draft Mondays! Other talking points for tonight’s show: - What players will be leaving the Vikings via free agency? - What players will be available if the Vikings want them? - How much cap space will need to be cleared to make it happen? - What methods could Rob Brzezinski use to make that happen? - Firing up the mock draft machine for version 5. Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, and Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16. In the truck is Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. #Vikings #CTPMondays #MockDraftMondays #JoinTheConversation #SKOL ________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The show’s theme music is licensed from APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video, and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Your Minnesota Vikings are two days from the hoopla at Egan welcoming Kevin O’Connell as their new head coach. He spoke well at his opening press conference and we look forward as a fanbase to the good times ahead. “Now, get to work!” yelled the crusty old sergeant. The staff is coming together and player evaluations starting in the run-up to free agency, and there will be the NFL Combine to attend. Hopefully, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach O’Connell will do better than Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer at identifying the right talent and developing it. It will be key to building the competitive team that we and Mark Wilf want. The question will be, will they? Then our deep thoughts and deep dive into the position groups take us to the tight ends. How will Kevin use them? Are there any clues from his past? Irv Smith Jr will be back after a season-ending injury, and Tyler Conklin will probably walk for starter money somewhere else in the league. What does that leave the team with? We’ll dig into it. Two Old Bloggers are comprised of Dave and Darren, who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago. They will talk over issues and events in the offseason, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman 2OB commentary and interaction show! Here are the themes for the show: Theme #1 - The New HC (finally) Theme #2 - Rookie development Theme #3 - Tight ends Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare. #Vikings #2OB #GMG #CTP _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The mock draft was conducted using the https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine from The Draft Network. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Today started with your Minnesota Vikings announcing that Kevin O’Connell is now officially the next head coach in the dynasty. Fresh from his Super Bowl win with the Los Angeles Rams, he will be at Egan tomorrow for a 4 pm introductory press event. The second thing that happened today was Jeremy Fowler posting an article that included QB rumors. Reportedly Deshaun Watson of the Houston Texans has your Vikings on his radar. What does that mean? If his legal troubles go away, would you be interested? Talk around the bar should be hopping with that and more. Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation! Discussion topics tonight: - Kevin O’Connell official - Watson steam - HOF discussion - Vikings decisions #Vikings #VikingsHappyHour #CTP #ClimbingThePocket #SKOL Fan with us!!! The regulars: @Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare. This is a @Climb_ThePocket & @DailyNorseman production. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The show's theme music is licensed through YouTube. Also, other music licensed from APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video, and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Do the Minnesota Vikings have their head coach? A tweet concerning a Thursday press event had people in doubt. No worries though, OC Kevin O’Connell of the Super Bowl-winning Los Angeles Rams will be in town Thursday to sign his contract and finally be officially announced. Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen some tweets of the coaching staff being selected. The defense will be run by veteran DC Ed Donatell, which has people wondering if the Vikings will move to the 3-4. Matt Fries of Kindred Skols will join Jayson Brown and Myles Gorham to talk about him and the rest of their known selections. It will be different to see a 3-4 base since we haven’t seen it since 1985 on your Vikings. It may be the base, but don't expect to see it very often; more likely, the Vikes will play a hybrid scheme. Is the team built for that? We’ll find out. Join the conversation! Agenda: - SuperBowl reaction - KOC - Ed Donatell - The rest of the new staff - Shift to 3-4? #Vikings #CTP #InTheHuddle #Skol Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket Network's and @DailyNorman's "In The Huddle" show with host Jason Brown @brownjayson, Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85, and Matt Fries @FriesFootball. Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare joins us from the truck. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ // Friend of the show for your gambling analysis - https://www.sportsbettingdime.com The show's theme music is licensed through APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video, and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

With the Super Bowl having been played yesterday, every team is officially in the offseason! Every year, there are takeaways from the game that each team can extrapolate and utilize moving forward. On tonight's show, Tyler Forness and producer Dave are planning to look at the major themes from the game. They are also planning to do a quick three-round mock draft to showcase some of the talent in this class. Strap in for another episode of Mock Draft Mondays! Other talking points for tonight’s show: - What did we learn from the Super Bowl that can be applied to the Vikings? - What players do the Vikings have on the roster that could fit into Kevin O’Connell’s vision for the team? - How will Kwesi Adofo-Mensah’s “analytics” play into the draft? - A look at important dates between now and the draft. - Firing up the mock draft machine for version 4. Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, and Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16. In the truck is Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. #Vikings #CTPMondays #MockDraftMondays #JoinTheConversation #SKOL ________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The show’s theme music is licensed from APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video, and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

