Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of Purple Insider, Matthew Collar here.

We got a lot to get to on the show.

I've watched back the tape from the game against Detroit, and there's a lot of interesting

things that show up on that tape, as well as some very good fan questions.

But got to start out with a report from pro football talk on Saturday morning that the Vikings

are, quote, working on a new contract with Brian Flores.

Now, that has been a major discussion here on the show and within Vikings fans, because as we have seen for this year, Brian Flores. Now, that has been a major discussion here on the show and within Vikings fans,

because as we have seen for this year, Brian Flores' ability to elevate the Minnesota Vikings

defense is like very few defensive coordinators around the NFL. There are other innovators,

no doubt about it, but what Flores has done has taken defenses

around the league to another level.

It's a big talking point that you've probably heard about different progressions and

things like that that offenses are using.

And what do they always say is it's because of deception.

Well, Brian Flores is the deception king.

And when the Vikings beat the lions on Netflix in front of the nation on Christmas Day,

it sparked further conversation about Flores and his future in Minnesota or elsewhere

because he is not under contract for next year,

according to the Star Tribune. And I saw a number of people, including some of Flores'

former players, one being Stefan Gilmore, tweeting about his possibility of becoming a head

coach in the NFL. Now, if Flores does get an offer to become a head coach, then of course he should

leave the Minnesota Vikings and take that.

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