Two 5-5 teams meet and the winner will improve their likelihood of making the playoffs. Can the Vikings be that team? Your Minnesota Vikings traveled to to play the San Francisco 49ers. Both teams are coming off of 2 straight wins and see hope. Kyle Shanahan with Jimmy Garoppolo as his game manager will take their run heavy game against Mike Zimmer’s defense that has a depleted defensive line. Then there is WR Deebo Samuel that can burn you from just about any alignment. The corners will have their hands full for sure. Can the Vikings grab the victory? They have the talent, so let’s hope so.
Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly see how this game will go and if the Vikings can win, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show!
Here are the themes for the show:
We'll go over the usual stats to start - strengths and weaknesses of each team.
Loss of Dalvin Tomlinson
Tomlinson on COVID IR.
He's been a key part of the defensive line - playing about 58% of the defensive snaps - third-most on the D-line.
More of a run stopper than pass rusher.
Kyle Shanahan knows how to run an offense and his running game is always good - no matter who gets the ball.
Could be a big loss for the run defense, and we'll see Sheldon Richardson and James Lynch playing a lot inside. they will have to play well.
Deebo Samuel effect
Forget George Kittle, Deebo Samuel has to be the focus of the Vikings defensive gameplan.
He makes this offense go.
Dual threat - they use him as a running back and a WR and he's been damn good at both this season.
A YAC machine with string hands and very tough to tackle.
Vikings don't have an obvious answer for him on defense - too fast for the LBs and safeties and none of the Vikings corners are known for their tackling.
Packers had success on Sunday targeting Xavier Woods and forcing him to cover WRs. It didn't go well. I'm sure Samuel and Shanahan noticed.
Vikings Deep passing game - a new philosophy or mirage
Vikings offense continued to be aggressive against GB.
Kirk Cousins made 14 deep throws - four more than any other QB last week.
It's been successful, and feeding Justin Jefferson (with help from Adam Thielen) has paid dividends.
Vikings offense looks as sharp as it has all season.
Will they keep it up?
Could down to how the O-line handles the 49ers d-line.
And how Christian Darrisaw handles Nick Bosa - who has 10 sacks and is a phenomenal player - great get-off, strong, an array of pass rushing moves and never gives up.
In 2019 the Vikings offensive line got manhandled by the 49ers d-line.
Both units have some different personnel now. But the Vikings Oline has to win or at least battle the 49ers front to a stalemate for the Vikings to win this one.
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The Minnesota Vikings are back to 5-5 after the win against the Green Bay Packers, but there is no time to let the effort wane. The team will fly to the west coast to match up against the San Francisco 49ers. We have gust Nine Beto of the Nine Sickness Podcast going the crew to enjoy some beverages and talk some football. The 49ers started out slower than they wanted and we can empathize with that. Like with the Vikings, they are riding a 2 game winning streak to bring them back up to .500. This game will have had all sorts of playoff implications, from getting there to head-to-head tiebreakers.
Kyle Shanahan along with Jimmy Garoppolo looks to improve on that record against the Vikes. The problem is that Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins want to do the same thing vs the 49ers. Will they? Both teams have their share of injuries and for the Viking, Dalvin Tomlinson was ruled out today and has been put on the Covid IR list. The game looks to be a shootout type with each offense being able to score lots of points deciding on who will win. Yay!… And you wonder why we enjoy our beverages so much? LOL.
Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation!
Discussion topics tonight:
Intro
Ryan update on Vikes season
Niners sickness updates on 49ers season
Matchup preview
Vikes offense rolling
49ers run game
Specific matchups to watch
Keys to victory for each team
Lighting round
Over/under
Write that down
Buy sell
Prediction:
Ryan: 7-3
Matt: 5-5
Dave: 5-5
Guest: 6-4
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Your Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers adding more steam to the cross-border divisional rivalry and their fans. It was glorious! After two straight wins by the Vikings over the Chargers and Packers, is this season turning around for the better? Join Jayson, Flip and possibly some more of your favorite CTP personalties for what promises to be a great show!
