Adrian Peterson went on a Twitter rant Thursday afternoon. Some people were confused about what he was talking about. Good thing Andy's mutant power is being able to decipher people's tweets. He translates them for us on this mini-episode of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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As an homage to the great David Letterman, we present our Top 10 List of Things that Adrian Peterson does not show up for besides OTAs!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Intrepid reporter Lindsey Young (@LindseyMNSports) rejoins the show to talk Vikings OTAs, the latest Adrian drama (he's gonna retire now? Dohkay), as well as her latest interviews with former Vikings head coach and garage sale legend Bud Grant, Polish phenom Babatunde Aiyegbusi, and superstar Andy Carlson.

Other Retirement Talking Points Include:
• Randy Moss does a cool thing
• OTAs underway today at Winter Park
• Adrian Peterson not there (he never is tho)
• I don't think it's about the money anymore with Adrian
• Will Adrian go nuclear and retire?
• Top 10 Things that Adrian Peterson does not show up for besides OTAs
• Lindsey Young Chat
• Her interview with Bud Grant. Biggest surprises?
• What was it like to talk to Babs?
• Highlight from MY interview.
• Dream Job: What if the Hawks came calling?
• Would she rather be Sid or Michele Tafoya
• Randy Moss signing autographs for Tyrone Carter's football camp
• Adrian Drama Thoughts

All that and other "Adrian knows he doesn't get paid if he retires, right?" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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The Vikings currently have 89 players on their 90-man roster. Since everything on the interest nowadays is lists and rankings, we're going to rank the currently Minnesota Fightin' Vikings players 1-89 on today's show! I've devised a ranking system dubbed The Andy Scale (The AS) to suit our purposes. It is HIGHLY scientific.

There are seven factors that go into The AS. They are:
• Predicted 2015 Impact
• Estimated Future with the Vikings
• Ceiling
• Attitude
• Health
• Zimmer Doghouse Ability
• The Grandma Factor

All the categories will be explained in depth and the scores & rankings of all 89 Minnesota Fightin' Vikings will be revealed on ONE episode (we don't chunk it out like some TV shows) on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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In the inaugural edition of the Purple FTW! Mailbag, I answer some of your questions tossed in through Twitter, Facebook, and the Purple FTW! Voicemail.

Talkers include:
• Did the Vikings do a good job filling needs in the offseason?
• Trades that could still be made in 2015
• Would I do ____ for a Vikings Super Bowl?
• The affects of Fusco moving to left guard
• Why I got into podcasting
• Why I refuse to watch "The Avengers"

A fun little bite sized morsel to get your through the midweek hunger pains. Eat up!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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In the theme of Mad Men, Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) of 105 The Ticket and Cold Omaha joined the show to make it two dark, handsome, mysterious, and creative dudes talking about Minnesota Fightin' Vikings football. No smoking though because: 2015. And no drinking brown liquor because: 9am on a Monday. (Okay maybe a little brown liquor)

Also in the theme of the final season of Mad Men, I broke up the chat into two parts. Please enjoy! Preferably while sipping an ice cold Coca-Cola.

Part I Talking Points Include:
• Do you watch Mad Men?
• Intro to Sam: Why the Vikings?
• Start with 105 The Ticket and Cold Omaha
• Takeaways from the 2014 season
• What's Teddy Bridgewater's ceiling? Current QB comparisons?
• In-depth ON THE FIELD Adrian Peterson talk
• What does AP have left for 2015?
• What's the ideal way he'll be used in the offense?

Part II:
• 2015 Draft notes
• How many instant contributors out of this year's draft?
• Is Zimmer THEE long term guy? What about Norv?
• I ask sam about the future of Cold Omaha and 105 The Ticket. Where will both be in 5 years?
• Sam's STONE COLD HOT TAKE (It's a HOT one)
• The Gauntlet
• Mild degenerate gambling chatter. Craps FTW
• #WhoYaGot
• 2015 Vikings record prediction
• Who plays Sam in "Cold Omaha: The Movie"?
• What would a show featuring Sam & myself be called? (Ekstrom & The Azian?)

