Episode 498

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Hosts	Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
Guests	None
Type	Game Review

Norse Code Episode 498 was a game review episode following the Vikings' 3-0 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Overview

The episode focused on reviewing the Vikings' historically poor offensive performance in a 3-0 loss to the Raiders in Las Vegas, with extensive mailbag discussion about the team's struggles and future prospects. The hosts addressed questions about coaching decisions, player performances, and the overall direction of the season.

Segments

Opening: Vegas experience discussion, social media and Patreon updates
Game Review: Analysis of the Raiders 3-0 victory over Vikings
Mailbag: Extensive listener questions covering team performance, coaching, and season outlook

Mailbag Questions

Don from Ohio - When did the 2023 Vikings become the 2000 Baltimore Ravens?
Jack Rackham - Was there any part of you, no matter how minuscule, that was hoping for a 0-0 overtime tie?
RoRo - How much blame, if any, can be placed on Dobbs for the JJ injury?
KJSegall - Who is the team MVP up until this point? (It's Ryan Wright isn't it) / What's more important: the fact that the refs do usually warn players about lining up offsides, or the fact that Mahomes is a giant crybaby?
GogglesFTW - Has anyone lost more money for themselves based off their on field play than KJ? / For arif's "it cant possbily be a worse game next week" corner, what would the vikings need to do to somehow play in an even worse game next week
Jcruz - For Arif's "what would you say you do here" corner; what did the coaching staff do during the bye week that led to this offensive performance?
Qam Eckstorm - Given how much the offense has to change with Dobbs in, is there a scenario where Hall is the backup with Dobbs as the emergency QB for the rest of the season? / Given the cost of game tickets, flights, hotel/airb&b, food, drink and gambling. Is yesterday's 3-0 game the highest visiting fan dollars spent/per point scored in NFL history?
Kenneth allen - What's the deal with Josh Oliver? / If you had to guess right now, would you expect this team to win any more games this season?
Zac Dixon - Is there precedent for paying a defensive coordinator the same as the head coach, and does the coaching staff count against the cap?
Can you put into context how great of a season Ivan Pace Jr. is having?
Sammy - For the show's wordplay corner: Now that Josh Dobbs has crash landed, what other QB could replace him that is equally rife for puns?
Cody - For Arif's 'Neo-Regressionist' Corner: is Jordan Addison regressing?
Ingrams Left Arm - What player has the lowest career net punting average?
Damian Barrett - For Arif's Grandparenting Corner - How should we tell future generations of the hardship we had to endure today?
Nolan Kehler - For North Code: which is the most disappointing thing that has happened in the Norse Code universe?
Lurking - Suggestion for a tribute podcast: Two hours and 55 minutes of absolute silence, and then one of you blurts "Well that fucking sucked but at least it's over."
The Dam Grille - Who had the most fantasy points in this game?
Chris - What is the record for the most unique QBs started by one team in a single season?
Kevin - For Arif's Dukes Corner: Is the basketball team for real this year?
Logan Bolsharif - Question for Arif's cookie corner: what are your top 3 Christmas cookies?
Arif Wazowski - Can we get an enemies of Arif power ranking?

Key Bits & Lore

Don from Ohio mailbag question
Multiple named corners: "it can't possibly be a worse game next week" corner, "what would you say you do here" corner, "Neo-Regressionist" corner, "Grandparenting" corner, "Dukes" corner, "cookie" corner

Production Notes

Runtime: 133:18

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