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Vikings.com's Lindsey Young joins to talk about her article on Matt Asiata's 15-year-old son, who was the victim of a random shooting and recovered to play football again despite doctors believing he had almost no chance to survive. She also talks about her special relationship with Bud Grant and tells stories about the legendary head coach. Then Katherine Terrell, who covers the Saints for ESPN, comes by to discuss Marcus Davenport, why he didn't work out in New Orleans and his upside in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Vikings.com's Lindsey Young joins to talk about her article on Matt Asiata's 15-year-old son, who was the victim of a random shooting and recovered to play football again despite doctors believing he had almost no chance to survive. She also talks about her special relationship with Bud Grant and tells stories about the legendary head coach. Then Katherine Terrell, who covers the Saints for ESPN, comes by to discuss Marcus Davenport, why he didn't work out in New Orleans and his upside in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We continue the 5 Vikings series with paralympian Vikings fan Chuck Aoki, who plays wheelchair rugby and has two Olympic medals. He's a huge Vikings fan so he got together with Matthew Coller to talk about his story and his favorite Vikings players ever, including some greats like Daunte Culpepper and total surprises too.
The Vikings beat the Jaguars and are still alive in the race for the playoffs -- but it wasn't pretty. Ben Goessling, Matthew Coller and Judd Zulgad talk about the Vikings' win, and how an ugly one still counts in the win column. Why can't the Vikings finish more drives? It was a Kai Forbath field goal fest. They're really counting on Matt Asiata in big situations. If you were Adrian Peterson, would you be itching to get back right now? All that and more on this episode of the Purple Podcast.
What is Devontae Booker’s fantasy value now that C.J. Anderson is out with a knee injury? Is Matt Asiata worth RB2 consideration with Jerick Mckinnon not practicing? John Paulsen and Anthony Stalter answer these questions while also handing out ATS picks and Sneaky Starts for Week 8 in their latest fantasy football podcast.
Mike Harmon, SwollenDome.com, joins hosts Kordell Stewart and Brian Webber to discuss who to start and sit in tonight's matchup between the Titans and Jaguars, the outlook on Matt Asiata and which Panthers to play on Sunday against a tough Cardinals defense.
Evan discusses Gary Barnidge, why this is a trouble spot for the Bears' offense, Josh nearly matching Matt Asiata's 40 time, and Latavius Murray , plus how Tom Brady impacted Pat's ranking of Julian Edelman, Dez Bryant's high ranking, and how Pat exposed the Packers' run defense.
John Halpin talks Week 4 free agents with Jen Ryan (FootballDiehards.com). Players include: Terrelle Pryor, Joe Flacco, Trevor Siemian, Dwayne Washington, Jordan Howard, Matt Asiata, Kenyan Drake, Steve Smith, Tyrell Williams, Cole Beasley, Jamison Crowder, Hunter Henry, Jack Doyle and Cameron Brate.
John Halpin and Steve Gardner (USA Today) preview every Week 3 game. Players include: Julian Edelman, John Brown, Marcus Mariota, Delanie Walker, Tajae Sharpe, Kirk Cousins, Jordan Reed, Duke Johnson, Gary Barnidge, Cody Kessler, Dennis Pitta, Mike Wallace, Aaron Rodgers, Jeremy Hill, Jerick McKinnon, Matt Asiata, Tavon Austin, Todd Gurley, Thomas Rawls, Christine Michael, Quincy Enunwa, Brandon Marshall, Dwayne Allen, Josh Ferguson, Trey Burton, Dez Bryant, Dak Prescott, Julio Jones.
In this week's fantasy football podcast episode, Huseyin "The Brain" and co-host Mike Mital recap strong performances by young gun slingers. But the main topic was the avalanche of running back injuries that fell on Week 2. Just this past week alone we saw premier backs such as Danny Woodhead, Adrian Peterson, Jonathan Stewart, Doug Martin, Ameer Abdullah, Thomas Rawls and Rashad Jennings go down with various injuries. Huseyin explains why he thinks Matt Asiata should be the number one waiver wire pick up going into week 3 instead of the more popular pick Jerick McKinnon. For more waiver pick ups and free agency adds, watch the Week 3 video. Also, make sure to watch the newest DFS video for entry into our Big Prize private tournament!
