Let the Vikings GM search begin! (Hour 2)

Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast

Football, Vikings, Minnesota, Nfl Team, Sports, Nfl, Nfl Draft

4.7 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Matthew Coller breaks down an announcement from Minnesota Vikings ownership that they are officially beginning the search for a general manager but there's a twist... so what kind of GM should they be looking for? Also Rob Brzezinski will be in the mix. Plus Matthew's list of 5 most interesting UDFAs. The Purple Insider podcast is brought to you by FanDuel. Also, check out our sponsor HIMS at https://hims.com/purpleinsider Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode of Purple Insider is presented by Fandul.
0:10.0	Third and nerdy would like to see some GM with bravado.
0:13.2	If there was any point that that actually, you know, I think Rob showed it a little bit.
0:17.4	I think bravado came in the, in the form of not doing anything in free agency.
0:22.4	Like, don't you think that there was some behind the scenes like, hey, we need to get this free agent.
0:27.6	We should restructure this deal.
0:29.0	We should do this, that, or the other thing.
0:31.3	Like, and he stuck to his guns there and, you know, with the Jonathan Grenard trade.
0:36.5	So I think there was some bravado there, but maybe not, like, he's not a big media guy.
0:42.7	Antonio, if things go bad this year, will COC get fired and Flores become the head coach?
0:47.9	Like, I have no idea.
0:49.7	I mean, I honestly think that the way the Wills feel about Kevin O'Connell, things would have to go horrifically wrong, absolutely horrifically wrong in order to fire Kevin O'Connell.
1:05.0	I just, I don't see that making a lot of sense.
1:08.8	Dirty Mike, managing the cap is pretty trivial.
1:11.6	Rob has amazing PR with Great at the Cap.
1:13.8	All it takes to navigate the cap is elementary math and an owner willing to pay guarantees.
1:19.0	Rob is kind of a self-deprecating guy.
1:21.3	He might agree with you when it comes to that.
1:24.7	But I don't.
1:26.2	I don't agree with you when it comes to that. I think it's way,
1:29.1	way more complex than you are trying to make it when it comes to the cap. But I think the point
1:35.2	about the cap person being good as a general manager is that this is a game of beam counting
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Purple Insider - a Minnesota Vikings and NFL podcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.