PurplePTSD: Reports: Bears Will Hire Ryan Poles, Vikings To Hire Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

According to The Athletic, the Chicago Bears are hiring Ryan Poles to be their new GM, meaning the Vikings won't be getting him. It look ...

PurplePTSD: Aaron Rodgers Gets Honest About His Future In Green Bay

Following the game, Aaron Rodgers spoke on his future with the Green Bay Packers, and it got brutally honest.

PurplePTSD: The Early Frontrunner For The Vikings Coaching Position

NFL fans far and wide are expressing some dismay over Todd Bowles's decision to send a six-man blitz at the end of the Rams/Bucs game. T ...

PurplePTSD: Announcing The Great Eight Debate

The Minnesota offseason has arrived, so much of the focus now rests on reflection and projection. We reflect on the season as we project ...

PurplePTSD: The Rams Did Their Best Vikings Impression, Failing In The End

There's a pretty reasonable argument that the Minnesota Vikings were among the NFL's preeminent first quarter teams. The issue, of cours ...

PurplePTSD: The Good And Not-So-Good From The 2021 Vikings Quarterbacks

No position in football is more important than quarterback. They touch the ball nearly every offensive play, and in today's passing leag ...

PurplePTSD: Vikings Draft Profile: Could Minnesota Have Sights On Derek Stingley Jr.?

Prior to the 2021 CFB season, Derek Stingley Jr. was not only projected as the CB1 of this draft class, but as a potential top-3 pick. H ...

PurplePTSD: Hopefully, Jordan Berry Will Remain In Minnesota

Before the season began, the Vikings made the decision to bring in Jordan Berry to handle the punting. It's a decision that ended up pay ...

PurplePTSD: Trading Back From 12th Could Be Enormously Beneficial

Not too long ago, I took a bit of time to consider last year's 12th overall pick. It wasn't an analysis of the player who was chosen the ...

PurplePTSD: Mike Gelfand's Week Two NFL Playoff Picks

Every one of the divisional round playoff games has teams talented enough to win the Super Bowl.

PurplePTSD: The Key To A 49ers Upset Over The Packers

Vikings fans far and wide would be thrilled to see a 49ers upset over the Packers. To my mind, there is one main key.

PurplePTSD: The View From VT: A Cousins Crusade, Some NFL Lying, And A New Era

Vikings Territory is a site that's in cahoots with us here at Purple PTSD. The end result is this effort to promote their work on a week ...

PurplePTSD: The Triple-P Tournament: The Divisional Round Strikes Back

Last week, the fine folks who write for Purple PTSD and Vikings Territory participated in the opening round of the NFL Purple Playoff Pr ...

PurplePTSD: Flashback Friday: A Thrilling Upset – Vikings Vs. Saints

On January 3rd, 1988 the Minnesota Vikings upset the New Orleans Saints in a wildcard game for the ages. The 1987 season had been nothin ...

PurplePTSD: What Kind Of Questions Are Being Asked?

I've been wondering about this for a little bit now. It's one thing to say that a team needs to bring in qualified GM candidates for a r ...

PurplePTSD: Kirk Cousins, Rumor Machine

Kirk Cousins is merely a part-time football player. It's a little-known fact that Kirk Cousins' full-time job is to lead the purple rumo ...

PurplePTSD: Pending Free Agents For Vikings Fans To Watch In The Division Round

Since the Minnesota Vikings aren't among the Elite Eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs this year, fans of the franchise have the o ...

PurplePTSD: Vikings GM Search Down To Two Names

It's looking like it'll be down to two main GM candidates for the Vikings. Ryan Poles and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah are the finalists for the job.

PurplePTSD: Hump Day Headlines: Do We Need A Combine For NFL Refs?

It's the offseason for 24 NFL teams, and news/rumors are flying around virtually every franchise regarding their futures. Because of the ...

PurplePTSD: It's A QB For Vikings In The Draft Network's Recent Mock Draft

Consider it the calm before the storm. After the Super Bowl and especially after free agency, the mock drafts will be coming out fast an ...

PurplePTSD: Is Spielman Blaming Zimmer For His Downfall?

