Joe Oberle

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Managing Editor and Senior Writer at Vikings Territory

Managing Editor and Senior Writer at Purpleptsd.com

Managing Editor of Minnesota Golfer Magazine at Minnesota Golf Association

Award-winning author and sportswriter covering the Vikings/NFL for https://t.co/iK0gVCpaS5 and https://t.co/xLfqu2jlrr and golf for Minnesota Golfer magazine.

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Articles

Draft Day Nears; Purple Speculation’s Already Here

1 week ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

There’s little news coming out of TCO Performance Center front, as free agency has wound down and the powers that be for the Purple look ahead to the 2025 NFL Draft and pick No. 24 going to the Minnesota Vikings. But that doesn’t mean all is quiet on the Eagan front. Several of the Top 30 prospects in the upcoming draft have visited TCO in recent days and that goes a long way towards speculation on and ask questions about what the Vikes are planning for the biggest day of the offseason.
Wintry Weather and Winter Meetings—It’s No April Fools - Vikings Territory

3 weeks ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

It snowed in Minesota in April, so the NFL folks scrambled south and held their winter meetings this week and the news from those confines came flying out across news and sports feeds across the land. Rules changes were offered, accepted and reject, coaches and GMs from the many teams across the league spoke to the media and the Vikings officials, as is their want most seasons, talked about their prospective quarterback(s) for the coming year.
The Free Agent Faucet is Slowing; Is There More to Tap for the Purple?

4 weeks ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

Free agency continues, but it has slowed in its third week . . . with news of signings dribbling like droplets of sap out of Sugar Maple trees in warming temps. There are names and faces remaining, but what’s still hanging on the FA trees wouldn’t cover your pancakes on Sunday morning.
Free Agency Leader Vikings Are Not Afraid to Trade

1 month ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

The Free Agency ride continues for Vikings GM Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah and the Purple. After a huge opening salvo in FA, the Vikings were on the move again last weekend. Kwesi had a busy first week of FA, when he made some big signings to the offensive and defensive lines, and finished up the week by making two big trades to help the Purple. The Vikings traded a sixth-round pick in 2026 for 49ers RB Jordan Mason (plus the team swapped picks (No. 187 for MN and 160 for SF).
Vikings First Day Free Agent Fizzle Turns Frenzied on Day 2

1 month ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

The Vikings (along with the 31 other NFL teams) launched headlong into the legal tampering portion of free agency and boy did they tamper. When it looked like the Vikings were going to sit out Day 1 on the sidelines, suddenly things started cracking the morning of Day 2.
No Tag for Darnold - Let the Vikings QB Conundrum Begin

1 month ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

On Tuesday, the deadline to place franchise tags on players arrived, and the Minnesota Vikings let it pass without putting one on quarterback Sam Darnold. Darnold, who won 14 games last season in his first year in Purple (but participated in season-ending losses to Detroit and the Rams) will become a free agent next week if the Viking don’t resign him before then.
Time for the Franchise Tag—Who’s It For the Vikings? - Vikings Territory

2 months ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

The offseason begins today! With the franchise tag window opening on Feb. 18, let the maneuvering begin. The Vikings have a big decision in this realm with quarterback Sam Darnold, who had his best season as a pro and led the Vikings to a 14-3 regular-season record. Unfortunately, for Sam and the Purple, we might not be here if it weren’t for those last two Vikings games of the season/postseason—two bitterly disappointing losses to playoff teams.
The Chiefs Fall While Allen Gets the Call

2 months ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

The 2024-25 NFL season came to a crashing climax (at least for the fans of the Kansas City Chiefs who were hoping for a three-peat), as the Philadelphia Eagles (whose fans may have made things come crashing down after the game) walloped KC in a good old-fashioned blowout of a Super Bowl. The final score was 40-22 and it did not fully represent just how one-sided this game was (until the stalwart Philly defense that made cream cheese out of the Kansas City offensive line let up on the gas).
The Pro Bowl is Done; Bring on the Big Bowl

2 months ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

We have a Bowl MVP in Purple! Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy, Jr., had two interceptions in the Pro Bowl (including one of them for a pick six), which helped the NFC hold off the AFC in the annual Pro Bowl competition. So, does Murphy have a Pro Bowl MVP clause in his contract? Does he need one? Regardless, if nothing else happened on Sunday, perhaps a few more general managers around the league know a little bit more about him when he hits the free agent.
The Coaching Carousel Spins while the SB Teams are Set

2 months ago | vikingsterritory.com | Joe Oberle

It has begun. Like moving pieces on a chess board, the personnel around the NFL is headlong into the second week of transition while the final two teams are prepping for the big game. The reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will return to the Super Bowl and will try to defeat the NFC champ Philadelphia Eagles to earn the first three-peat in NFL history during the Super Bowl era. But that has little to do with the Minnesota Vikings.