Matthew Coller
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Author "Football is a Numbers Game." Covering Vikings at Purple Insider. Formerly 1500ESPN and WGR550. Adopt greyhounds
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Two years ago I set out to uncover the story behind Pro Football Focus. Where did it come from? What does it really do for NFL teams? How has it influenced the explosion of NFL analytics in the last five years? What I found was an unbelievable story
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everybody had a classmate in college like Rodgers. At first you're like, oh this dude who speaks up in class is pretty smart, he has interesting contrarian takes. And then after two weeks, you realize he's just an argumentative dingbat and the rest of the semester is exhausting
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There’s never been a day that better demonstrated the directions of the NBA and MLB over the last decade than today
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This is some kind of epic photo of Jared Allen (credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY)
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the Sabres failing to successfully build around Eichel and Reinhart is such an all-time bag fumble
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A Saints employee is bawling next to me in the press box and this is awkward
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Considering there were two outs, this has an argument for the worst fielding play in organized baseball history
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By far the funniest part of JJ Watt ranting about the Stroud PFF grade is that Stroud's OC Bobby Slowik worked for PFF and helped them shape the grades
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Just noticed Stefon Diggs has more yards receiving today than the Vikings passing offense produced
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Press conference ends with Zimmer being asked how many free agents Vikings have and another reporter saying, "F***ing Google it"
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I cannot imagine the type of frustration Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen are feeling right now
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Now that they've had refs crush their souls in the playoffs, Vegas is officially an NHL team
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So... Kirk Cousins now has more pick-sixes this year than Aaron Rodgers has in his entire career
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You don’t fly in Jim Harbaugh just to ask him about khakis…
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I’m from Buffalo, these tables are not going to stop me
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Kevin O'Connell gave a speech last night at St. Philip the Deacon Church in Plymouth and got a full breakdown of McCarthy and Maye by a Vikings fan at the end lol. He gave a very interesting answer, noting that he killed some previous QB ideas in the past because he wasn't sold.
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Russell Wilson has 24 hours to respond to Lenny pumping iron in leather pants
Thank God for today! Grateful. Never been better. There are no shortcuts so seize your day. It is all possible. Love!
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People in the comment sections of my Case Keenum article do not realize how well prepared I am for their ragey nonsense. Folks, I used to host a Buffalo Bills postgame show, I can’t be broken.
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Kendricks “I don’t think a fear-based organization is the way to go”
whoa
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Kirk Cousins yelled “you F—ing like that” after a completion to Thielen. Can’t say I’ve heard him add color to that phrase before but joint practices are intense
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Broncos news is no big deal. The Browns played without a quarterback for 20 years
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The Minneapolis Miracle is the craziest game I've ever covered. This is second place and I'm not sure either one will ever be topped
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Kickers with the new single digit rules being passed
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Wait until the Jets find out they also have to hire a fortune teller, three witches and an amateur YouTube philosopher
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Andrew Sendejo was the last person in the locker room. He was absolutely exhausted after playing a position he'd never played before and all phases of special teams... he played a big role in place of 2 CBs in a great defensive performance
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I always hope non sports fans run into these headlines
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UPDATE: Wisconsin basketball is heavily recruiting this man
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What could students possibly learn from a wildly successful multi-millionaire who was at the top of his industry for a decade, used savvy business practices to maintain his wealth and focuses on impacting others positively with his platform
Princeton students aren't happy that Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will be their senior "Class Day" speaker in June.
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When they’re going with “don’t trust the media” you know it’s gonna be reeeeeal bad
"This is exactly why people don't trust journalists and the media anymore... I'm fed up... I will sue the Washington Post if they publish a false story about me." - LSU HC Kim Mulkey
(via
@bryce_koon
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White does Eric Bieniemy have to do to get a head coaching job?
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Well... since loyal listeners will notice I'm not on the air, gotta let everyone know that Coronavirus's impact hit us today at
@SKORNorth
and I no longer have a gig. However, I'll be starting my own site/podcast/youtube soon to keep up the coverage. Thanks to all who listened
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Very sad news to share… our best friend Norah passed away this morning unexpectedly. She was 10.5 and spent 6.5 of those years with us after being a race dog for her first four years. We’re obviously heartbroken but thankful for every minute we had with her
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It wasn’t that long ago that my wife was driving to high schools in the middle of the woods of WNY to call games on a tiny AM station. Now she’s the Minnesota Lynx play-by-play broadcaster. She worked like crazy for it and I’m proud as hell
Lynx hire
@SloaneMartin
as the team's radio play-by-play broadcaster. Welcome to the family, Sloane!
