Daily Norseman: for Minnesota Vikings fans

We're back after a week away (Jayson's fault) to discuss the race for the NFC North title. Based on Eric's projections, there is a strong possibility that Green Bay and Minnesota finish the season with the same record. Unfortunately, if this is the case Green Bay would hold the tie-breaker due to division record. Nick makes a case for Detroit to help us out by playing spoiler in Week 17. We revisit Eric's early season take that Aaron Rodgers is washed. Nick speaks to how Rodgers risk avoidance is affecting his overall efficiency. With Rodgers falling off, Stafford being out, and Trubisky being Ponder, Kirk Cousins is clearly the best quarterback in the NFC North. Should Kirk Cousins be in the MVP discussions? Nick says he's in the conversation but not a serious contender unless things change drastically down the stretch. Eric says Russell Wilson is the clear MVP based on his play and the lack of help he's getting from his supporting cast (and coaching). Should we discount Kirk Cousins' Performance because of

NFC State of the Union NFC East Dallas 6-5 Philly 5-6 Giants 2-9 Washington 2-9 NFC West 49ers 10-1 Seattle 9-2 Rams 6-4 playing tonight Cards 3-7-1 NFC South New Orleans 9-2 Carolina 5-6 TB 4-7 Atlanta 3-8 NFC North Vikings 8-3 GB 8-3 Chicago 5-6 Detroit 3-7-1 If Baltimore beats the Rams tonight the playoffs are damn near set for the NFC. Goes to show you have an “elite” up and coming coach in McVay who goes from the Super Bowl and damn near winning it to out of the playoffs. NFL is a crazy league.  Vikings control their destiny for the North @SEA and GB at home are toughest games. CHI has been a problem with that defensive front.    GB has @MIN as their toughest game. @NYG, WAS, CHI, @MN, @DET Cannot see GB losing one of those other games unfortunately.  Dallas should win the East BUF(8_3), @CHI(5-6), LAR(6-4+), @PHI(5-6), WAS(2-9)  New Orleans will win the South @ATL(3-8), SF(10-1), IND(6-5), @TEN(6-5) @CAR(5-6) SF @BAL(8-2), @NO(9-2), ATL(3-8), LAR(6-4), @SEA(9-2) Seattle MIN(8-3

Vikings Bye Week… Good morning Horners! Your Minnesota Vikings are on their bye week, and as Ted said, he “hopes they are getting away from football, to come back rested and ready for the stretch.” It is a good time for the team to get healthy from the hamstring injuries to Adam Thielen and Harrison Smith, to Linval Joseph. It is time for the coaching staff to figure out ways to maximize production here on out, not come out flat, score more points, and play better defense. That is what a bye week is for, and that is why Good morning Gjallarhorn has the Daily Norseman’s very own, Christopher Gates as a special guest.  Chris joined Ted, Drew and Dave to talk the state of the Vikings. Mentioning the defensive secondary issues with Xavier Rhodes looking old and Trae Waynes being Trae Waynes. Discussions of how good Kirk Cousins has been, and the offensive is from the improvement in the O-line to the some of the best weapons in the league being Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook, Kyle Rudolph and the young I

BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald talk about the ascension of the Minnesota Timberwolves, discuss whether the Minnesota Gophers are still worth your time as a fair-weather fan, break down the TV programming for Minnesota Vikings fans on their bye week and make their picks for Week 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald break down the Minnesota Vikings' historic comeback against the Denver Broncos, check in on the Skol Scale and have a discussion about social media fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tick tock, let’s go! The Climbing The Pocket Network and Daily Norseman personalities recorded after your Minnesota Vikings defeated, in one of their biggest comebacks, the Denver Broncos. Four of our broadcasters and one of our writers got together to talk about the game. It was a stressful one testing our hearts and in some cases our livers. BJ Reiddell from CTPN’s newest show, ”Unbelievable", referred to have seeing his Fitbit watch showing his heartbeat at almost an exercise speed. Was it the same for you? Dave, from Good Morning Gjallarhorn noticed that there were a lot of Broncos jersey is in the stands at U.S. Bank Stadium and wondered why? Theories of it being hunting season, or a perceived weak opponent were possible answers. Well, they made noise, especially in the first half where the Broncos went up 20 to 0 and the Vikings looked uninspired to say the least. Then there was the second half, and the Vikings came out on fire! Whether it was coach Zimmer making some pretty radical adjustments, motiv