On tonight's show…
Agenda:
1. Could the Vikings actually be for real?
2. Is Mike Zimmer evolving as a coach?
3. Why Kirk Cousins needs to stay aggressive even at the cost of turnovers.
4. Justin Jefferson, an absolute star.
5. Favorable schedule coming up. Can they take advantage?
Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket Network's and @DailyNorman's "In The Huddle" show with host Jason Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, and possibly other CTP personalities. Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare in the truck.
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It’s Monday and we are celebrating a Minnesota Vikings victory over the Green Bay Packers. Doesn’t it feel good? We saw a second game of aggressive play from the offense, That has not been seen the victory over the Seahawks. After very few targets to the wide receiver weapons Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen just two games ago, the team seemed to go all-in on getting them the ball, and even in two high situations. Shocking, isn’t it? Let’s look at this and some of the other notable play from Vikings players, and maybe some that weren’t. Either way, it resulted in a victory Monday.
We’ll relish in the win, look at it closer, and discuss it as Tyler, Deshawn, and Dave will be here to turn your Monday Purple!
Other talking points for tonight’s show:
Kirk Cousins’ performance
Happy middle for aggressiveness
Confidence and aggressiveness: trend or anomaly?
Feeding your star WRs works!
State of the defense
The emergence of young players
Players of the game
NFC playoff push outlook
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.
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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' huge victory over the division rival Green Bay Packers and look ahead to the team's critical matchup with the San Francisco 49ers.
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The Minnesota Vikings are at home, hosting their cross-border rival, the Green Bay Packers. In what can place the Purple firmly in the battle for a playoff spot, a win is a must. Will they get it? Aaron Rodgers comes in with a sore toe and only had 15 practice reps all last week. Don’t let that fool you though. You know he’ll be ready. That team from Wisconsin will also be sporting one of the best WR stables headed by Davante Adams. On the ground, the stout AJ Dillon will be making the start with Aaron Jones out. Can the Vikings defense stop the sure run attack heading their way, all the while applying pressure to Rodgers if he wants to throw? That will be a key to the game. Another key will be to see if Kirk Cousins remains aggressive with targets to his best players, deep shots, throwing to the sticks, and not just reverting to Check-down Charlie. Will he be good Kirk today? He was. Will the Vikings win? They did! Join us just after the 2-minute warning and react together. Disappointment or glory? GLORY!
1) Highlights
2) Lowlights
3) Speed round and your questions
4) What’s ahead
The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is ready for the season. There are 4 new regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did. Hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Flip, and Dave will all be here. Did you like what you saw? #SKOL
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It’s Packers week and fans of the Purple relish opportunity for the Minnesota Vikings to defeat the Green Bay Packers. Will it happen this week? Can Mike Zimmer win the chess match against Matt LeFleur and Aaron Rodgers? Can Klint Kubiak with help out call Joe Barry and his defense? This game promises to be one of the best this season and we all know what it means to us, and that obnoxious fellow employee at work. Can the Vikings grab the victory and silence them all week? They have the talent, so let’s hope so.
Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly see how this game will go and if the Vikings can win, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show!
Other themes:
The Joe Barry effect & TTFW's defense
Need a photo of Barry and maybe a couple of other TTFW defenders - linebacker
De'Vondre Campbell and Dean Lowry
TTFW defense is a big reason Green Bay is 8-2.
Haven't given up more than 22 points in the last seven games - despite no Zadarius Smith, no Jaire Alexander, Whitney Mercilus is done for the season. Kenny Clark might not play Sunday and they keep rolling along. Who are these guys?
Coming off a shutout.
Barry is doing a great job with this defense.
Generating a lot of turnovers - stuffing the run the last three games.
A stiff test for a Vikings offense that has struggled offensively at home this year.
