In the podcast “Two Old Bloggers,” hosts Dave and Darren dive deep into the history and prospects of the Minnesota Vikings. They start the podcast by expressing their long-held hopes for the Vikings to reach the “golden stage” of victory. This sets the tone for the discussion, which revolves around expectation, performance, and the reality of sports.
The first topic they delve into concerns the history of the Vikings drafting more than one player in the first round. They retrospectively analyze the performance of these players and find the results to be surprisingly mixed. Despite the high expectations usually associated with first-round picks, the hosts acknowledge that not all of these selections have panned out as hoped.