Vikings vs Broncos… Good morning Horners! Your Minnesota Vikings were victorious over the Denver Broncos! After an absolute horrendous first half that had the Vikings down 20-0, the team made halftime adjustments and roared back and scored on every drive in the second half to pull out the win.   Kirk Cousins stepped up and started to hit Stefon Diggs in the last 2 quarters after Kevin Stefanski went to a no huddle offense. Good Kirk completed his first 4th quarter comeback of his tenure. “Whoa Nelly!” this was one heck of a game.  We hope you enjoyed the game and thrive on stress, because this team generates it. LOL. The Vikings now go into their bye week with a record of 8-3. Be safe and GO VIKINGS!    Like, subscribe, and rate us on your favorite podcast aggregator. Share with your Vikings and Broncos fan friends too. Then shout SKOL!     As always, enjoy the watch and listen! You can follow GMG hosts Dave at @Luft_Krigare and Ted at @purplebuckeye. Unfortunately, Drew is behind the power curve and doesn

Vikings vs Broncos… Good morning Horners! Your Minnesota Vikings are at home for this contest against the visiting Denver Broncos. After a quick appeal to the football gods, will Mike Zimmer create a defensive scheme that will destroy the rookie Brandon Allen’s [who?] effort in his first road game as a starter? Will the Broncos defense led by nemesis Vic Fangio’s defensive schemes cause problems for the Vikings offense like they did when he was the Chicago Bears’ DC? We will all find out Sunday afternoon, but the Vikes do have a home field on their side and our fans [that means you] make a difference.  The guys wondered about the decline in Vikings pass defense play by Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes, Mike Hughes’ excessive targeting and if it can be fixed? They like that the offense is stepping forward and that the purple are scoring more points on average than any other squad in the Zimmer era [actually since Brett Favre led the team in 2009]. Kirk Cousins is doing a great job executing the offense and minim

Yinka Ayinde joins Jayson Brown to discuss our win over the Dallas Cowboys, Kirk Cousins as a system QB, the regression of our pass defense, and our upcoming matchup vs the Denver Broncos. Check out Yinka on Take Care here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald break down the Minnesota Vikings’ impending matchup with the Denver Broncos including evaluations of quarterback Brandon Allen, running back Phillip Lindsay, wide receiver Courtland Sutton and edge rusher Von Miller. The guys also take a look at how the Vikings will counter Broncos head coach Vic Fangio with a host of playmakers including running back Dalvin Cook, wide receiver Stefon Diggs and tight ends Kyle Rudolph and Irv Smith. They also share their week 11 picks. Enjoy... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Ed break down the win over Dallas, take a look around the league in week 10, and zero in on the North Face. Around the League The week of the Upsets Titans defeat Chiefs 35-32 on late score and FG block Makes the MN loss look worse Falcons roll the Saints 26-9 Dolphins beat Indy to win 2nd straight Pittsburgh stays hot defeats the Rams 17-12 Seattle edges 49ers in full OT game The North Face Chicago defeats Detroit who were without Stafford Ugly game. 226 total yards for Chicago.  Green Bay defeats Carolina at home to move to 8-2 Goal line stand at the end of the game Vikings - Dallas Recap Offense Cousins 23/32 for 220 and 2TDs. 115.5 rating.  Primetime narrative over?  Dalvin led everything. 97 and 1TD on the ground. 7 for 86 receiving.  Mattison continues to not lose a step when in for Dalvin 9 receptions between Rudolph and Irv Smith Jr. TE SIGHTING FINALLY!  Solid protection all night Special Teams Bailey perfect in his return to Dallas.  Colquitt up and down Defense Dak

Vikings vs Cowboys… Good morning Horners! Your Minnesota Vikings went into Texas and defeated the Dallas Cowboys in prime time under the lights. They actually won a close game they should have. Good Morning Gjallarhorn celebrated by going live. Drew, Ted and Dave went on air to celebrate with everyone and talk about it. We first want to give a huge shout out to all that joined us, you made the night even better.  What do think of that night Dalvin Cook had? It was special with almost 100 yards rushing [he had it until the very end of the game] and 86 yards receiving. Stefon Diggs was the second leading receiver with 49 yards on a good Kirk Cousins night where he threw for 220 yards, 2 TDs and no interceptions. This led to the Vikings now sitting with a 7-3 record, one game behind the Green Bay Packers.  The Cowboys didn’t roll over and die though, they came out swinging, especially in the second quarter. Dak Prescott threw for 397 yards against Mike Zimmer’s defense. With Trae Waynes out, Mike Hughes got th

Vikings vs Cowboys… Good morning Horners! Your Minnesota Vikings crave to Arlington Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys in prime time, under the lights, on turf and in a climate control stadium [Jerry’s World].Here at the Daily Norseman, the Climbing The Pocket Network morning show, Good Morning Gjallarhorn with Ted Glover, Drew Bunting, and David Stefano present your game preview show.  We start the show addressing the the mental makeup of the Vikes. We all hear about winning on the road, winning against good teams, winning in prime time, and how all of them have been challenging to this team, and especially to Kirk Cousins. Here is a chance to bust those stereotypes. Can the purple do it? The road the playoffs gets a lot tougher if they don’t. Keys to game will include how many yards that Ezekiel Elliott can be limited to vs how many total Dalvin Cook can produce per Drew. That requires the Vikings defense to get turnovers and winning the turnover balance. Pressure on Dak Prescott and against the rush wil

