Sinopsis
Morning Joes brings together Joe Johnson, owner/writer of purplePTSD.com/VikingsTerritory.com and host of The purpleJOURNAL Podcast with Joe Oberle, co-host of The purpleJOURNAL Podcast, and writer for The Sports Post, and writer/editor of/for purplePTSD.com and VikingsTerritory.com for the only Minnesota Vikings specific morning show! The fellas feature a different guest every week and bring the best Vikings banter this side of that argument you had with your best friend about Diggs vs. Thielen last weekend!
Episodios
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Dog Days Until Vikings Camp Seem More Like Dog Years
17/07/2025 Duración: 57minThere is a little news trickling out of TCO Performance Center, such as the fact that Swiss Army knife-like defender Josh Metellus is still not signed and wide receiver Jordan Addison had a court date this week. Hopefully there will be resolution on both accounts, and everyone will report to Eagan on time for camp.
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Vikings Camp is Coming; Vikings Speculation is Here
11/07/2025 Duración: 01h07sTraining camp is coming—and it could be one of most consequential in Minnesota Vikings history. The powers that be (general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and head coach Kevin O’Connell) have spent the offseason upgrading the roster to put the best team possible around second year pro (and first year starter) quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
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Vikes Inch Closer to Camp and Summer’s Heat
06/07/2025 Duración: 59minIt’s July in Minnesota, where it has been alternately rainy and blistering hot—which always make for some sweltering Vikings football practices. But the Vikings aren’t in camp—in fact they aren’t even in that summer furnace of Mankato (as in days gone by), either. There are a couple more weeks before camp begins in Eagan, and the roster change speculation persists amidst Viking Nation.
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Minicamp Ends and Training Camp Looms for the Vikings
20/06/2025 Duración: 59minAnd so we shall, first with a recap of what we learned at minicamp. Who shined, who rusted and, most importantly, how did starting quarterback JJ McCarthy do? Once again, there are some undrafted rookies to talk about (particularly this year, as the Vikings only had five draft picks), so those names are worth a look as the camp nears and ultimately, the roster begins to be trimmed.
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Comings and Goings as Vikings Begin Mandatory Minicamp
12/06/2025 Duración: 01h02minIt all begins in earnest. The Vikings mandatory minicamp commenced at TCO Performance Center this week, and the news is already spilling out regarding who is there and who is there but not practicing. Thus far, the Vikings have good numbers in attendance, including left tackle Christian Darrisaw (who injured his knee last season) taking part in individual drills. Certainly, TE Josh Oliver is there, as he inked a contract extension and becomes an important cog in the development of the Purple’s young quarterback.
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Vikings and JJ MaCarthy are On Time Arrivals for OTAs
30/05/2025 Duración: 49minNFL organized team activities (yes, that’s what OTA stands for—not offseason training actions—which they are—or over-technical assessments—which may happen--or overtly tubular algorithms—which won’t, since we don’t think they are a thing) began this week. The Vikings players assembled at TCO Performance to reacquaint with each other and get to know the new faces while trying to orient to the Purple way of life.
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NFL Meetings Come to Minneapolis—What did the Owners Decide?
23/05/2025 Duración: 01h05minMinnesota was the epicenter of the NFL this week! Why? Did the Vikings win the Super Bowl or secure the first overall pick of the next NFL Draft? No, neither of those things happened. Rather, Minneapolis hosted the NFL Meetings this week in which the owners voted on a few issues.
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Hot Times at Ol’ TCO for Vikings Rookie Minicamp
14/05/2025 Duración: 54minThe state of Minnesota experienced temperatures north of 90 degrees this past week, so that must mean it is the dead days of August and training camp begins, right? Well, not exactly. It is May and has been unseasonably warm and the Vikings have assembled—but it’s just the rookies and their minicamp at TCO Performance Center. Still, the new football year has begun. We haven’t had too many headlines yet as the Rookie Minicamp is just a way for the newbies to come to town, meet their prospective teammates and Vikings staff and get oriented to the way Minnesota does things. There are a few tidbits that have surfaced—such as undrafted rookie CB Zemaiah Vaughn picking off undrafted QB Max Brosmer along the sidelines and rookie linebacker Kobe King making another pick. But we aren’t yet hanging any banners nor making any proclamations about who will be Mr. Eagan (nee Mankato). Still, we will talk about it. The fellas at Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast—Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purple
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The NFL Schedule is Here! Well, Almost
07/05/2025 Duración: 53minThe NFL sent an email explaining that the schedule release is “almost here!” Not that it was released, but that it is almost released. (It’s almost like the email saying the Draft was almost here.) You can register and “be the first to know when the 2025-26 schedule drops.” Well, this NFL observer is all atwitter.
