The Alec Lewis Show

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, hosts a twice-weekly podcast. He'll talk about the latest Vikings news. He'll analyze training camp practices and in-season games. He'll chat with players, coaches, team personnel, media members, family members and notable Vikings fans about the 2024 season and beyond.

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Episodes

Thursday May 01, 2025

Fran Duffy, an NFL Draft expert for the ALL CITY network, joins The Alec Lewis Show to give his thoughts on the Vikings’ five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. They talk about Donovan Jackson, Tai Felton, Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins. Which UDFAs are the most interesting? Why is Duffy so fascinated by Nebraska’s Tommi Hill? Duffy and Lewis discuss.
Here is a link to Duffy's draft guide: https://allphly.com/draftguide/
This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
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Tuesday Apr 29, 2025

Alec Lewis, The Athletic’s Vikings beat writer, discusses what it was like to watch J.J. McCarthy work out Tuesday at the TCO Performance. Lewis also touches on why fans should be excited about McCarthy. He also answers questions about undrafted players to monitor, potential improvements and changes to the run game, why the team operated the way it did in the draft and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:
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Friday Apr 25, 2025

Donovan Jackson pick, trade back conversation, Day 2 names to monitor, and more (Ep. 78) | Presented by First Resource Bank Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer for The Athletic, talks about the Vikings' decision to draft Donovan Jackson with the No. 24 pick. He discusses what he's heard from folks in the league about Jackson, and why Jackson made sense for Minnesota. Lewis also touches on the conversations regarding a trade-down. He even gives player names to monitor for the Vikings picking at No. 97 on Day 2.
 
This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website: https://myfrbank.com/ And here is a link to all of their locations! https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/"

Monday Apr 21, 2025

Jordan Reid, a college football and NFL Draft analyst for ESPN, joins the show to give his predictions for the Vikings draft. He talks about offensive linemen Grey Zabel, Donovan Jackson and Tyler Booker. He explains why he selected Nick Emmanwori in his mock draft. Reid also gives some under-the-radar prospects for later in the draft who make sense as fits. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Paul “Meatsauce” Lambert, a co-host of the Powertrip Morning Show on KFAN, joins Alec Lewis to talk about what he wants to see from the Minnesota Vikings in Thursday night’s NFL Draft. They discuss Grey Zabel, Tyler Booker, Donovan Jackson, Kelvin Banks Jr. They also talk about a potential trade back. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Tuesday Apr 15, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, begins Tuesday’s show with some thoughts on the Vikings’ QB2 conversation. Who are the Vikings going to pair with J.J. McCarthy and when? Will it be Ryan Tannehill? How about Aidan O’Connell? If not those two, who else makes sense? Alec also takes listeners’ draft questions. He talks about positions he expects the Vikings to draft and is asked about Tyler Booker. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Thursday Apr 10, 2025

Dane Brugler, The Athletic's draft expert and author of "The Beast," joins The Alec Lewis Show to go through some Vikings nuggets. Brugler talks about the players he's thinking about for the Vikings for his upcoming mock draft. He goes through the interior of the offensive linemen who makes sense at No. 24. He touches on Derrick Harmon, the interior defensive lineman from Oregon. He also gives some later-round prospects he thinks are fits for Brian Flores's defensive system. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/-------------Brugler's "The Beast": https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/the-beast/2025/

Wednesday Apr 09, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings writer at The Athletic, discusses his second mock draft selections. Free agency has come and gone. The Athletic's Dane Brugler has put out "The Beast." Now became the perfect time to put together another mock draft. One trade made sense to create a couple to more picks and to add depth at meaningful positions. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/

Monday Apr 07, 2025

Brandon Thorn, who has studied and spent time with many of the best offensive line prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about which interior offensive lineman makes the most sense for the Vikings. He gives his evaluations on Tyler Booker, Gray Zabel, Donovan Jackson and more. He also provides some thoughts on Minnesota's signings of Ryan Kelly and Will Fries, and what their additions mean for the Vikings' offensive line. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/Sections0:00 Intro 2:18 Bringing in Brandon Thorn3:15 Thoughts on Ryan Kelly and Will Fries additions6:50 Will Fries's arc as a player10:14 General thoughts on offensive line draft class12:15 Tyler Booker evaluation16:00 Tyler Booker's fit with Vikings17:30 Gray Zabel scouting report21:10 Donovan Jackson thoughts24:10 Other IOL prospects to monitor28:15 Vikings OL ranking if they land Gray Zabel

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025

Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings beat writer at The Athletic, returns from the NFL owner's meetings and answers listeners' Vikings questions. He talks about the team's draft plans, positional priorities, why a receiver presents an interesting discussion, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah extension talks and more. This show is presented by First Resource Bank, which serves the needs of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. For more information, here is their website:https://myfrbank.com/And here is a link to all of their locations!https://myfrbank.com/locations-hours/Sections0:00 Intro 4:55 Idea of drafting a CB in 1st round12:20 Draft nuggets from NFL owner's meetings19:45 How to think about Vikings draft plan24:20 Trade down possibilities 30:40 Kwesi Adofo-Mensah extension thoughts33:30 Center depth conversation36:10 Health updates for training camp37:20 First-round WR/TE discussion41:40 WR who would make most sense in first round42:27 Nick Emmanwori and safety talk---------------

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