Month: January 2025

The 5 Options in the 2025 Offseason

Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images The Minnesota Vikings ranked 20th per rushing DVOA in 2024, an improvement from 2022 and 2023, but still need more oomph. Vikings RBs: The 5 Options in the 2025 Offseason Head coach Kevin O’Connell’s offense can fully cook when he produces a Top 12 or so ground game. Aaron Jones performed quite… Continue reading The 5 Options in the 2025 Offseason

Former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer ‘likely’ retiring from NFL

Former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer is likely to retire from coaching in the NFL, according to veteran reporter Ed Werder. Zimmer spent last season as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator under Mike McCarthy but is not returning to Dallas on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s staff. Mike Zimmer tells me that he will not be… Continue reading Former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer ‘likely’ retiring from NFL

Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff Remains Untouched… So Far

Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Minnesota Vikings were never going to let Kevin O’Connell leave, and recently got his extension done. The coaching staff made a significant impact this season, and that led to plenty of O’Connell’s assistants being tied to other jobs. Although multiple promotions were on the table for Vikings assistants, it… Continue reading Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff Remains Untouched… So Far

The NFL Offseason Dates that Vikings Fans Need to Know

Credit: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The NFL offseason tends to be an exciting time. Obviously, free agency and the draft attract most of the attention — for good reason — but there’s plenty more that takes place. Consider a humble offering from PurplePTSD to keep readers informed on… Continue reading The NFL Offseason Dates that Vikings Fans Need to Know

Which of these quarterbacks should Minnesota Vikings rehab next? – KIK-FM 100.7

Mackey and Judd explore a handful of quarterbacks that could make sense to enter Kevin O’Connell’s Quarterback Rehabilitation University in 2025 with the Minnesota Vikings! Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trey Lance and Mac Jones are all free agents in March… Would you consider signing any of them?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit… Continue reading Which of these quarterbacks should Minnesota Vikings rehab next? – KIK-FM 100.7

Former Green Bay Packers Rival Head Coach To Retire From The NFL

Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy probably did not get the ending with the Dallas Cowboys that he deserved. Sure, his team went 7-10 and missed the NFL Playoffs, but he did have three consecutive 12-5 seasons prior to 2024 and his lackluster roster constructed by team owner Jerry Jones was riddled with… Continue reading Former Green Bay Packers Rival Head Coach To Retire From The NFL

7 cornerbacks the Minnesota Vikings could target in free agency

The Vikings’ cornerback room will need to be reloaded in a big way this offseason. Starters Byron Murphy Jr. and Stephon Gilmore are set for free agency, as are CB3 Shaq Griffin and CB4 Fabian Moreau. The only players currently under contract in 2025 are Mekhi Blackmon, who is coming off a torn ACL, and… Continue reading 7 cornerbacks the Minnesota Vikings could target in free agency

NFC Notes: Sam Darnold, Ben Johnson, Bears, Lions, Vikings

Bears Bears’ recently hired HC Ben Johnson said his message to the team is to be focused on winning “now.”  “Our mission starting this spring is to win and to win now. I get goosebumps right now just thinking about being the head coach of the Chicago Bears. I know exactly what this role and… Continue reading NFC Notes: Sam Darnold, Ben Johnson, Bears, Lions, Vikings

Eagles’ NFC title game win shows importance of RB position, offensive line

The Philadelphia Eagles romped over the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game on Sunday, winning 55-23 to secure their second trip to the Super Bowl in the last three years. If there’s one lesson for the Vikings and other teams to take from the Eagles’ success this season, it’s how valuable an effective and… Continue reading Eagles’ NFC title game win shows importance of RB position, offensive line