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Ben Leber talks QB J.J. McCarthy, Vikings offense, Commanders matchup and more: Ep. 133 | Presented by First Resource Bank Dec 04, 2025

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Ben Leber, a longtime Vikings linebacker and current television and radio personality locally, joins the Alec Lewis Show to talk about J.J. McCarthy, Kevin O’Connell’s recent comments, the Vikings’ offense, the run game, getting Justin Jefferson involved, Eric Wilson 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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J.J. McCarthy’s return, QB options for 2026, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and more Vikings intel: Ep. 132 | Presented by First Resource Bank Dec 02, 2025

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Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s return to play, his mechanics, what the Vikings wanted to work on initially, QB options for 2026, what’s so broken about the offense, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah situation and much 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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J.J. McCarthy’s concussion, Max Brosmer’s opportunity and more Vikings intel: Ep. 131 | Presented by First Resource Bank Nov 24, 2025

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Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy entering concussion protocol, Max Brosmer’s opportunity and much more. He also plays a conversation he had Monday morning with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski on the Vikings Update show about the Packers loss, the offensive line, special teams and much 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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More J.J. McCarthy mechanics intel & Vikings-Packers preview w/ The Athletic's Matt Schneidman: Ep. 130 | Presented By First Resource Bank Nov 20, 2025

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Matt Schneidman, who covers the Green Bay Packers for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview the Vikings-Packers game this weekend. They talk J.J. McCarthy's mechanics, Jordan Love, the Packers' defense, Matt LaFleur, the Packers' offensive line, the run game and much 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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J.J. McCarthy’s mechanics, what the Vikings knew when they drafted him and more from listener mailbag: Ep. 129 | Presented by First Resource Bank Nov 18, 2025

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Alec Lewis, who writes about the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. This episode features conversation about J.J. McCarthy’s inaccuracies, his mechanics, how he looked in training camp, if he’s worked with biomechanics gurus and more. Lewis talks about the Vikings’ drafting, the defense, Dallas Turner and what the Vikings knew about McCarthy’s mechanics when they drafted him. 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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The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain predicts Vikings-Bears and talks Caleb Williams vs. J.J. McCarthy: Ep. 128 | Presented by First Resource Bank Nov 14, 2025

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Kevin Fishbain, who covers the Chicago Bears for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to preview the Vikings’ matchup versus the Bears. They talk about Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson, QB development, the Bears’ offense, Dennis Allen’s defense, and they also predict who will win the game. 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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Vikings film review talking J.J. McCarthy’s accuracy, Kevin O’Connell’s run game and more: Ep. 127 | Presented by First Resource Bank Nov 11, 2025

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Alec Lewis, who covers the Vikings for The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show. He reviews the film of the Vikings’ loss to the Ravens, talks J.J. McCarthy’s mechanics and accuracy, answers questions about Kevin O’Connell’s run game and more. He discusses Jalen Nailor, the 2026 NFL Draft, T.J. Hockenson’s season, Justin Jefferson 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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Vikings analyst Pete Bercich talks Vikings-Ravens, J.J. McCarthy’s return, Kyle Hamilton and more: Ep. 126 | Presented by First Resource Bank Nov 06, 2025

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Pete Bercich, the analyst for the Vikings radio network and Vikings entertainment network, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk Vikings-Ravens matchup, Lamar Jackson, Kyle Hamilton, Andrew Van Ginkel and much 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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Vikings trade deadline thoughts, J.J. McCarthy return takeaways and more: Ep. 125 | Presented by First Resource Bank Nov 05, 2025

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Alec Lewis, the Minnesota Vikings' beat writer at The Athletic, hosts The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the trade deadline, J.J. McCarthy's return, Andrew Van Ginkel's play, Brian Flores's defensive gameplan and much 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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The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy previews Vikings-Lions, talks Brad Holmes’s draft strategy and more: Ep. 124 | Presented by First Resource Bank Oct 30, 2025

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Colton Pouncy, who covers the Detroit Lions for The Athletic, joins The Alec Lewis Show to talk about the forthcoming Vikings matchup. They discuss J.J. McCarthy’s return, Brad Holmes’s draft strategy, what has made the Lions so successful, the new-look Lions interior offensive line, how the Vikings’ offense matches up against Detroit’s defense and much 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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