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Kwesi Works Some Mensah Magic in the Vikings 2025 Draft
01/05/2025 Duración: 49minWith an eye toward protecting their sophomore quarterback J.J. McCarthy, the Vikings put a major emphasis on the offensive line during free agency (Matt Fries and Ryab Kelly) and continued that with the Jackson pick. There will likely be a competition at left guard, but the versatile and intelligent Jackson could step in and start and solidify a formerly middling line.
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It’s NFL Draft Week—The Offseason Super Bowl
22/04/2025 Duración: 01h02minBut the NFL Draft is a crapshoot. A first overall pick can get the call from the Hall (Peyton Manning, 1998) or flame out in epic fashion (JaMarcus Russell, 2007). Then again, Tom Brady can go in the sixth round and become the best QB ever to play, or Brock Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant in 2022, can take a team to the Super Bowl and have folk rethinking that moniker for the last person taken in the draft.
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Draft Day Nears; Purple Speculation’s Already Here
11/04/2025 Duración: 01h27sWill the Vikings, who have only four picks (plus a compensatory pick) in the draft stay put at 24 and select a player who can impact the 2025 season, or will they trade down, as been general manager Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah’s MO in the past, and acquire more picks to fill out the draft class.
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Wintry Weather and Winter Meetings—It’s No April Fools
03/04/2025 Duración: 58minOne of the most persistent Purple queries this offseason is who will start at QB and who will be his backup.
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The Free Agent Faucet is Slowing; Is There More to Tap for the Purple?
27/03/2025 Duración: 57minThe Vikings have other needs that they could address in free agency (or in the NFL Draft), but what are those needs and who is left to grab? The fellas at Vikings Territory Breakdown podcast—Joe Oberle, senior writer at vikingsterritory.com and purplePTSD.com and Mark Craig, NFL and Vikings writer for the Star Tribune and startribune.com—are on hand to dissect and discuss all that. In addition, they will take on some of the new rule change proposals proffered at the NFL Winter meetings. Some good news and some bad news there—so tune in and check it out. Skol!
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Free Agency Leader Vikings Are Not Afraid to Trade
19/03/2025 Duración: 58minThe Free Agency ride continues for Vikings GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and the Purple. After a huge opening salvo in FA, the Vikings were on the move again last weekend. Kwesi had a busy first week of FA, when he made some big signings to the offensive and defensive lines, and finished up the week by making two big trades to help the Purple.
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Vikings First Day Free Agent Fizzle Turns Frenzied on Day 2
11/03/2025 Duración: 01h48sThe Vikings (along with the 31 other NFL teams) launched headlong into the legal tampering portion of free agency and boy did they tamper. When it looked like the Vikings were going to sit out Day 1 on the sidelines, suddenly things started cracking the morning of Day 2. Their biggest Day 1 headlines were the loss of quarterback Sam Darnold to Seattle and the resigning of running back Aaron Jones—but Day 2 in the morning resulted in the signings of DT Jonathan Allen, Colts guard Will Fries and Niners DT Javon Hargrave.
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No Tag for Darnold--Let the Vikings QB Conundrum Begin
06/03/2025 Duración: 01h01minThus begins in earnest the Vikings’ QB questions, regarding what to do with Sam, do you bring back Daniel Jones and is JJ McCarthy physically ready to become the new starting signal caller.
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Time for the Franchise Tag—Who’s It For the Vikings?
19/02/2025 Duración: 01h01minDo the Vikings tag Darnold (which would cost them approximately $40 million dollars in that tagged season? Do they begin negotiations on a multiyear Darnold contract (which would likely start around $40 million mark)?
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The Chiefs Fall While Allen Gets the Call
13/02/2025 Duración: 01h06minThe 2024-25 NFL season came to a crashing climax (at least for the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs who were hoping for a three-peat), as the Philadelphia Eagles (whose fans may have made things come crashing down after the game) walloped KC in a good old-fashioned blowout of a Super Bowl. The final score was 40-22 and it did not fully represent just how one-sided this game was (until the stalwart Philly defense that made cream cheese out of the Kansas City offensive line let up on the gas). Patrick Mahomes looked lost, Travis Kelce was irrelevant, the Chiefs dynasty crumbled and a new dynasty appeared to be born before our eyes. The Eagles are world champs.
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The Pro Bowl is Done; Bring on the Big Bowl
05/02/2025 Duración: 01h03minWe have a Bowl MVP in Purple! Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy, Jr., had two interceptions in the Pro Bowl (including one of them for a pick six), which helped the NFC hold off the AFC in the annual Pro Bowl competition. So, does Murphy have a Pro Bowl MVP clause in his contract? Does he need one? Regardless, if nothing else happened on Sunday, perhaps a few more general managers around the league know a little bit more about him when he hits the free agent. Then again, it’s flag football, so perhaps not.