Myles Gorham and Yinka Ayinde join Jayson Brown to discuss Kirk Cousins' performance in Kansas City and to preview the Cowboys game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tick tock, let’s go! The Climbing The Pocket Network and Daily Norseman personalities recorded after your Minnesota Vikings lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. What a spirited discussion was had, just like the score going back and forth on Sunday.  Play calls seemed off, the run game never got going, Kirk Cousins accuracy was poor, the defense allowed Matt Moore to light them up, and even special teams had their failed moments. There was plenty to take away from this game and hopefully moving forward.  Flip from Fifteen Minutes with Flipmazzi brings his every present positivity butts heads with Yinka Ayinde of Climbing The Pocket, Ted Glover brings an even sense of humor and sanity, and Dave from Good Morning Gjallarhorn talks about sailed 2 yard passes. Throughout make sure you watch the animated facial expressions of Yinka. Even though the Vikings may have been a little disappointing, the interactions on the show are definitely not. LOL.  We hope you enjoy this type of formatted show. Please feel free to ask

Eric Eager joins Jayson Brown to discuss what went wrong in Kansas City and to preview our upcoming matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and Ed take a look around the league, the North Face, and break down a frustrating loss to Kansas City Around the League Dolphins are tanking - or maybe not, iunno Steelers are fighting - 8-8 might make AFC wildcard Seahawks get about all they can handle from Tampa Bay Wow… Browns gotta figure something out Ravens prove that the Patriots have had an extremely soft first 8 games Also, Lamar Jackson is ridiculous The North Face They all lost Raiders win slugfest v Detroit - Raiders also fighting for playoffs Bears lose to Eagles - Eagles making a run? Chargers SHOCK the Packers… get it… SHOCK Green Bay has a lot of talent but small margin of error remaining for them - not nearly as good as their record indicates  North is still open, but missed opportunity 2 team race - Vikings and PAckers  Vikings - Kansas City Recap Complete systematic failure of a loss Offense Adam Thielen re aggravated injury - Shut him down til after bye? Offensive play-calling was abysmal Was Dalvin Cook even in uni

Vikings vs Chiefs… Good morning Horners! Well, at least it is morning. First off, congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs for pulling out the game. For fans that aren’t as dedicated to following this team intently as some, this was entertaining with all the lead changes, for the more die hard fan, this game was pull your hair out ugly! Your Minnesota Vikings did not do enough consistently to win on a day where Kirk Cousins threw for only 50%, Stefon Diggs only caught 1 pass, Dalvin Cook’s longest run was only 12 yards, the offensive line, at least parts of it, got manhandled, the defense gave up drives, Trae Waynes was picked on, Dan Bailey misses an extra point wide left, and Britton Colquitt shanks a 27 yard punt at the end because Mike Zimmer didn’t want to kick to Tyreek Hill. Was there just one thing you could really blame for the loss, or was this an all around total system failure that the Vikings still could have won for most of the game? How does it look going into the future and the Vikings chances to wi

Vikings vs Chiefs… Good morning Horners! Your Minnesota Vikings have flown down to take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The place is loud and Chiefs fans raucous. It will be a real test for the purple on the road. Whether Patrick Mahomes plays [and word is he won’t] or Matt Moore who ran Andy Reid’s offense well against the Green Bay Packers last week, it will test the ability of Mike Zimmer’s defense and offense to come out hot. Sleeping through the first quarter won’t hack it because this team can put up points. Will it be a shootout or can the Vikings control the game? That is the big question.  The Chiefs have some outstanding receivers. They have Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman that “are ungodly fast” as Drew says. They also have one of the best tight ends in the league with Travis Kelce. We all know that good tight ends have caused problems in coverage. The Chiefs also base 68% of their offense with the pass, so Zimmer and George Edwards will have their hands full slowing and stopping th

Around the League PHI beats Buffalo - Back on track? No NFC East is tight SF is rolling Houston beats Oakland - Watson is nuts Tannehill making his case in Tennessee  Brees rolls without Kamara Cleveland Clevelands Patriots are good tho Jacoby Brissett Joe Flacco is mad and apparently hurt now The North Face Detroit beats Giants - Are they what we thought they were?  Chicago missed last second FG to lose to Chargers Mitch Trubisky struggles GB takes down Mahomes-less Chiefs Impressed by Matt Moore - Does this influence Mahomes decision…  Difficult to find GB losses at this point… even though I think they’re overrated 5 of last 8 are on the road. Vikings need to finish strong and get some help. Maybe the GB road struggles will resurface.  Vikings - Washington Recap Offense Kirk Cousins very efficient day 23/26 (88.5%) 285/0/0 Dalvin Cook Domination 98 Rushing-1TD | 73 Receiving on 5 catches Alexander Mattison Appreciation Diggs sets record for 3-game yards stretch beating moss and moss