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welcome to another episode of Purple Insider Matthew Collar here,

and this is another fans only podcast, and me there are a number of these that will be coming on the way because I have received so many off season questions from you guys a couple of episodes on the way Just a real quick update on the situation when it comes to the

defensive coordinator. The Vikings interviewed Mike Petten, their assistant coach, former

Packers, defensive coordinator coordinator today and they have

already interviewed I believe Sean DeSai who comes from Seattle Ryan

Nielsen from the New Orleans Saints and Brian Flores is reportedly on the list that he is going to

have his interview soon if not as you've listened to this maybe they've already

done it and I could attempt to rank the candidates

but I don't really know how I mean Mike Petten maybe is a discussion there of

look if it was the same system that Mike Patton used in Green Bay that they were trying to emulate with Ed Donatell.

Is that something you want again? Do you stick with the same system because that's what you've taught to guys already, like

Louis seen, Andrew Booth Jr., Brian Osamoa, and I do believe that if there was a little

better on the play calling side, a little better on the

adjustment side, and a lot better on the talent side, that this system can be effective and you

don't have to look all that far to find examples of it working in the NFL.

But I do know that, you know, when Mike Petten was the defensive coordinator in Green Bay,

there, you know, weren't the happiest Green Bay fans,

I think, with the way that their defenses went over a couple of years,

and I guess I'm starting to think that when it comes to this type of defense that you just

you can't just have like good players and fill spots maybe you need to have

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