EAGAN, Minn. – Vikings.com writers Craig Peters, Eric Smith and myself are excited to roll out the pilot episode of the Trips Write podcast.

The three of us share a passion for writing and bringing you a wide variety of Vikings content throughout the year, and we're looking forward to also sharing our thoughts – and interacting with fans – through a recurring podcast.

In our pilot episode, we cover the following topics:

1:00 | Explanation of the "Trips Write" name and our backgrounds

3:30 | The three of us share our favorite off-field memories in our time working with the Vikings

6:25 | We react to the Vikings new offensive coaching hires and share takeaways from Thursday's introductory press conferences

12:05 | Fan question segment, in which we each respond to inquiries about players we expect to break out in 2019, Marcus Sherels' outlook for the upcoming season and how we arrived in our respective roles with the Vikings

20:55 | We wrap up our introductory show with "one thing on our mind" as we head into the weekend

Thank you for checking out our first go at Trips Write, and we look forward to interacting with our readers and listeners moving forward!