A.J. Dillon - X Factor
Dillon will be the #1 RB for TTFW this game.
Aaron Jones is out. Good for the Vikings because he usually kills us.
But Dillon is a load - six feet and 250. Breaks a lot of tackles and the Vikings defense doesn't tackle well.
TTFW offense hasn't been super explosive this year but if Vikes can't contain Dillon, it's going to make things easy for Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and the rest of that offense.
Vikings defenders need to rally to the ball and get three, four, and maybe more guys on Dillon to take him down.
Dalvin Tomlinson, Armon Watts, James Lynch, Sheldon Richardson will need to bring their A-game in the interior.
Kirk Cousins - Will he be Checkdown King or Mr. Aggressive?
The Vikings and Cousins have been very careful with the ball when throwing it this season.
Only two interceptions but not very aggressive in the throws made. Lots of short stuff. Low risk, low reward.
Cousins was a bit more aggressive against Los Angeles Chargers and converted on some of the third and longs by making some riskier throws instead of settling for shorter, safer throws that wouldn't get first downs.
But will he take chances again against a TTFW offense that has created 17 turnovers this season?
Targeting Jefferson early and often worked against LA. It will need to work again Sunday.
The Vikings offense has played poorly at home other than the Seattle Seahawks game.
Cousins needs to have a big game and show some big balls for the Vikes to win this one.
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.
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The Minnesota Vikings are 4-5 now after a game with more aggressive play against the Los Angeles Chargers. This week, however, is Packers Week! Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers come into US Bank Stadium and give the Vikings more opportunity to stay aggressive. More targets to Justin Jefferson, more to Adam Thielen, all against a very good defense. Then there will be the mind games aimed from the vaunted Mike Zimmer offense versus Rodgers and his weapons including Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, and AJ Dillon.
There is a special guest, Doogie Wolfson joining the show to talk some scoops from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Vikings. Als,o Myles Gorham will be stepping in to add to the conversation. Our guest tonight, Doogie rejoins the VHH bar, with Ryan, Myles, and Dave tending, along with you, the fans.
Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation!
Discussion topics tonight:
Welcome guests (Myles and Doogie)
With Doogie
Start with Wolves content
- trade rumors
- internal turmoil with Towns
- where should fans expectations be
Move into Vikings content
- where’s emotions eternally amongst brass
- if we move on, who’s out?
- any interesting storylines internally
Once Doogie jumps:
Recap last weeks game (quick)
- positive takeaways
- is this an impressive win?
- what’s concerning?
Jump into this weeks matchup vs Packers
- keys to victory
- key matchups
- can we make a run if we win
Lightning round:
Over/Under
- Rodgers 250 pass yards
- AJ Dillon 125 total yards
- Vikings Sacks 1.5
(averaging 1.5 over last 4 v Packers)
- Kirk ADOT > 7
(7.5 last game, 6.8 all games before last)
Buy/Sell
- AJ Dillon being a legit starter
- Cam Bynum
- Mason Cole
- Kirks aggressive 4th Q w/ lead
Headline
Another Diamond In The Rough
Here We Go Again…
Prediction:
Ryan: 6-3
Matt: 4-5
Dave: 4-5
Guest: 5-4
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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' key matchup against the division-leading Green Bay Packers and offer their game picks for Week 11 of the 2021 NFL season.
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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' 27-20 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers including conversations on the team's aggressive play, potential penalty concerns and the recent performance of mid-round rookies and second-year players.
