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Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings’ second-round pick, LB Jake Golday, has gotten to play a lot over the last two preseason games with the second team. In college at Cincinnati, Golday played a role that’s prevalent at that level but not in the NFL, playing outside the box and often blitzing from a very wide angle.

Download Episode Here ( https://traffic.libsyn.com/norsecode/Episode_609.mp3 ) Arif and James are back to discuss the preseason game against the Ravens and the rumors about possibly cutting J.J. McCarthy. Episode Notes: We have a few pieces from Wide L...

Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images Every preseason, there’s at least one young quarterback who — for whatever reason — was a polarizing or controversial addition to his team.

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images In something of a low-grade breakout against the New York Giants, Myles Price put up a team-high 51 yards and the team’s only preseason touchdown. That’s a very preseason-y line, but Price was one of the bright spots on the 2nd- and 3rd-team offense, which otherwise struggled mightily. In the second game against Baltimore, Price only caught one of his four targets for eight yards. With some inaccuracy from J.J. McCarthy, that’s not necessarily his fault.

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings have begun to play out their roster battles, and their second preseason game of the year might help clarify some of the fringe starting battles and the bevy of backup spots available across both sides of the ball. They lost 13-3, though we all understand the result doesn’t matter as much as what the process has revealed.

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Training camp is where optimism in NFL buildings abounds, driven by players showing up in the best shape of their lives and the sting of losses seven months in the past. It’s also where many players take legitimate strides forward, either because of new systems or independent offseason work.

Download Link Here ( https://traffic.libsyn.com/norsecode/Episode_608.mp3 ) Arif and James are back to discuss the preseason game against the Giants, the joint practice against the Ravens, and panic attacks. Episode Notes: Megan Armstrong's debut piece...

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images On June 29, Chris Johnson disclosed his ALS diagnosis to Michael Strahan on Good Morning America. Johnson was less than a decade removed from running for 2,006 yards with the Tennessee Titans in 2009 — from blazing a then-record 4.24 40-yard dash in 2008 — when his body began withering.

Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images The offseason is over. The NFL world finally got to watch real, live football (sort of) this past weekend, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the New York Giants, 13-10. The QB room drove the narrative for the Vikings’ offseason, and the preseason game as well. We got to see Kyler Murray, fresh off of winning a QB competition, see first action in a Vikings’ uniform.

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images There’s never much to learn after one preseason game, and what little we learn will be supplanted a few plays into the regular season. Nevertheless, there’s analysis to be had. Let’s dive deep and overreact! How Did the Quarterbacks Look?