The Minnesota Vikings have a key decision looming. This weekend we saw a tweet by Tom Pelissero about extending Kirk Cousins. The Kirk Course expense will be costly with his $45M salary. The options are three; first to trade him and owe him at least his $10M bonus money, second is to give him an extension and push a lot of the bonus money costs into the future but never getting a break, and the third and most wasteful, pay him his $45M this season playing out his contract and making a decision after that. Jonas has some valid points on this. The QB carousel is spinning up and there are rumors of trades and movement everywhere. Are there teams that would want Cousins? Yes. Will the Vikings? Some tweets say so. Only Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell know right now. Fan with us!!! Jonas Stärk @JonasStaerk and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. #Vikings #VikingsDailySITREP #CTP _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The show’s theme music is licensed through APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Your Minnesota Vikings are starting to pull the staff together. There have been many reports of future coach positions being selected. Some surprises, and a whole lot of “right-hand men”. We’ll pore over some of them as we wait for official announcements. Then speaking of waiting, will Kevin O’Connell be just a modern version of Brad Childress? The question is being asked? On top of all that, Darren will provide some Deep Thoughts on the round bellies on the offensive line. In addition, we will explore what the team may do moving into the next season. Two Old Bloggers are comprised of Dave and Darren, who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago. They will talk over issues and events in the offseason, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman 2OB commentary and interaction show! Here are the themes for the show: Theme #1 Vikings staff takes shape Theme #2 - Kevin O'Connell - Brad Childress comparisons Theme #3 - Offensive Line positional outlook Theme #4 - HOF Travesty Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare. #Vikings #2OB #GMG #CTP _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The mock draft was conducted using the https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine from The Draft Network. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Since 2013, Chris Tomasson has been covering the Minnesota Vikings for the Pioneer Press. He joins the gang at the bar to discuss his Vikings' perspective. He was on point asking some questions that would irritate Mike Zimmer. He sat down with Bud Grant at his garage sale. Chris has been there. He has researched the team and even written a book titled The Minnesota Vikings, All-Time All-Stars to add to his online beat reporting. What are his thoughts on what has happened over the years and the direction the team appears to be moving? Do you have questions for him? Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation! Discussion topics tonight: Intro Welcome Chris, plug his book Thoughts on offseason thus Thoughts on Kevin O’Connell The Vikings coaches leaving What do you think about the incoming coaches? Justin Jefferson comments on Kirk Cousins Anything else? Maybe Super Bowl prediction? #Vikings #VikingsHappyHour #CTP #ClimbingThePocket #CoachSearch #SKOL You can purchase Chis’ book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099VRYWMY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Fan with us!!! Our guest is Chad Graff @ChadGraff from The Athletic @TheAthleticMIN. The regulars: @Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare. This is a @Climb_ThePocket & @DailyNorseman production. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The show's theme music is licensed through YouTube. Also, other music licensed from APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video, and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Climbing the Pocket’s Mock Draft Mondays is taking a look at the Senior Bowl. It is a fantastic event for many reasons, but the biggest reason is how much you can learn from this class. Over 100 players attend the event in Mobile to show off their skills and speak with teams. Throughout the week, players are put through drills to showcase their skills and traits. The Senior Bowl staff, led by director Jim Nagy, has done a fantastic job not only finding players from high profile programs, but also standouts from the lower levels. Our own Tyler Forness was in Mobile for Senior Bowl practices and will break down how the process works, why it's important, and who stood out from the rest. Plus, the guys will do another quick three or four-round mock draft for your Minnesota Vikings. Other talking points for tonight’s show: - Tyler’s overall view of his time in Mobile Alabama - What players did he see that he’d like the Vikings to draft? - What did he think of the QBs? - Where their any linemen that Dave would love? - Where there any other offensive weapons that would make Deshawn gush? - Firing up the mock draft machine Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, and Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16. In the truck is Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. #Vikings #CTPMondays #MockDraftMondays #JoinTheConversation #SKOL ________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The show’s theme music is licensed from APM Music as an SB Nation, Daily Norseman video, and audio podcast. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

Your Minnesota Vikings have reportedly selected Kevin O’Connel of the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams as their new head coach. Was he the first choice? What happened with Jim Harbaugh? Was there just a huge misunderstanding? Did he ever have a chance? Was his vision for the team so far different from what the selection committee was looking for? Did O’Connell have the job secured prior to Harbaugh being added to the list? All of those questions are worth answering. O’Connell will have to build a staff. A few of the current coaches on the team have been allowed to look for new jobs and released to take them when they find them. Which assistant coaches will stay and which will go? Who do you hope is kept? On top of all that, Darren will provide some Deep Thoughts on the defensive line personnel, and what the team may do moving into the next season. Two Old Bloggers are comprised of Dave and Darren, who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago. They will talk over issues and events in the offseason, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman 2OB commentary and interaction show! Here are the themes for the show: Theme #1 - What happened with Harbaugh? Theme #2 - Assistant coaches Theme #3 - Defensive line Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers and join the conversation! Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s blogger show with Darren @KickassblogVike and Dave @Luft_Krigare. #Vikings #2OB #GMG #CTP _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket // Want More Content From Us? Check out and bookmark our websites below! Climbing The Pocket - https://climbingthepocket.com The Daily Norseman - https://www.dailynorseman.com // On Facebook check out Climbing The Pocket at - https://www.facebook.com/climbingthepocket/ The mock draft was conducted using the https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine from The Draft Network. (All rights go to The National Football League, the Minnesota Vikings, and all their broadcasters. I do not own any of the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. We do not gain any profit from our videos, and they are for entertainment and educational purposes only) "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."