Podcasts

  • CTP's In The Huddle - Depth Concerns & the Colts

    Join us for a conversation on your Minnesota Vikings. Some of your favorite Climbing The Pocket personalities gather together with you to talk about how the training camp has progressed. As the Minnesota Vikings work towards the Saturday night lights game against the Indianapolis Colts, there are some areas of some concern to us fans. Are the special teams still a problem? This manifested against the Denver Broncos with poor punting from Britton Colquitt, and we all saw that. What wasn't as obvious was the lack of breaking down and tackling by the gunners and the rest of the team. Both distance and placement by Colquitt and early tackling by the players are key to a favorable field position. Since the last game was all basically the 2s and 3s playing, we had hoped to see these guys prove themselves as good depth pieces. Few did. Are you concerned about the depth? What a difference between practice and game time make for Jake Browning and Kellen Mond. Whichever one of those two wins the QB2 job, are you worried, especially if Kirk Cousins is out? Will either of these two secure the job with confidence against the Colts? Speaking of the Colts, which starters do you expect to see play? Which ones don't need to? Come join the conversation with the guys as they discuss the Vikings, these topics, and more. SKOL! On tonight's show: 1. Special teams are still a problem. 2. The depth in key areas is already a concern (TE, S, LB). 3. Backup QB confidence/concern. 4. What do we want to see in the next preseason game? Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket Network's and @DailyNorman's "In The Huddle" show with host Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85, Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16 and producer Dave @Luft_Krigare from the truck. Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket Watch the show here: https://youtu.be/3Qu2hqYjw14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • CTP Mondays -The Look Back: Vikings vs Broncos

    Let’s turn your Monday Purple. Join Climbing The Pocket’s and Daily Norseman’s newest live show to get you talking on Mondays. This will make your Monday better as you join Tyler Forness and Deshawn Vaughan for the conversation of your Minnesota Vikings. Being a fan of this team has never been dull. Good or bad, it has always been frustrating but entertaining. CTP Mondays will give you a chance to vent, agree, disagree, share your thoughts, and help cheer on the Purple. The guys have a full slate tonight looking back at preseason game 1, the Vikings vs Denver Broncos. Below are their discussion points. What are yours? Here are the official topics tonight: 1. Watered down game plan 2. What we saw from the two QB’s 3. Depth issues 4. Punting 5. Who impressed/disappointed - Mason Cole, Dru Samia, and Kyle Hinton were the highest graded lineman. - No pressures recorded by the backups, Patrick Jones led the team with 3 stops. - Ihmir Smith-Marsette targeted 6 times only one traveled more than 10 yards I believe. Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16 and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing a @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket The show is here: https://youtu.be/lvalHA0p-D8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • CTP Mondays - The Look Back: Vikings vs Broncos

    Let’s turn your Monday Purple. Join Climbing The Pocket’s and Daily Norseman’s newest live show to get you talking on Mondays. This will will make your Monday better as you join Tyler Forness and Deshawn Vaughan for the conversation of your Minnesota Vikings. Being a fan of this team has never been dull. Good or bad, it has always been frustrating but entertaining. CTP Mondays will give you a chance to vent, agree, disagree, share your thoughts, and help cheer on the Purple. The guys have a full slate tonight looking back at preseason game 1, the Vikings vs Denver Broncos. Below are their discussion points. What are yours? Here are the official topics tonight: 1. Watered down game plan. 2. What we saw from the two QB’s. 3. Depth issues. 4. Punting. 5. Who impressed/disappointed: - Mason Cole, Dru Samia, and Kyle Hinton were the highest graded lineman. - No pressures recorded by the backups, Patrick Jones led the team with 3 stops. - Ihmir Smith-Marsette targeted 6 times only one traveled more than 10 yards I believe. Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16 and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing a @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket Watch the show here: https://youtu.be/lvalHA0p-D8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • Two Old Bloggers - Vikings vs Broncos, 3 Topics from PS1

    Darren and Dave are select 3 topics from yesterday’s Minnesota Vikings vs Denver Broncos. Join the conversation! Topic 1: Panic?! It was a preseason game and there has been some panic already by fans across the internet, but should there be? 31 players didn’t play including all of the starters on the offense and defense with the one exception of Stephen Weatherly and D.J. Wonnum. Maybe they were hoping one of those two would stand out? Both got a single pressure. This game can be viewed as the traditional 4th preseason game in the past with all the starters resting. Only difference is that the rest of the roster didn't have playing time in games 1-3 to work on getting their mistakes out and improving. Do you view it that way? Topic 2: Jake Browning and Kellen Mond. Mike Zimmer wasn’t pleased to say the least. Browning didn’t look as well as he did in practice but still has the QB2 spot secured at the moment. Mond at least moved, but seemed slow speeding up to the NFL level. You might expect that from a rookie 3rd rounder, but that is not what was hoped for. What did you think? Was there any flashes from either that you liked? Topic 3: Why is Dakota Dozier still on this team? The team will have to cut down to 85 players by Tuesday afternoon. Dozier should survive that first initial cut due to depth issues, but should he? He was in competition with Old Udoh for the right guard slot, so his play against the Broncos first team was more realistic than just about any other playing up to the competition level [Vikings 2s vs the Broncos 1s]. What does the team see in him that they re-signed him? 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 the show here: https://youtu.be/txtoLEKORbE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • Vikings vs Broncos - CTP Postgame

