PurplePTSD: 2022 Trap Games, Purple Items That Need Remedy, Breakout Candidates

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The sister-site to VikingsTerritory is PurplePTSD.com, and the guys and gals over there roll out the Minnesota Vikings analysis just as much as we do.

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Here is some of their top content from the last couple of days:

1 – It’s a little early for it, but PurplePTSD identifies the Vikings potential “trap games” on the 2022 schedule.

2 – Josh Frey explains three things the 2022 Vikings must fix.

3 – In the daily video segment, Dustin Baker outlines six breakout candidates not named Irv Smith.

4 – Kyle Joudry combs through another tale in the Donatell Diary.

5 – Finally, some scribbles about last offseason’s optimism and how that applies to the here and now.


Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).