Episode 298

Catching a charge

Hosts	Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik
Guests	None
Type	Preview November 26, 2019

Norse Code Episode 298: Catching a charge aired on November 26, 2019.

Overview

The hosts discuss the upcoming game against Washington and address listener questions covering topics from player rankings to coaching decisions. The episode includes announcements about live show plans and extensive mailbag coverage.

Segments

Opening: Listener support acknowledgments and donor recognition
Live Show Announcement: November 29th live taping from Petoskey's
Redskins Game Preview: Review and preview discussion
Mailbag: Extensive listener questions covering team analysis and hypotheticals

Mailbag Questions

David - Where would you have Diggs ranked amongst top receivers?
Kirk - With Kearse's (likely) impending suspension, will Marcus Epps see some occasional defensive snaps at safety?
Eric - Which of Ma'tafa or Holmes deserve to be active on gamedays (based off grades)? Seems like interior pressure is lacking, and Min seems to go back and forth on who is active. Maybe Armon Watts could help, but he hasn't been active for a game yet.
Beef Booooski - When will our defense finally match the high level of performance we see on the offensive side of the ball?
Andrew - Last week Ben Baldwin published a piece asking if Aaron Rodgers is still elite. Part of his argument uses completion percentage above expectation (CPOE). Does CPOE take into account wide receiver ability?
Raul - Which Viking would have profited most off of their likeness in college?
Kyle Slaybee - Which loss is going to hurt more at the end of the season: the Packers because of the standings or the Bears because of the shame?
Damien Barrett - I've been in the US for over a year now and still don't understand candy corn. WHY IS THIS A THING?!?!?!?
DrunkenViking - Is benching Andy Dalton a reward or punishment?
Chris - How badly do you want LeVeon Bell to get traded back to the Steelers? What kind of trade would carry that level of contextual hilarity?
Alex - Which 0-8 team is more likely to finish 0-16.
Brad Davis - If Josh Gordon gets cut from the Patriots, should the Vikings take a look at him?
Brad Davis - Arif, my 20 month old son is having difficulty going to sleep on his own lately. Given your expertise in zoology and cats in particular, do you have any parenting advice?
Don From Ohio - When is Arif's last day with Norse Code since he is taking the Seahawks digital job? Also, will Arif's new job require him to have a stand up desk so how many phone books will he need to stack to reach the keyboard?
Don From Ohio - More likely to happen: THE Ohio State University makes the college football playoffs and wins a playoff game or the Vikings making the playoffs and winning a playoff game?
Don From Ohio - James, how much did you tell the babysitter you would pay them to watch Hannibal while on your honeymoon and when did they realize they were going to be killed?
Eddie - Fantasy football bet proposal with James

Key Bits & Lore

Don from Ohio returns with multiple questions including jokes about Arif's height and James' honeymoon
Ian Pauli makes a Jimmy Kleinsasser reference regarding WD-40
Live show announcement for Petoskey's venue

Production Notes

Timestamps noted: 9:12, 34:45, 70:12, 73:47, 89:00, 96:35, 132:55

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