Editing Episode 621 (section)

=== Aaron Jones Injury, Special Teams, and Jonathan Taylor Rumours ===

Aaron Jones went down briefly during the game and was listed as day-to-day, not expected to be a significant issue going forward. Jordan Mason stepped into the void without major incident.

On special teams, Arif cited the Vikings as leading the NFL in special teams DVOA by a considerable distance — first in kickoff field position on both kicking and receiving, good punt unit, and the Reichard situation at kicker — and noted the metric did not yet include this week's blocked Schrader field goal, which came from 59 yards and therefore wouldn't affect DVOA substantially even if added. Miles Price's presence in the return game produced a standing fan anticipation every time he touched the ball.

On Jonathan Taylor: earlier soft rumours had hardened into sourced reporting from Adam Schefter and Albert Breer; Taylor's wife had additionally posted about the trade speculation on Instagram and Taylor had acknowledged it in a press conference. Arif rated a seventh-round pick as ecstatic, a second-round pick as too much. He argued the running game would be more improved by Quentin Nelson than by Jonathan Taylor, and proposed moving Nelson to centre — a position he had never played — on the basis that Nelson's hand speed and apparent cognitive capacity for calling protections made him potentially better suited for the most demanding position on the line than for any guard spot. He walked through the Viking offensive line situation: Blake Brandel and Will Fries are both underperforming, Joe Huber at left guard has been solidly above backup level, and Nelson at centre with Huber at left guard would represent the largest possible upgrade per dollar of trade cost. A shadow of a rumour about Saquon Barkley had also surfaced; Barkley had just been injured again as of recording, which the hosts noted before moving on.