FOOTBALL TAKES: Football fans deserve a NFL Draft version of Hard Knocks!

Mackey and Judd dive into the Minnesota Vikings' plans at center, with Blake Brandel projected to start, and possibly a mid-round draft pick on the way for depth! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Do the Minnesota Vikings really have a quarterback competition? Doubtful per the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Chip Scoggins and Purple Daily’s Judd Zulgad. IF there’s a Quarterback competition, it may be for QB2. Judd and Chip also evaluate Kevin O’Connell’s comments on the quarterback job and what they mean for J.J. McCarthy. The boys also look ahead to preseason and estimate the amount of playing time for Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy. Finally, what’s the story with Jonathan Greenard and the General Manager search?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thor tests two draft strategies and does one mock where he's forced to just stick and pick through all seven rounds, then rsets and does all the moves he wants to involving trade backs and acquiring assets for the 2027 draft. Which mock ended up better?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When Minnesota Vikings will hire a new GM; Will the Vikings Rob Brzezinski as the full-time general manager; What's Ryan Grigson's role with the Vikings; Former Vikings QB Kirk Cousins gets ANOTHER bag; Latest Vikings news on Kyler Murray, JJ McCarthy, NFL Draft plans and more; Plus a Snake Draft of the Week on Purple Daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Judd, Thor, and AJ share their latest football takes regarding the negotiating prowess of Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza's pro day, and Hard Knocks needing to call a hard audible for 2026.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fixing the Minnesota Vikings Day 2 draft problems; Taking a look at the Vikings misses on Day 2 recently; Should the Vikings look to acquire more Day 2 draft picks; Plus, the latest Vikings draft plans and strategy and a mock draft scenario on Purple Daily!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thor opens up the mailbag to answer questions from the audience about KOC opening up his playbook, confidence in the DL room for the Vikings, deep sleepers in the upcoming draft, and much more on the latest Thor Talks Purple!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NFL Draft lottery idea! We create an NFL Draft lottery system similar to other sports; Would the NFL Draft lottery be must-see TV; Plus we explain how the system works and do a mock draft with the lottery system and more on Football Takes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thor runs through sleeper prospects who will go in the later round of the NFL Draft that would make a lot of sense for the Vikings to pay attention to. Prospects at the RB and WR positions, plus UDFA options too!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Vikings predictions involving Kyler Murray, Christian Darrisaw, Blake Brandel, NFL Draft and more on Write That Down! Plus, Judd has a working theory on the Vikings quarterback room and more on Purple Daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.