Jeff Ratcliffe of ProFootballFocus joins host, Bobby Sylvester to discuss big NFL news (1:07), Jeff's week 3 rankings compared to the Expert Consensus (9:40), questions from our listener mailbag (37:39), start/sit (49:22) and top predicted performers of the week (53:03). Player mentions: Adrian Peterson, Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata (1:07), Ameer Abdullah and Dwayne Washington (3:20), Donte Moncrief, Phillip Dorsett (5:33), Ezekiel Elliott and Alfred Morris (7:00), Doug Martin (7:25), Jay Cutler (7:30), Josh Gordon (7:45), Ryan Tannehill (10:08), Dak Prescott (12:19), Carson Wentz (12:44), Russell Wilson (13:49), Ben Roethlisberger (15:32), Cam Newton (16:22), Justin Forsett and Kenneth Dixon (18:05), Jeremy Hill (19:24), Shane Vareen and Rashad Jennings (21:09), Thomas Rawls, Christine Michael and C.J. Prosise (22:26), Devante Parker (26:00), Michael Thomas, Willie Snead and Brandin Cooks (28:07), Le'Veon Bell (31:44), Mike Wallace and Breshard Perriman (33:01), Julian Edleman (34:55), Will Fuller and Sterling Shepard (35:55), Le'Veon Bell and Odell Beckham Jr. (37:39), Theo Riddick (42:58), Blial Powell, Kevin White, Derrick Henry (44:12), Tavon Austin, Steve Smith, Darren Sproles , Ryan Matthews (46:43), Derrick Carr and Jameis Winston (49:22), Jamaal Charles, Carlos Hyde, Jay Ajayi (50:22), Corey Coleman (51:43), Matt Ryan and Drew Brees (53:03), Charles Sims, DeAngelo Williams, Melvin Gordon (54:02), Dez Bryant and Marvin Jones (57:05), Delanie Walker and Antonio Gates (55:53)
John Halpin and Adam Meyer sort through all the Week 2 injuries and offer some free-agent recommendations. Players include: Dennis Pitta, Stefon Diggs, Joe Flacco, Ryan Tannehill, Jay Cutler, Adrian Peterson, Jerick McKinnon, Matt Asiata, Jonathan Stewart, Cameron Artis-Payne, Ameer Abdullah, Dwayne Washington, Kenyan Drake, Jay Ajayi, Arian Foster, Josh Ferguson, Donte Moncrief, Victor Cruz, Quincy Enunwa, Nelson Agholor, Trey Burton, Jacob Tamme, Clive Walford.
With six teams on a bye for a second straight week, odds are your team's been left with more holes than a slice of Swiss cheese. That's why we're bringing you our list of top waiver wire targets for Week 10 as well as our favorite spot starts for you to plug and play this Sunday. Plus, Minnesota Vikings running back Matt Asiata joins the show to talk about his monster three-touchdown performance in Week 9.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With six teams on a bye for a second straight week, odds are your team's been left with more holes than a slice of Swiss cheese. That's why we're bringing you our list of top waiver wire targets for Week 10 as well as our favorite spot starts for you to plug and play this Sunday. Plus, Minnesota Vikings running back Matt Asiata joins the show to talk about his monster three-touchdown performance in Week 9.
Tony Casale, James Seltzer & John Barchard breakdown all the fantasy news from the week and give their takes what to do with Matt Asiata, Andre Johnson & LeSean McCoy See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are Jordan Todman, Kirk Cousins or Matt Asiata worth starting in Week 16? Who are some reliable streaming options at the quarterback and tight end positions this week? John and Anthony discuss those topics and much more in their latest fantasy football podcast.