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Two 5-5 teams meet and the winner will improve their likelihood of making the playoffs. Can the Vikings be that team? Your Minnesota Vikings traveled to to play the San Francisco 49ers. Both teams are coming off of 2 straight wins and see hope. Kyle Shanahan with Jimmy Garoppolo as his game manager will take their run heavy game against Mike Zimmer’s defense that has a depleted defensive line. Then there is WR Deebo Samuel that can burn you from just about any alignment. The corners will have their hands full for sure. Can the Vikings grab the victory? They have the talent, so let’s hope so. Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly see how this game will go and if the Vikings can win, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show! Here are the themes for the show: We'll go over the usual stats to start - strengths and weaknesses of each team. Loss of Dalvin Tomlinson Tomlinson on COVID IR. He's been a key part of the defensive line - playing about 58% of the defensive snaps - third-most on the D-line. More of a run stopper than pass rusher. Kyle Shanahan knows how to run an offense and his running game is always good - no matter who gets the ball. Could be a big loss for the run defense, and we'll see Sheldon Richardson and James Lynch playing a lot inside. they will have to play well. Deebo Samuel effect Forget George Kittle, Deebo Samuel has to be the focus of the Vikings defensive gameplan. He makes this offense go. Dual threat - they use him as a running back and a WR and he's been damn good at both this season. A YAC machine with string hands and very tough to tackle. Vikings don't have an obvious answer for him on defense - too fast for the LBs and safeties and none of the Vikings corners are known for their tackling. Packers had success on Sunday targeting Xavier Woods and forcing him to cover WRs. It didn't go well. I'm sure Samuel and Shanahan noticed. Vikings Deep passing game - a new philosophy or mirage Vikings offense continued to be aggressive against GB. Kirk Cousins made 14 deep throws - four more than any other QB last week. It's been successful, and feeding Justin Jefferson (with help from Adam Thielen) has paid dividends. Vikings offense looks as sharp as it has all season. Will they keep it up? Could down to how the O-line handles the 49ers d-line. And how Christian Darrisaw handles Nick Bosa - who has 10 sacks and is a phenomenal player - great get-off, strong, an array of pass rushing moves and never gives up. In 2019 the Vikings offensive line got manhandled by the 49ers d-line. Both units have some different personnel now. But the Vikings Oline has to win or at least battle the 49ers front to a stalemate for the Vikings to win this one. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Minnesota Vikings are back to 5-5 after the win against the Green Bay Packers, but there is no time to let the effort wane. The team will fly to the west coast to match up against the San Francisco 49ers. We have gust Nine Beto of the Nine Sickness Podcast going the crew to enjoy some beverages and talk some football. The 49ers started out slower than they wanted and we can empathize with that. Like with the Vikings, they are riding a 2 game winning streak to bring them back up to .500. This game will have had all sorts of playoff implications, from getting there to head-to-head tiebreakers. Kyle Shanahan along with Jimmy Garoppolo looks to improve on that record against the Vikes. The problem is that Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins want to do the same thing vs the 49ers. Will they? Both teams have their share of injuries and for the Viking, Dalvin Tomlinson was ruled out today and has been put on the Covid IR list. The game looks to be a shootout type with each offense being able to score lots of points deciding on who will win. Yay!… And you wonder why we enjoy our beverages so much? LOL. Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation! Discussion topics tonight: Intro Ryan update on Vikes season Niners sickness updates on 49ers season Matchup preview Vikes offense rolling 49ers run game Specific matchups to watch Keys to victory for each team Lighting round Over/under Write that down Buy sell Prediction: Ryan: 7-3 Matt: 5-5 Dave: 5-5 Guest: 6-4 Fan with us!!! Thank our guest Niner Beto @NinerSickness49. The regulars: @Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare in the truck. This is a @Climb_ThePocket's & @DailyNorseman's production. You can find the Nicer Sickness YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0i4Jemdbajmea5_YmIIBIg _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket Watch the show here: https://youtu.be/mQb_gliNAbo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Your Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers adding more steam to the cross-border divisional rivalry and their fans. It was glorious! After two straight wins by the Vikings over the Chargers and Packers, is this season turning around for the better? Join Jayson, Flip and possibly some more of your favorite CTP personalties for what promises to be a great show! On tonight's show… Agenda: 1. Could the Vikings actually be for real? 2. Is Mike Zimmer evolving as a coach? 