Episode 348

Count Your Blessings, Bitch!

Hosts	Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
Guests	None
Type	Game Review

Norse Code Episode 348: Count Your Blessings, Bitch! covered the Minnesota Vikings' dominant performance against the Green Bay Packers in what was described as "the perfect (wind) storm."

Overview

The episode reviewed the Vikings' impressive victory over Green Bay, analyzing how the Packers underestimated Minnesota and suffered from defensive coaching blunders. The hosts discussed Dalvin Cook's demolition of the Packers defense, Davante Adams' strong performance, and Aaron Rodgers' struggles with Minnesota's coverage schemes.

Segments

Opening: The perfect (wind) storm
GB Review: Vikings domination of Green Bay, Cook's performance, Adams' production, penalty issues, Rodgers' coverage confusion
Mailbag: Extended listener questions covering personnel evaluations, coaching analysis, and various Vikings topics

Mailbag Questions

Jerry - Did Ezra Cleveland's play help Bradbury in anyway?
Michael - Let's say Cleveland develops into an average or even an above average Right Guard this season. Would it be wise to keep him at a position he is succeeding at and look for a new LT in the draft or move him to LT next season and look for a new RG elsewhere?
Ian Pauli - How long can we bank on Green Bay's defensive coaching blunders proving too much for their offense to overcome? Until Rodgers is done? (I mean, who wouldn't put Preston Smith in coverage on 4th and 3?)
Andy Sherman - No time traveler questions today, sorry. What does Wonnum need to do to be worth it as his draft pick? Has he done it already?
Luke Braun - So how long do you think we get to have hope before we go back to the gallows
Ryan - Seeing as this offensive performance was basically Zim's wet dream of an offense, how does he convince the Wilfs to rip off the roof of US Bank Stadium to have weather affect more of their games?
Nolan Kehler - At what point does the Dalvin vs. AP GOAT debate begin? When did the AP vs. Robert Smith debate begin?
Vikings Wales - So Dalvin Cook has 782 yards and 11 TDs through 5 and a half games. That's 142.2 yards and 2 TDs per game. If that continued or became 100 yards and 1 TD per game, would he matter?
Chris - Is Andre Patterson just specifically good at training edge defenders and not 3-techs or do they keep just not drafting actual 3-techs? How optimistic do we feel about Cam Dantzler's health after Zimmer's confident statements that he could play next week?
Joe Jestus - Is Trey Lance good?
Dukes Code - Mike McCarthy is the worst coach in the NFL. Has any QB been more disadvantaged by poor playcalling and supporting cast than Ben DiNucci? Are the Saints breaking any rules with their cap overages in 2021? Im assuming not but it feels like they are.
Bryan Jellerson - Inspired by the new graphic, how would you rank the following Arif rants: turkey is trash meat, "I'm not a Seahawks fan," no such thing as too many excel spreadsheets, Wentz is bad, and the Bears are fake.
Swervin Surevin - Do aliens belong in the Halloween pantheon of spooky entities or are they cast aside for more traditional ghoulies like witches, mummies, ghosts and devils?
Logan - love the new logo. Adorable! Where can I find Arif's interview of Noam Chomsky? Which halloween monster would be the best fit for a NFL team & what position would it play?
Adam - is Matty Matheson the Chris Farley of cooking shows?
Don from Ohio - Super Bowl champion Carson Wentz dominated the match up last night with Arif's boy DiNucci including giving the Cowboys the ball 4 extra times so the kid could look good bring the team back. He couldn't. Where does Arif's brand go from here?

Key Bits & Lore

The episode featured questions from Don from Ohio, a recurring character in Norse Code lore. Multiple references to Arif's various rants were discussed, including his famous takes on turkey being trash meat, not being a Seahawks fan, Excel spreadsheets, Carson Wentz, and the Bears being fake.

Production Notes

Episode runtime: 83:47

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