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can it play right guard
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Credit where credit is due on this church sign near my house
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Mike Zimmer said he got together with Kirk Cousins to watch film on the Bengals defense. Said that was the first time he’s done that with Kirk and that he used to do that with Teddy… Cousins asked him to do it
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Philip Rivers waited quite awhile outside the Vikings locker room for someone to grab fellow NC Stater Garrett Bradbury. Wished Bradbury the best in the playoffs and so forth
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Adam Thielen: “I know the fans are done with us coming in here saying ‘we know we have the guys’”
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Well, Vikings fans, your new head coach is showing up with a Super Bowl ring this week
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Case Keenum gets a taunting call while the guy who sacked him barrel rolls across the field in celebration. What a league.
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this is the single greatest game I have ever seen by a wide receiver
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all the Wolves had to do was get to the NBA Finals with three of the best players of all time and Wiggins would have been great
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In Gobert's situation it really doesn't help that Denver put their airport in the middle of a field 50 miles from downtown
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Vikings announce their new GM and the replay of Packers-49ers is on NFL Network. Enjoy your evening, Vikings fans
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Zimmer: "This is a bad defense. The worst one I've ever had."
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Remember when DeShaun Watson was a rookie and donated his game check to team employees who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey?
Name the building after him
Clemson University should not honor slave owner John C. Calhoun in any way. His name should be removed from all University property and programming. I am joining the students, faculty & DeAndre to restart this petition to rename the Calhoun Honors College.
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We all agree Belichick told Antonio Brown to get himself cut by the Raiders like the Mets told George Costanza to get fired by the Yankees, right?
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I’ll be captain obvious here: Eric Kendricks not being named to the Pro Bowl is absurd. He should be All-Pro
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Years ago Ryan Fitzpatrick won 4 of his last 8 games and cost the Bills Cam Newton. This year he won 5 of his last 9 and cost the Dolphins Joe Burrow.
I need a long form on the FitzMagic ripple effect
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incredible scouting to see that the best receiver in the country last year is a first-rounder... pat yourself on the back
Had a 1st-round grade on Jefferson coming out. Mature skill set that could play from the inside or outside, strong hands, and brings plenty of energy to the position.
Happy to see him have some success.
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You can't do much better than the Vikings did tonight
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when someone with a fake twitter name and no photo is pretty cool with you online
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*does quick math* ..so the last time he was putting a bounty on somebody
Gregg Williams: “I haven’t been this happy in a decade.”
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I needed Favre to get a shot in 09. I needed Mahomes to get a shot tonight. Change OT rules for the playoffs.
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The Vikings being the only team that survived a league wide kicker meltdown is… ironic
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My 3 years as a Vikings reporter:
- Start 5-0, finish 8-8, young franchise QB suffers catastrophic injury
- Backup QB goes 13-3 but loses NFC title game very badly
- Loses Week 17 in a must-win game to get in playoffs
I’ve covered all the bases here huh
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Broadcast compares Adam Thielen to Julien Edelman and I can't think of a more wrong comparison for him
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Rick Spielman said his wife told him if he drafts another cornerback to not come home lol
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XFL broadcast reports that WR Eli Rodgers's mother passed away... backstory on that: Teddy Bridgewater went to HS with Rodgers and when Eli's mother was battling AIDS, Bridgewater's mother essentially helped raise Rodgers. They went to Louisville together
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So the Vikings explored ways to overhaul the roster and ended up with all the same stuff, except a year older…they lost productive players from last year in FA and left themselves few options to replace those guys…. and did themselves no long-term favors. Huh.
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I've covered this team for five years and this is the third talented Vikings kicker I've watched completely go to pieces
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Think about the endings to Vikings seasons recently..
2015: Walsh miss
2016: no show vs Indy basically ends it
2017: Eagles blowout in NFCC
2018: L to Chicago to miss playoffs
2019: No show vs 49ers in Div Rd
2020: 52 points vs NO
2021: Mannion game
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Brady, Brees, Rodgers broke our sense of QB age. At the same age as Russell Wilson (34), McNabb was with Washington, Flacco was a Bronco, Jay Cutler was a Dolphin, Bledsoe was a Cowboys backup, Brunell was done in Jax, Ryan and Eli began declines. That might be a thing here
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@tmorello
not to mention the quality of $300-$500 guitars has vastly improved. There's tons of great models that are really unique these days in that range.
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Chiefs are about to go to the Super Bowl with Sammy Watkins and the mega star quarterback they drafted with the Buffalo Bills’ pick
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PFF scored Blake Brandel's pass blocking an 80.2. He played 39 snaps after Christian Darrisaw left with a concussion. When you guys re-live that game 20 years from now, the real ones will talk about the unsung Blake Brandel performance
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I'd like to thank the Buffalo Bills for preparing me to cover a team that started 5-0, collapsed and had really weird press conferences
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The way Colorado State played tonight is borderline worth investigation. This looks like the 2009 New Orleans Saints vs. Favre
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the Bills made the playoffs in 2017 and moved on from their popular decent quarterback to take a big swing at building around Josh Allen. Four straight division titles.
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Rodgers: I am the real victim here
Sponsors: *back away slowly*
Rodgers: You see what I meant was id like to apologize
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I can't stop thinking about how backup quarterback Nick Foles:
- beat the Vikings in the NFC Championship
- won the Super Bowl on the Vikings' field
- orchestrated another magical run to make the playoffs and eliminate the Vikings
Dude is a sneaky super villain
Is the Nick Foles magic real, and how far can it carry the Eagles?
#FlyEaglesFly
@robertmays
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This picture also looks like Elflein is about to inform you that he doesn’t have the budget to re-do the back stairwell if you still want the downstairs bathroom
Vikings' Pat Elflein: "Definitely a sense of urgency going on."
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The other night the Phoenix Mercury had the worst body language of any team I’ve ever seen and one of their superstars just peaces out a day later… we need better reporting on this league because I want to know what the heck is going on there
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Harrison Smith is rated as the No. 1 safety by PFF and is having a season much like Troy Polumalu in his prime but sure he’s not a Pro Bowler
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look, in 2037 when Jordan Love retires the Packers are REALLY in trouble then
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takeaway from this game is that if the Vikings fumble 15 times, throw 6 interceptions and have 12 men on the field, they are in trouble in Denver next week
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I don't know why people always talk about who "won" the Diggs trade and not about how the Vikings can avoid repeating the things that caused Diggs to want to be traded
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Remember when DeShaun Watson had his two best games against Bama and NFL teams still didn’t believe in him? Good times.
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I have no idea how Clay Matthews’ hit last week is a penalty and not this, but I don’t think the league knows either
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Who knows how Teddy Bridgewater will play as the Broncos’ starter but the fact that he’s able to start in the NFL in 2021 after what he went through in 2016 will never stop being unbelievable
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Zach Wilson isn't a lesson. If you didn't like him as a prospect, you guessed right and probably guessed wrong on about 10 other QBs. It wasn't possible to see it coming cuz it never is and if it was the NFL would have figured out how. 1st rd talent, the rest is unpredictable
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if Jarius Wright shows up here, the Vikings are going to the NFC Championship and nobody can tell me otherwise
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Very strange feeling in the Vikings locker room. Players were at a loss for words over Cousins’ injury, some emotional. They were trying to talk about moving forward but they’ve basically never been without their QB1
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Stat analysts: maybe throw down field and go for it on fourth and 1
Gruden: *does it, wins*
Also Gruden: SHOWED THEM NERDS
Gruden: "We threw the ball down the field. Some of the Pro Football Focus statisticians will have to scratch their head."
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What a run for Adam Thielen. No matter how many times his story was told, it’ll always seem unfathomable. I also cannot imagine how many times Adam accepted our interview requests and provided insight and that’s greatly appreciated. There won’t be another Viking like him
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team completes three passes in a row for 12 yards in a 70s Super Bowl
NFL Films: THE DALLAS OFFENSE WAS TOM LANDRY'S IMAGINATION COME TO LIFE, A FREIGHT TRAIN OF WHIMSICAL DESTINY
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Mahomes is gonna inbound the ball off somebody's back and dunk it by the end of the night
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Really did not enjoy driving into a war zone to save my wife, whose car was blocked off by a police line. 0 out of 5 stars, would not recommend
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well, this is only the 17th straight game where the Bills found a way to lose a big national TV game
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if this isn’t in your top 3 sports movies I don’t trust you
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Buffalo and Minnesota trade so often in sports that I half expect to get dealt back to Buffalo media market for Matt Moulson
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Latavius Murray sporting the Breanna Stewart jersey post game
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The rest of the NFC North is trying to help the Vikings, it seems
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