3. Why Kirk Cousins needs to stay aggressive even at the cost of turnovers. 4. Justin Jefferson, an absolute star. 5. Favorable schedule coming up. Can they take advantage? Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket Network's and @DailyNorman's "In The Huddle" show with host Jason Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, and possibly other CTP personalities. Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare in the truck. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket You can watch the show here: https://youtu.be/xwGWHakbOTQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s Monday and we are celebrating a Minnesota Vikings victory over the Green Bay Packers. Doesn’t it feel good? We saw a second game of aggressive play from the offense, That has not been seen the victory over the Seahawks. After very few targets to the wide receiver weapons Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen just two games ago, the team seemed to go all-in on getting them the ball, and even in two high situations. Shocking, isn’t it? Let’s look at this and some of the other notable play from Vikings players, and maybe some that weren’t. Either way, it resulted in a victory Monday. We’ll relish in the win, look at it closer, and discuss it as Tyler, Deshawn, and Dave will be here to turn your Monday Purple! Other talking points for tonight’s show: Kirk Cousins’ performance Happy middle for aggressiveness Confidence and aggressiveness: trend or anomaly? Feeding your star WRs works! State of the defense The emergence of young players Players of the game NFC playoff push outlook 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. ________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket Catch the show replay here: https://youtu.be/HrbZfuGPDf8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' huge victory over the division rival Green Bay Packers and look ahead to the team's critical matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Minnesota Vikings are at home, hosting their cross-border rival, the Green Bay Packers. In what can place the Purple firmly in the battle for a playoff spot, a win is a must. Will they get it? Aaron Rodgers comes in with a sore toe and only had 15 practice reps all last week. Don’t let that fool you though. You know he’ll be ready. That team from Wisconsin will also be sporting one of the best WR stables headed by Davante Adams. On the ground, the stout AJ Dillon will be making the start with Aaron Jones out. Can the Vikings defense stop the sure run attack heading their way, all the while applying pressure to Rodgers if he wants to throw? That will be a key to the game. Another key will be to see if Kirk Cousins remains aggressive with targets to his best players, deep shots, throwing to the sticks, and not just reverting to Check-down Charlie. Will he be good Kirk today? He was. Will the Vikings win? They did! Join us just after the 2-minute warning and react together. Disappointment or glory? GLORY! 1) Highlights 2) Lowlights 3) Speed round and your questions 4) What’s ahead The Final Score [the name for CTP’s Postgame show] is ready for the season. There are 4 new regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did. Hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today, Flip, and Dave will all be here. Did you like what you saw? #SKOL Fan with us!!! Regulars Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8 and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It’s Packers week and fans of the Purple relish opportunity for the Minnesota Vikings to defeat the Green Bay Packers. Will it happen this week? Can Mike Zimmer win the chess match against Matt LeFleur and Aaron Rodgers? Can Klint Kubiak with help out call Joe Barry and his defense? This game promises to be one of the best this season and we all know what it means to us, and that obnoxious fellow employee at work. Can the Vikings grab the victory and silence them all week? They have the talent, so let’s hope so. Dave and Darren who both started blogging on the Purple decades ago will go over a way to possibly see how this game will go and if the Vikings can win, so get ready for the Climbing The Pocket and Daily Norseman pregame show! Other themes: The Joe Barry effect & TTFW's defense Need a photo of Barry and maybe a couple of other TTFW defenders - linebacker De'Vondre Campbell and Dean Lowry TTFW defense is a big reason Green Bay is 8-2. Haven't given up more than 22 points in the last seven games - despite no Zadarius Smith, no Jaire Alexander, Whitney Mercilus is done for the season. Kenny Clark might not play Sunday and they keep rolling along. Who are these guys? Coming off a shutout. Barry is doing a great job with