Editing Episode 421

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{{EpisodeInfobox
| number      = 421
| title       = Unknown
| hosts       = Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
| guests      = None
| type        = Draft
}}

'''Norse Code Episode 421''' was a draft-focused episode featuring extensive mailbag discussion.

== Overview ==
The episode covered NFL Draft analysis including positional value debates and athletic testing results. Arif discussed conversations with multiple Vikings players including Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen, and Justin Jefferson. The majority of the episode was devoted to mailbag questions covering draft prospects, team needs, and various Norse Code meta topics.

== Segments ==
; Opening : Draft analysis and player interviews
; Draft Discussion : Trent McDuffie vs Tyler Linderbaum positional value debate, pro day coverage
; Player Interviews : Conversations with Vikings players including Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen, Justin Jefferson, Chris Reed, Jesse Davis, Chandon Sullivan, Dalvin Cook, Brian O'Neill, Harrison Smith, Patrick Peterson
; Mailbag : Extensive listener questions covering draft prospects and meta topics

== Mailbag Questions ==
* Logan - What's the Patreon level so that you only do manscaped ads on the show?
* Rahul - What kind of traits are we looking for in that 3rd defensive lineman role joining Tomlinson and Phillips?
* Rahul - Has someone in the top 5 of the consensus board fallen to pick 12?
* Ed Donatello - If you had to devote your entire personality to pounding the table for a single day-3 prospect from now until the draft, who would it be and why?
* Alexander - Who do you see as potential late round gems in the upcoming draft?
* PMH - Does Stingley's 40 time really drive him up draft boards as much as Vikings twitter thinks it does?
* Delta BC Dad - Draft metric question about size cut offs for physical traits and how they've trended over time
* Mikhail Skol-a-chahv - What type of outfit is KOC going to wear on the field?
* Professor Poop - What would Arif's crappiest (but realistic) 1st round pick be for the Vikings?
* Christopher Wiley - Would Arif lean more toward assuming McDuffie will be a Viking this year, or that a consensus top player drops?
* Christopher Wiley - Isn't it a disadvantage that everybody knows the Vikings' NEED to draft a starter at corner?
* Seymour - Rank the division by QB tension
* Chris - Over/under 1.5 seasons Dan Snyder remains owner of the Washington Commies?
* TankBee - What kind of prison tattoo should Dan Snyder get?
* Ryan - Since Norse Code has obviously peaked, what are we all moving on to listen to now?
* Ryan - Did Arif feel left out as the only NC member to not get a write up from local newspapers?
* Damian Barrett - Are you revisiting the patreon support model given recent successes?
* Nolan Kehler - For James' Relationship Corner and Arif's Conspiracy Corner: at what point does Mod Sun find out?
* Andrew Schad - For James's choking in the playoffs corner, did you know that 9>8?
* Kyle Slaybee - What should I do in Hawaii to ruin Don from Ohio's week?
* Jat1315 - What potential corner are you surprised hasn't been a corner yet?
* Don from Ohio - What meal should the wife and I try next to redeem yourselves after the birria tacos recommendation?
* DJ Sobish - What does Schefty tweet when Arif dies tragically in 2025?

== Key Bits & Lore ==
* Case Cookus Corner referenced
* Don from Ohio featured in mailbag questions including birria tacos food take controversy
* James' Relationship Corner mentioned regarding Mod Sun situation
* Norse Code "obviously peaked" meta commentary
* Arif's Waifu threadless pillow merchandise mentioned

== Production Notes ==
* Episode length: 133:10
* Various timestamp markers: 11744, 13637, 138, 17734, 187, 190, 210, 220

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[[Category:Season 2022]]

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