and from Inside TCO Performance Center, more on thethe-spot journalism happening here on the Purple Insider

podcast, Matthew Collar, along with Andrew Kramer of the Star Tribune.

Andrew, the last time we talked was for your podcast and we were in Indianapolis.

And now we are here in the sometimes friendly confines.

Just having spoken with Harrison Phillips and Jordan Hicks of which we will give short reactions to those

conversations with the two newest Vikings and then I need you to talk me out of a bunch of

different conspiracy theories that people have

about why the Vikings have put themselves in this position.

So how are you?

I'm doing well.

I'm doing well.

I do believe our comments are going to be shorter on the press conferences than the actual

press conferences. Those guys have no idea if they can play, but they are great talkers and I can see

why you would like them if you get into a room with them.

Yeah, so my reaction would be like, great, great for us.

If I need to write about the defensive line, I know that I can go to Harrison Phillips

because he seemed to really enjoy breaking down football.

There was like two eye mentioned shading moving

up and down the line scrimmage with match-ups. I was like, all right, okay, football.

We heard about the first record he broke,

which was being the biggest or longest baby

born at the Omaha, was it Omaha Hospital?

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