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Matt Loede — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:25:02 +0000

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Roster at 80 After Vikings Waive QB Wright

Matt Loede — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:31 +0000

The Vikings today waived quarterback Kyle Wright, just two months after signing him as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Miami. The Star Tribune reports that the release puts the team at four quarterbacks, Tarvaris Jackson, Gus Frerotte, Brooks Bollinger and rookie John David Booty, and those four will be the ones they take to training camp. The Vikings roster is at 80, the maximum number of players they will be allowed to take to camp.

Vikings Roster at 81 After Teams Waives Griffin and Key

Matt Loede — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:47:51 +0000

The Vikings today announced they have waived rookie defensive backs Marcus Griffin and Travis Key. Griffin played his college ball at Texas, and Key at Michigan State. Right now the Vikings roster is at 81 players and the team must get down to 80 players before training camp opens. The team has yet to sign any of its five draft picks and negotiations are expected to pick up after July 4th.

Four Vikings Make the Top 50 Players List

Matt Loede — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:51:45 +0000

CBS Sportsline’s Pete Prisco is out with his annual Top 50 NFL Players list, and the Vikings are all over the place, with no less than four players making the top 50 - Kevin Williams, Jared Allen, Adrian Peterson, and Steve Hutchinson. Here is the breakdown on the four:

10. Kevin Williams, DT, Minnesota Vikings: He is a powerful inside player who teams with Pat Williams to form the best tackle tandem in the league. He is good against the run, yet quick enough to get pass-rush penetration.

12. Jared Allen, DE, Minnesota Vikings: He led the league in sacks last season with the Chiefs. The Vikings added him to give them the best defensive line in the league. Allen plays hard all the time.

15. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings: Peterson was special as a rookie and should be even better this time around. He is a big, strong and fast and can rip off the big runs with an Eric Dickerson-like ease.

19. Steve Hutchinson, G, Minnesota Vikings: He wasn’t his usual self in his first season with the Vikings in 2006, but bounced back to his dominating form last year.

Vikes Announce Sale Of Single-Game Tickets

Matt Loede — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:01:00 +0000

It won’t be long before you can get your hands on Vikings tickets. Single-game tickets for Vikings home games go on sale Wednesday, July 9th. The Metrodome Gate B ticket office will open at 9 a.m. that day for in-person sales, with tickets available through Ticketmaster beginning at 10 a.m. Anyone looking to purchase tickets to the November 9th matchup against Green Bay will have to buy a two-game mini pack that includes the August 8th preseason game against Seattle.

Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Likes Vikings to Win Super Bowl

Matt Loede — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:30:02 +0000

For those that like to throw out predictions early, one such prediction has - hope your sitting for this one - the Minnesota Vikings as the Super Bowl 43 Champions. That prediciton comes from “Dr.Z”, aka Paul Zimmerman, senior writer of Sports Illustrated since 1979. Zimmerman does make sure that everyone know last season he was just a bit off on his pick - that being the New Orleans Saints, who went 7-9.

Here is some of Zimmerman’s article in which he picks the Vikings to take home the Lombardi Trophy:

“There aren’t many better situations for a young quarterback than the one in which Jackson now finds himself. Childress played the position. He coached on the offensive side for 29 years before getting his head coaching shot at Minnesota two seasons ago. For seven years he was the Eagles QB coach and offensive coordinator. Donovan McNabb made the Pro Bowl in five of those years. When McNabb was hurt during the 2002 season, Childress’ offense set a team record for points, using three starting quarterbacks. In 2005, when McNabb tried to struggle on with a sports hernia, Childress practically talked him through it.

“I told him that when those legs go, you’re going to have to learn to rely on other things,” the coach says. “You’ve got to evolve. It’s like a wounded animal. All the other senses are heightened. And he went out and had some of his most accurate games, passing the ball.

“When I got the job here, well, in my wildest dreams I didn’t think I was going to have to get rid of a franchise quarterback. But after three weeks in the spring, it was just obvious that it wasn’t going to work, with Daunte Culpepper. So I replaced him, and everybody pilloried us.

“Daunte was a guy who always used his legs. He wasn’t an anticipatory thrower. He had to see the whites of their eyes. And once he got hurt, well, coming back from the injury, he couldn’t play that way.”

Well, could this be the year that Tarvaris Jackson takes the Vikings the whole way, under a coach who can do everything for the position except throw the ball? I kind of think so. There’s a storybook angle here, older coach, young quarterback, as the troops rally round.

“As a franchise quarterback, there’s the matter of the work ethic, putting in your hours,” Childress says. “Tarvaris knows that, how important it is that people see you working when they come in. Is he in the right place for a guy evolving? Yeah, I’m convinced he’s got what it takes.

“We just have to see how he does on the field.”

So en fin, do I like the Vikings to go all the way? Well, yeah, why not? A feeling of destiny, that’s what I sense about Brad Childress and his baby quarterback.”

Click HERE to read the entire article.

Can Allison Add to the Vikings Deep Passing Game?

Matt Loede — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:58:46 +0000

From: Pro Football Weekly

The Vikings feel that WR Aundrae Allison can improve enough as a receiver to be another deep threat along with Bernard Berrian. Allison has caught the ball extremely well in organized training activities and appears to have improved following his rookie season.

Vikings Waive Two to Start Reducing Roster to 08

Matt Loede — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:53:26 +0000

The Star-Tribune is reporting that the Vikings waived wide receiver Justin Surrency and running back Arkee Whitlock. The team has to get down to 80 players on their roster going into training camp, so they need to dump a few players to to make room for their draft picks who they will attempt to sign next month.

Source Says Henderson May Wear In-Helmet Device

Matt Loede — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:17:01 +0000

From: Pro Football Weekly

Vikings coaches believe MLB E.J. Henderson will be the member of the defense who wears the in-helmet radio device, a concession passed by the league this offseason. It makes sense. Henderson is a rare “Mike” who stays on the field for three downs, calls the defensive plays and is coming off his best season. He also has established himself as a clubhouse leader.

Reports of Vikings Working Out WR Rogers False

Matt Loede — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:02:39 +0000

Reports broke earlier today that the Vikings were going to work out former first-round bust wide out Charlie Rogers, who you may remember from the Lions. Now it looks as if that will not be the case. The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting that the reports that Rogers will work out for the team are false, and he won’t be coming in. Rogers was the 2nd pick overall in the 2003 draft, lasted all of three seasons in the league, and never did much of anything. His best season was his last one with the Lions, 2005, when he played in 9 games, made 14 catches for 197 yards and caught one TD. At this point a workout for Rogers is a waste of time.