All that and other "Rick Spielman is BASICALLY Dom Draper" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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In the theme of Mad Men, Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) of 105 The Ticket and Cold Omaha joined the show to make it two dark, handsome, mysterious, and creative dudes talking about Minnesota Fightin' Vikings football. No smoking though because: 2015. And no drinking brown liquor because: 9am on a Monday. (Okay maybe a little brown liquor)

Also in the theme of the final season of Mad Men, I broke up the chat into two parts. Please enjoy! Preferably while sipping an ice cold Coca-Cola.

Part I Talking Points Include:
• Do you watch Mad Men?
• Intro to Sam: Why the Vikings?
• Start with 105 The Ticket and Cold Omaha
• Takeaways from the 2014 season
• What's Teddy Bridgewater's ceiling? Current QB comparisons?
• In-depth ON THE FIELD Adrian Peterson talk
• What does AP have left for 2015?
• What's the ideal way he'll be used in the offense?

Part II:
• 2015 Draft notes
• How many instant contributors out of this year's draft?
• Is Zimmer THEE long term guy? What about Norv?
• I ask sam about the future of Cold Omaha and 105 The Ticket. Where will both be in 5 years?
• Sam's STONE COLD HOT TAKE (It's a HOT one)
• The Gauntlet
• Mild degenerate gambling chatter. Craps FTW
• #WhoYaGot
• 2015 Vikings record prediction
• Who plays Sam in "Cold Omaha: The Movie"?
• What would a show featuring Sam & myself be called? (Ekstrom & The Azian?)

All that and other "Rick Spielman is BASICALLY Dom Draper" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Hindsight is 20/20. That's why we jumped in our DeLorean and went back to save the Vikings from themselves in 2011. There was a run on quarterbacks early in the first round and de facto GM Rick Spielman panicked and overdrafted Christian Ponder at #12. He did hit on Kyle Rudolph in the 2nd and Brandon Fusco in the 6th, but I think we can do a touch better with hindsight and our time machine.

Come along with Purple FTW! as we redo the Vikings 2011 Draft!

Other 1.21 Gigawatts Talking Points Include:
• The Rules of Time Travel
• Remembering the 2010 Vikings (For some reason)
• 2011 Refresher: Frazier, Musgrave, Pagac... LET'S GO!
• The Original 2011 Draft Picks
  1 (12) – Christian Ponder – QB – Florida State
  2 (43) – Kyle Rudolph – TE – Notre Dame
  3rd Round Pick went to New England in the Moss Trade (They Took Mallett) #74
  4 (106) – Christian Ballard – DE/DT - Iowa
  5 (139) – Brandon Burton – CB - Utah
  6 (168) – DeMarcus Love – OT – Arkansas
  6 (170) – Mistral Raymond – S – USF
  6 (172) – Brandon Fusco – C – Slippery Rock
  6 (200) – Ross Homan – LB – Ohio State
  7 (215) – D'Aundre Reed – DE – Arizona
  7 (236) – Stephen Burton – WR – West Texas A&M
• Who I picked instead (Spicy one inthe 5th round)
• The real-vs-Andy 2011 Vikings Depth Chart
• The Andy 2015 Vikings Depth Chart (The Secondary is STACKED)

All that and other "Joe Webb signs a big time free agent deal so we can still draft Teddy!" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.


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There is no offseason in the NFL. Which means there' no offseason for Purple FTW! Tom Shefchik (@Shefonomics), co-editor of Sporting Sota, joins us to talk Vikings and what's new and different at SS. No shortage of Vikings news: Rookie Mini Camp happened over the weekend, Teddy took a high school girl to prom, and Jerry Jones refuses to let his Adrian dream die.