this defense. Generating a lot of turnovers - stuffing the run the last three games. A stiff test for a Vikings offense that has struggled offensively at home this year. A.J. Dillon - X Factor Dillon will be the #1 RB for TTFW this game. Aaron Jones is out. Good for the Vikings because he usually kills us. But Dillon is a load - six feet and 250. Breaks a lot of tackles and the Vikings defense doesn't tackle well. TTFW offense hasn't been super explosive this year but if Vikes can't contain Dillon, it's going to make things easy for Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and the rest of that offense. Vikings defenders need to rally to the ball and get three, four, and maybe more guys on Dillon to take him down. Dalvin Tomlinson, Armon Watts, James Lynch, Sheldon Richardson will need to bring their A-game in the interior. Kirk Cousins - Will he be Checkdown King or Mr. Aggressive? The Vikings and Cousins have been very careful with the ball when throwing it this season. Only two interceptions but not very aggressive in the throws made. Lots of short stuff. Low risk, low reward. Cousins was a bit more aggressive against Los Angeles Chargers and converted on some of the third and longs by making some riskier throws instead of settling for shorter, safer throws that wouldn't get first downs. But will he take chances again against a TTFW offense that has created 17 turnovers this season? Targeting Jefferson early and often worked against LA. It will need to work again Sunday. The Vikings offense has played poorly at home other than the Seattle Seahawks game. Cousins needs to have a big game and show some big balls for the Vikes to win this one. 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. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket Catch it here: https://youtu.be/Pzqq_72EYQw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans. Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - NFL University (Kyle Posey, Stephen Serda, Justis Mosqueda) Thursday - The Look Ahead (RJ Ochoa, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - NFL Reacts (Stephen Serda, Justis Mosqueda, Kate Magdziuk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Minnesota Vikings are 4-5 now after a game with more aggressive play against the Los Angeles Chargers. This week, however, is Packers Week! Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers come into US Bank Stadium and give the Vikings more opportunity to stay aggressive. More targets to Justin Jefferson, more to Adam Thielen, all against a very good defense. Then there will be the mind games aimed from the vaunted Mike Zimmer offense versus Rodgers and his weapons including Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, and AJ Dillon. There is a special guest, Doogie Wolfson joining the show to talk some scoops from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Vikings. Als,o Myles Gorham will be stepping in to add to the conversation. Our guest tonight, Doogie rejoins the VHH bar, with Ryan, Myles, and Dave tending, along with you, the fans. Grab your favorite beverage and join the conversation! Discussion topics tonight: Welcome guests (Myles and Doogie) With Doogie Start with Wolves content - trade rumors - internal turmoil with Towns - where should fans expectations be Move into Vikings content - where’s emotions eternally amongst brass - if we move on, who’s out? - any interesting storylines internally Once Doogie jumps: Recap last weeks game (quick) - positive takeaways - is this an impressive win? - what’s concerning? Jump into this weeks matchup vs Packers - keys to victory - key matchups - can we make a run if we win Lightning round: Over/Under - Rodgers 250 pass yards - AJ Dillon 125 total yards - Vikings Sacks 1.5 (averaging 1.5 over last 4 v Packers) - Kirk ADOT > 7 (7.5 last game, 6.8 all games before last) Buy/Sell - AJ Dillon being a legit starter - Cam Bynum - Mason Cole - Kirks aggressive 4th Q w/ lead Headline Another Diamond In The Rough Here We Go Again… Prediction: Ryan: 6-3 Matt: 4-5 Dave: 4-5 Guest: 5-4 Fan with us!!! Guests Darren “Doogie” Wolfson @DWolfsonKSTP and Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85. The regulars: @Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, and Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, and Producer Dave @Luft_Krigare in the truck. This is a @Climb_ThePocket's & @DailyNorseman's production. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket Watch it here: https://youtu.be/wRa1Vzg67FM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' key matchup against the division-leading Green Bay Packers and offer their game picks for Week 11 of the 2021 NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings' 27-20 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers including conversations on the team's aggressive play, potential penalty concerns and the recent performance of mid-round rookies and second-year players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
