Episode 223
Episode 223
The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2
| Hosts | Arif Hasan, James Pogatshnik |
| Guests | None |
| Type | Game Review |
Norse Code Episode 223: The Philadelphia Incident Pt. 2 is a post-game review episode following the Minnesota Vikings' playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Overview
[edit]This episode serves as a comprehensive review and postmortem of the Vikings' devastating playoff defeat. The hosts discuss the team's failures across all phases of the game and address the emotional toll on fans through an extensive mailbag segment filled with questions about pain, suffering, and the future of the franchise.
Segments
[edit]- Opening
- Donations spreadsheet and offseason schedule announcement
- Dusty O'Connell Farewell
- Official goodbye to longtime co-host Dusty O'Connell
- Game Review
- Comprehensive breakdown of the Philadelphia loss
- Mailbag
- Extensive fan questions about the defeat and franchise direction
Mailbag Questions
[edit]- Ben Peterson: At this point, should I worry about cps if I encourage my son to be a Vikings?
- Dan Blanco: Im thinking about retiring from watching the NFL after 38 years of misery, is this a wise move for my mental health?
- Matt Fries: Is life pain?
- Brett: When did you guys start crying?
- Kyle Slabby: Why do we constantly lose big games against the most deplorable fanbases?
- Leopold: What's the best way to watch the superbowl, with tiger balm on my eyeballs or is bleach the better option?
- Damien Barrett: What does having nice things feel like?
- Ben Natan: Can I come on?
- Young Sheldon on CBS fan: Why is Zimmer such a bad coach and why should he be fired
- Matt Beckendorf: Zim said he called same play one too many times against Saints, and then the D lays an egg against philly. Is it time for Zim to give up play calling duties?
- Matt Holmes: A thought that crossed my mind today. A Zimmer schemed defense has only won one playoff game (by a miracle no less) in both Cincy and Minny. Is there a fundamental flaw or reason his defenses can't close in the post season?
- Matt McKeon: How concerned should we be with our #elite defense's sudden inability to tackle or cover anybody? Did the Eagles exploit a schematic weakness, were Barr, Rhodes and/or Newman hurt, or did they (and Waynes) all just pick this game to play like ass?
- Ben Boo: If not Teddy/Case+Stefanski, are there any OC+QB combos that the Vikings might bring in as a package?
- Ben Glaseman: Acknowledging that bad luck, mistakes, and bad play calling were in ample supply, how much do you factor the emotional side of things supplied from the pick 6?
- Mitchel Caine: what are the odds we get eagles qb coach for OC(I can't be bothered to learn his name unless we get him)? what do you think about the McAcadoo/McCoy rumors? How do you think this qb shits gonna play out? And how do you deal with the pain?
- Luke Braun: Do you think Zimmer regrets moving Remmers? Brandon Graham ate Rashod Hill's lunch, and it's possible that a deficiency at G is easier to mitigate
- DonfromOhio: Will Arif or James sign up for Uber or Lyft and purposely drop off Eagles fans at the wrong place just to get petty revenge? Please say yes.
Key Bits & Lore
[edit]This episode marks the official departure of longtime co-host Dusty O'Connell from the show. Don from Ohio makes an appearance in the mailbag with a characteristically petty revenge question.
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