Other "That  Talking Points Include:
• Baby Shower Recap
• Theme From Last Episode: What will the 2020 Vikings look like?
• Vikings News
• Teddy Took a Young Lady to Prom
• Jerry Jones Keep Nudging At Adrian
• Ben Dogra Can't Keep Clients
• Will Adrian Show Up For OTAs?
• Rookie Mini Camp Notes
• Tiny Richardson Retires
• 2015 Vikings Pro Bowlers Poll
• Tom Shefchik Interview
• Adrian Peterson Staying
• Teddy's Progression
• Why I Don't Like Russell Wilson (It's a Dumb Reason)
• Tom's STONE COLD HOT TAKE
• The Gauntlet
• 2015 Impact Rookie? 2015 Impact Rookie in 2020?
• Favorite Viking not named Randy Moss
• 2015 Record Prediction
• If the Vikings were guaranteed to win the Super Bowl within 5-years, BUT you have to pay double for gas for the rest of your life, Would ya?

All that and other "I wonder if Teddy went to post prom at the bowling alley" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.


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The NFL stands for "Not For Long", which is why rosters turn over at a high rate. Odds are the majority of our beloved Minnesota Vikings roster will be gone within 5-years. We looks back at past trends and speculate on which current Vikings could still be on the team in 2020.

All that and other "Sharrif gonna be a Jaguar" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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The NFL Draft is over and we have a brand new class of Minnesota Fightin' Vikings to welcome into the fold. We welcome Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) back to the friendly confines to break down Ricks 10 draft picks along with UDFA palooza!

Other #TenPickForRick Talking Points Include:
• Overall Thoughts on the Draft.
• Rick wanted to get 10 picks. Got em.
• 1 (11) – Trae Waynes – CB – Michigan St
• 2 (45) – Eric Kendricks – ILB – UCLA
• 3 (88) – Danielle Hunter – DE – LSU
• 4 (110) – TJ Clemmings – OT – PITT
• 5 (143) – MyCole Pruitt – TE – S. Illinois
• 5 (146) – Stefon Diggs – WR – Maryland
• 6 (185) – Tyrus Thompson – OT – Oklahoma
• 6 (193) – BJ Dubose – DE/DT – Louisville
• 7 (228) – Austin Shepherd – G – Alabama
• 7 (232) – Edmond Robinson – OLB – Newberry
• UDFA spotlight: Anthony Harris - S - Virginia
• Reports on the other UDFAs
• Is David Yankey ready to start at LG?
• What happens with La'el Collins?
• Adrian Peterson Not Tradrian Peterson
• Rookie Mini Camp this weekend.

All that and other "BJ Dubose is Turtle from Entourage" chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Guests: Carl Knowles (VT), Austin Belisle (VT), Sam Ekstrom (105 The Ticket/Cold Omaha), and Tom Schreier (105 The Ticket/Cold Omaha). The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We still had a great time talking Vikings Draft with out fantastic guests and your tweets throughout the show. We chopped up the stream into podcast form. Thanks for listening and making Purple FTW! possible!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Guest: Lindsey Young (VT - At Winter Park. The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We still had a great time talking Vikings Draft with out fantastic guests and your tweets throughout the show. We chopped up the stream into podcast form. Thanks for listening and making Purple FTW! possible!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Guests: Di Murphy (Daily Norseman) and Uncle Nick (Live from Vikings Draft Party). The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We still had a great time talking Vikings Draft with out fantastic guests and your tweets throughout the show. We chopped up the stream into podcast form. Thanks for listening and making Purple FTW! possible!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Guest: Adam Warwas (Vikings Territory). The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We still had a great time talking Vikings Draft with out fantastic guests and your tweets throughout the show. We chopped up the stream into podcast form. Thanks for listening and making Purple FTW! possible!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Guests: The first round of the NFL Draft is in the books and thank you all who listed to the LIVE Stream right here on PurpleFTW.com and Vikings Territory. The Minnesota Fightin' Vikings have a 2nd shutdown corner to pair with Xavier Rhodes, Adrian was NOT traded, and Trader Rick did not live up to his name. Even though the first round was a bit... Vanilla... We still had a great time talking Vikings Draft with out fantastic guests and your tweets throughout the show. We chopped up the stream into podcast form. Thanks for listening and making Purple FTW! possible!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

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Music for the Purple FTW! podcast is
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