    We just watched your Minnesota Vikings vs the Denver Broncos. Mike Zimmer made the decision to rest 30 players including all of the starters from the offense and defense. The Broncos basically had their 1s vs the Vikings 2s and 3s and it showed. Who did you like seeing? Who played well and who hurt their chances to make the team? Join the conversation and let us know. CTP Postgame is the newest show from CTP replacing the old GMG In The Raw. There are 4 new regulars and the occasional guest. The focus will will be on you the fan, and how you felt the team did. Hopefully racking up the wins in the regular season. Today however. Flip and Dave will look how the those trying to move up the roster and others trying to earn their spot. #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. Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket Catch the show here: https://youtu.be/TqUKcBkYvDE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • Vikings Happy Hour - Vikings vs Broncos Ticket Giveaway and More!

    Join us for the Climbing The Pocket Network’s and Daily Norseman’s “Vikings Happy Hour.” The Minnesota Vikings will be hosting the Denver Broncos for preseason week 1. VHH is giving away some tickets for the game. Topics of the day from joint practice at training camp, the unofficial depth chart, kicker concerns, and more are to be topics at the bar. Matt, Ryan, and Myles be having fun so join the conversation and have fun too. Grab yourself something to sip 🥤 and join us for Vikings Happy Hour! #SKOL! Discussion topics tonight: - What ya drinking? - Plug ticket giveaway - Vikings first unofficial depth chart. - Steal PFF Eric’s Question “what is a franchise CB?” and can there really be a “franchise” player outside of QB? - Denver Broncos in town, what should we be watching for? - Kicker concern? - Is Dede Westbrook’s roster spot in question? #Vikings #VikingsHappyHour #CTP #ClimbingThePocket #LetsGetLive #JoinTheCoversation Fan with us!!! Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, Ryan Ortega @Sportsguyry, Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85 are joined by you the fans with 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 the guys here... - https://youtu.be/wU_xTiqgQYY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • CTP’s In The Huddle - Zimmer, Oline & WRs, Stock Report

    Join us for conversation on your Minnesota Vikings. Some of your favorite Climbing The Pocket personalities gather together with you to talk how the training camp has progressed. How the rookies are living living up to their draft status, or are not. Head coach Mike Zimmer has been frank with his assessments of them. “Welcome to the NFL” rook! Going from being the best athletes on every team they had ever been on, to riding the bubble if they even make the squad. Injuries have hit early, or normally, but it has brought up some depth concerns. Can the Vikes still address those or learned to play as is? And how is the team doing overall? Is the offensive line improved? The defense? The special teams? What about the kicking competition? Who’s stocks are rising and who’s are falling? Come join the conversation with the guys as they discuss the Vikings, these topics and more. SKOL! On tonight’s show: 1. Zim’s comments on the rookies. 2. How worried should we be about the rookie OL? (Darrisaw & Davis) 3. Is WR still a need? The depth looked pretty bleak when AT and JJ missed a couple practices. 4. Stock report on offense, defense and STs. What are we hearing, thoughts, concerns? #Vikings, #CTP, #InTheHuddle, #JoinTheCoversation Fan with us!!! Come join the @Climb_ThePocket Network’s and @DailyNorman’s “In The Huddle” show with host Jayson Brown @brownjayson, Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Ryan Ortega @sportsguyry, Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfans16 and producer Dave @Luft_Krigare from the truck. Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/climbingthepocket Here was the show: https://youtu.be/4gSeMBRm-SE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • CTP Mondays - Making Your Monday Purple

    We are debuting Climbing The Pocket’s and Daily Norseman’s newest live show to get you talking on Mondays. This will will make your Monday better as you join Tyler Forness and Deshawn Vaughan for the conversation of your Minnesota Vikings. Being a fan of this team has never been dull for any long period of time. Good or bad, it has always been frustrating but entertaining. CTP Mondays will give you a chance to vent, agree, disagree, share your thoughts, and help cheer on the Purple. The guys have a full slate tonight from wide receiver depth/quality, the QB, the offensive line, the defensive line and how does Justin Jefferson’s owie affect the preseason game. Do you think it will? Here are the official topics tonight: - CJ Henderson on the block - Plexiglass Gate - What’s going on with the OL? - JJ’s injury and does it affect star players playing the preseason - Who are the 10 DLineman to make the roster? - Preview of Saturday’s game Fan with us!!! Tyler Forness @TheRealForno, Deshawn Vaughan @vikingsfan16 and Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing a @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • Unbelievable! - Bullet Dodged

    BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald the injury of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, Justin Jefferson, some inconsistent behavior from Kirk Cousins and other random notes from training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • GMG’s Two Old Bloggers - Injuries, Controversy & PS1 Vikings vs Broncos

    Darren and Dave are selecting 3 topics, coming out of this last week of the Minnesota Vikings training camp. Topic 1: Justin Jefferson got hurt when Bashaud Breeland fell on him. It doesn’t seem devastating, thank Odin, but brings to light critical depth issues the Vikings and all teams have to deal with. He isn’t the only player hurt and not fully participating. Adam Thielen has a minor leg injury per reports, Anthony Barr has been out for something and Christian Darrisaw still hasn’t made it to full team drills. Mike Zimmer gets frustrated with injuries. Should he? Topic 2: Controversy struck hard this week thanks to QB1 Kirk Cousins’ press conference. It went national in a hurry. His attitude on the topic seemed to be what rubbed fans a little raw, but did it for his teammates and how will it effect the Vikings over the course of the season? Topic 3: The Vikings will host their first preseason game on Saturday in US Bank Stadium vs the Broncos. What do you expect to see? The preseason has been shortened to only 3 games, so what will the formula for playing the starters look like? Are you looking forward to seeing them match up against a decent Denver Broncos team, especially one with one of the best defenses in the league? Are you ready for it? 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 #LetsGetLive Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket Catch it here: https://youtu.be/m2qPkv8JpFE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • Viking Hot Takes - Pads Are On and the Hitting Has Started

    In Egan, the Minnesota Vikings Training Camp is in week 2 and the pads are on. You have questions and so do Flip and Eric. It’s time for Viking Hot Takes. The FAST MOVING Minnesota Vikings Talk Show. We have Eric Thompson from the Daily Norseman. We’ve got Flip Mazzi from Climbing the Pocket. SO Buckle Up, protect your kneecaps and Let’s GO! It is hot, but fans are back watching their favorite team assemble for the 2021 campaign. No excuses this season. It is time to go further than any other Vikings team before it. Can they? Flip and Eric are back for the 12th episode of Viking Hot Takes on the Climbing The Pocket channel on Thursday night. Following the usual format of the show, we put the usual 20 minutes on the clock and asked each other three questions: Flip asks 1. Who are your offensive and defensive MVPs of camp so far? 2. The sophomores look better than the rookies. Is that a good thing? 3. Which side of the ball are you more excited about? Eric asks 1. What offensive change do you most want to see Klint Kubiak make in 2021? 2. What will the starting offensive line look like Week 1? 3. Which player is your surprise cut from the 53-man roster? #Vikings #VikingHotTakes #CTPN #ClimbingThePocket #LetGetLive Fan with us!!! Flip Mazzi @Flipmazzi, Eric Thompson @eric_j_thompson and Dave @Luft_Krigare producing a @Climb_ThePocket Network’s & @DailyNorseman’s 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 video show with all the fan comments can be found here: https://youtu.be/QmJuyzaJh6g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • Vikings Happy Hour - Luke Braun Straight From Vikings Camp

    Join us for the Climbing The Pocket Network’s and Daily Norseman’s “Vikings Happy Hour.” Matt Anderson will be welcoming his high school buddy back, Mr. Luke Braun of Locked on Vikings. Luke is visiting is home state and has been attending the Vikings Training Camp. He been sitting in the sun as he watches the team come together. He’s been impressed with a player or two like Justin Jefferson and Irv Smith Jr., and reported on others that were not so much. Which ones though? How does the team look? Joining Matt and Luke will be Ryan and Myles to join in the festivities and that cool beverage after the day spent at TCO watching practice. So grab yourself something to sip 🥤 and join the conversation for Vikings Happy Hour! #SKOL! Discussion topics tonight: - Welcome back Luke to Minnesota! - What ya been up to? - Gladney was released, is he a bust? - How do you determine if player is a bust? - What has Luke seen out at TCO? - Any standouts? - Any Concerns? - Kirk returns tomorrow, any thoughts? - The Denver joint practice is next week, what should we be looking for/what are you all looking forward to? #Vikings #VikingsHappyHour #CTP #ClimbingThePocket #LetsGetLive Fan with us!!! Matt Anderson @MattAnderson_8, Ryan Ortega @Sportsguyry, , Myles Gorham @MylesGorham85 are joined by Luke Braun @LukeBraunNFL from @LockedOnVikings and in the truck producer Dave @Luft_Krigare. This is a @Climb_ThePocket’s & @DailyNorseman’s production. Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/c/climbingthepocket Catch the show here: https://youtu.be/i7gU4nAzWgQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices