Viking Update - Minnesota Vikings Podcast
Oct 6, 2026 · 32 min · 12 segments
Alec Lewis, Jon Krawczynski and Jim Souhan offer 3 perspectives on Vikings' QB situation. Plus: Injuries and the D. From Aquarius Home Services Studio Supported by Aquarius Home…
Alec LewisGuest
Jon KrawczynskiHost
Jim SouhanHost
Um, of course, I'm having fun watching these games while monitoring social media, and the Vikings are 4 and 0 and have, I, from what I read, the worst quarterback and worst offense in the history of football.
... exploring social media throughout these games, [laughs] because it's certainly interesting.
And honestly, I mean, being at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday felt like living in social media in real life.
I mean, there was constant boos for a team that it seemed pretty clearly was in control of a game that would put the team 4 and 0.
Um, and it was, like, marrying these constant boos with Will Reichard being sh- you know, showered with praise on the big screen.
There's been a lot of peculiarity [laughs] with this entire, uh, four-game start.
How should you feel about it? I don't, I, I'm never in the business of telling people how to feel, but there's no question, Jim, that as long as this offense takes as much time as it's taken to establish a consistent string of rhythm, there's just only so much possibility for where, you know, for how far this team can go.
And so I think I understand it in some ways, while also, um, trying to, uh, keep the wide-eyed, young perspective that I had of, uh, that I have of enjoying a, a, a 4 and 0 start.
Yeah, I mean, like, look, there, there, there's two ways you can look at this.
We've seen kickers get off to good starts here and then things go sideways, but at least for where they sit right now, th- those two things are not just good, they're not just really good, they are championship level components, and that's major, uh, building blocks to kind of step on going forward.
The, but, I mean, it is hard not to watch the ineptitude of the offense and have concerns about it because for me it's not just that, you know, they're having a little trouble running the ball or that they aren't generating necessarily big plays, that Kyler's been inaccurate, but I watch the games and how many times a game do we see people coming off of the field going like this? You know, like they're throwing their hands in the air.
You know, you have motions that I think are supposed to mimic, um, fake handoffs or reverses that are, when the ball is slap- snapped, they're five yards away from the quarterback.
Uh, you have false start penalties and illegal, uh, formation penalties, and it's just sloppy.
And so that to me just absolutely needs to be a focal point because the urgency should be high given how good the other components are.
Um, of course, I'm having fun watching these games while monitoring social media, and the Vikings are 4 and 0 and have, I, from what I read, the worst quarterback and worst offense in the history of football.
... exploring social media throughout these games, [laughs] because it's certainly interesting.
And honestly, I mean, being at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday felt like living in social media in real life.
I mean, there was constant boos for a team that it seemed pretty clearly was in control of a game that would put the team 4 and 0.
Um, and it was, like, marrying these constant boos with Will Reichard being sh- you know, showered with praise on the big screen.
There's been a lot of peculiarity [laughs] with this entire, uh, four-game start.
How should you feel about it? I don't, I, I'm never in the business of telling people how to feel, but there's no question, Jim, that as long as this offense takes as much time as it's taken to establish a consistent string of rhythm, there's just only so much possibility for where, you know, for how far this team can go.
And so I think I understand it in some ways, while also, um, trying to, uh, keep the wide-eyed, young perspective that I had of, uh, that I have of enjoying a, a, a 4 and 0 start.
Yeah, I mean, like, look, there, there, there's two ways you can look at this.
We've seen kickers get off to good starts here and then things go sideways, but at least for where they sit right now, th- those two things are not just good, they're not just really good, they are championship level components, and that's major, uh, building blocks to kind of step on going forward.
The, but, I mean, it is hard not to watch the ineptitude of the offense and have concerns about it because for me it's not just that, you know, they're having a little trouble running the ball or that they aren't generating necessarily big plays, that Kyler's been inaccurate, but I watch the games and how many times a game do we see people coming off of the field going like this? You know, like they're throwing their hands in the air.
You know, you have motions that I think are supposed to mimic, um, fake handoffs or reverses that are, when the ball is slap- snapped, they're five yards away from the quarterback.
Uh, you have false start penalties and illegal, uh, formation penalties, and it's just sloppy.
And so that to me just absolutely needs to be a focal point because the urgency should be high given how good the other components are.
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