Earlier this week, Rick Spielman appeared on a podcast with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks, and Minnesota's former GM had some interes ...

PurplePTSD: Minnesota Gambled On Void Years; It Didn't Pay Off

Minnesota was able to make the finances work in 2021 largely because they decided to rely on void years. That decision comes with some c ...

PurplePTSD: A Wild Wild Card Weekend Bodes Well For Divisional Round

Wild Card Weekend came to an end on Monday night as the Los Angeles Rams handled the Arizona Cardinals 34-11 in LA. The Rams came out st ...

PurplePTSD: Toss Another Name Onto The Minnesota Head Coach Pile

At this stage, there are plenty of candidates included in the Minnesota head coach pile. As of today, another name needs to be added on: ...

PurplePTSD: “His Deficiencies Were Glaring Of Late:” KFAN's Aj Mansour On The Future Of The Vikings

Recently, I had the good fortune of exchanging emails with Aj Mansour. Many of you know him from his work with KFAN. Others will know hi ...

PurplePTSD: Kellen Moore's Stock As An HC Candidate Shouldn't Change After This Weekend

Super Wild Card weekend was anything but super, but we got to see multiple Vikings head coaching candidates take the field over the last ...

PurplePTSD: The Josh McDaniels Rumors Are Both Intriguing And Concerning

Josh McDaniels is a great offensive coordinator. It remains to be seen if he will one day be a great head coach. If you're a believer in ...

PurplePTSD: Deion Sanders Suggests Things Got Bad Between Zim, Spielman

By the end of their tenure in Minnesota, Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman ensured the Minnesota Vikings were a kingdom divided against itself.

PurplePTSD: Minnesota's First-Round Draft Strategy Needs Fixing

If the NFL and its executives could jump in a time machine, it's very likely they'd do things differently in the 2020 NFL draft. The Eag ...

PurplePTSD: Notes From The North: Changes In Leadership

The Vikings, as you may have heard, recently made some pretty massive decisions. Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman are out. Sam and I theref ...

PurplePTSD: Mike McCarthy Strikes Again

At the beginning of the year, I predicted the Minnesota Vikings would have a strong season, one that culminated in a playoff appearance. ...

PurplePTSD: The Vikings First Head Coach Interview Belongs To A Familiar Coordinator

The process towards finding the Minnesota Vikings next head coach has officially gotten underway. While playoff football was going on, t ...

PurplePTSD: The Athletic Breaks Down Kirk Cousins' Trade Value

Mr. Chad Graff, a beat reporter covering the Minnesota Vikings, broke down Kirk Cousins' potential trade value in a recent piece.

PurplePTSD: Vikings 2022 Draft Profile: Drake Jackson Could End Two First-Round EDGE Droughts

In 2019, Drake Jackson burst onto the scene as one of the top pass-rushers in the PAC-12. From his very first game against Fresno State, ...

PurplePTSD: Justin Jefferson Didn't Get Snubbed

In my opinion, the term snubbed (at least within the context of All Pro voting) refers to a player being overlooked when he is clearly, ...

PurplePTSD: How Teams Made The 2021 Playoffs After Missing Out In 2020

There are seven teams that are in the playoffs in 2021 that missed out on the tournament altogether in 2020. These teams turned their fo ...

PurplePTSD: Diamonds In The Rough: A Day Three Vikings Mock Draft

Ever since the Minnesota Vikings season ended last Sunday, the main topics have been a guessing game of which GM/head coaching candidate ...

PurplePTSD: The Latest Kirk Cousins Trade Destination

I don't know about you, but watching the Philadelphia Eagles play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card round on Sunday put me to sl ...

PurplePTSD: The Triple-P Tournament: Home Teams Win Super Wild Card Weekend

The Vikings let us all down this year (every year?), so we'll be enjoying the end-of-season tournament on the sidelines. Gone are the ho ...

PurplePTSD: The Most Fascinating Names Among Vikings Head Coach Candidates

If you partner the seven names listed below with Doug Pederson, the Vikings will find themselves at eight total head coach candidates. T ...