Locked On Vikings - Daily Podcast On The Minnesota Vikings

It seems like we forgot that Adam Thielen is incredible at football. What's up with that? We'll go over how that idea came about, and what it is that makes him so good. Also, Nate Meadors scraped and clawed his way onto the field in 2019. Is there any future for him in purple? Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Nate Meadors: https://www.highlandnews.net/sports/nate-meadors-makes-vikings-roster/article_a512481c-de1f-11e9-8da5-d70db7cc631d.html Thielen Highlights 1: https://twitter.com/LukeBraunNFL/status/1056799756125560837 Thielen Highlights 2: https://twitter.com/LukeBraunNFL/status/1281037727215960065 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dakota Dozier's motivation comes from family, both gain and loss. The history of the real-life Vikings and how the Minnesota team was named after them, Plus, how offensive a logo is vs the controversy in Washington. Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Dakota Dozier: https://www.metro.us/loss-of-mother-is-jets-offensive-lineman-dakota-doziers-motivation/ A recap of all that Viking history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5zUK2MKNY&vl=en Some perspective on the caricature as a logo: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/washington-redskins-name-controversy-native-americans-racism-white-people-a9058881.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus Marcus Sayles & Brandon Dillon's story Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Marcus Sayles: https://www.twincities.com/2020/01/15/ex-cfl-star-marcus-sayles-hopeful-of-helping-vikings-at-nickel-back-special-teams/ Brandon Dillon: https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/football/2019/03/11/former-carroll-athlete-brandon-dillon-looking-nfl-opportunity-marian-university/3104376002/ That Adam Rank piece: nfl.com/news/state-of-the-franchise-can-vikings-deliver-in-zimmer-s-contract-year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How 18th century history can inform our analysis of the Dalvin Cook holdout. Yeah, it's a weird one. Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Stacy Keely: https://www.al.com/sports/2016/09/uab_stacy_keely_defensive_line.html That Edmund Burke video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4CI2vk3ugk The Labor Theory Of Value: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV4yTgPCHHg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I get it, but this sucks Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Preseason story: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29395143/nfl-shortens-preseason-just-two-weeks-league-continues-plot-2020-strategy Nate Stanley: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/columnists/chad-leistikow/2018/12/07/interview-nate-stanley-quarterback-criticism-outback-bowl-thumb-nfl-clutch-moments-kirk-ferentz/2217979002/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let's talk about Hercules, and what happens when you min-max the sliders. Plus, Anthony Zettel's emotional journey.ional story. Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Anthony Zettel's story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2015/08/28/following-his-fathers-path/72277562/ The twitter thread of Mata'afa plays: https://twitter.com/LukeBraunNFL/status/1278171180600406016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Under Center, Shotgun & You Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Blake Brandel (and a bunch of other Beavers): https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2019/11/tales-of-dating-a-birthmark-a-well-placed-rock-throw-oregon-state-football-families-dish-stories-about-their-senior-sons-brothers.html Under Center vs Shotgun percentages: https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/snap-rates--shotgun-v-under-center--off-.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are there any legs to this? Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Nakia Griffin-Stewart's relationship to his stepdad: https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2015/06/rutgers_tight_end_nakia_griffin_honors_his_stepfat.html The Field Yates piece: https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/29319136/imagining-five-2020-nfl-player-trades-help-teams-why-yannick-ngakoue-cleveland-fills-hole Jaleel Johnson's tweet: https://twitter.com/leellxvii/status/1276198973863333888 That piece about fades I mentioned: https://www.pff.com/news/pro-its-time-to-fade-the-fade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn about the wild tales of Vikings rookie James Lynch, and then as deep of a dive as you can get into one play. Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL James Lynch: https://sicem365.com/s/6682/on-the-cusp-of-a-dream-james-lynch-goes-deep-w-sicem365-about-baylor-career-nfl-future The play in question: https://twitter.com/LukeBraunNFL/status/1276022959577001984 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, the origins of Dru Samia Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Dru Samia & Uncle Gilbert: https://soonersports.com/news/2018/10/26/211777658.aspx Dru Samia & Oklahoma: https://www.skornorth.com/2019/05/how-offensive-line-university-shaped-new-vikings-g-dru-samia Elflein clips so you can follow along: https://twitter.com/LukeBraunNFL/status/1275859333511647232 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Had the German Geek himself on to chat about Kirk Cousins, Play Action, and regression. Follow Timo: @PFF_Moo Follow the host: @LockedOnVikings Follow the show: @LukeBraunNFL Timo's article: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-the-perfect-timing-a-deeper-dive-into-time-to-throw-data Ameer Abdullah: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/11531690/nebraska-rb-ameer-abdullah-uncommon-talent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2020: Year of the Irv Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Brilliant Jake Lacina feature by Lindsey Young: https://www.vikings.com/news/jake-lacina-joins-vikings-like-father-like-son Irv Smith's journey to tight end: https://alabama.rivals.com/news/irv-smith-jr-following-in-his-father-s-footsteps-at-tight-end That Under Center podcast with Kirk Cousins and Irv Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of2TuhNqv_E Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I think it's time to review the Vikings' OC, and his philosophies. Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Blake Lynch, in all his glory: https://theathletic.com/856818/2019/03/08/baylor-football-spring-football-blake-lynch/ The Gary Kubiak piece from Chad Graff: https://theathletic.com/1878621/2020/06/17/gary-kubiak-lover-of-running-backs-speaks-on-dalvin-cooks-holdout/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This might be a little painful. Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Kris Boyd's Story: https://www.burntorangenation.com/2019/5/7/18535450/kris-boyd-minnesota-vikings-nfl-draft That Next Gen Stats post: https://twitter.com/NextGenStats/status/1272983106404794369 Here's every Kirk INT: https://twitter.com/LukeBraunNFL/status/1273336190679183360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do we get better at leveraging good running backs? Follow the show: @LockedOnVikings Follow the host: @LukeBraunNFL Myles Dorn's story: https://www.si.com/college/unc/football/myles-dorn-senior-day-unc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices