The McKinnie situation
August 15th, 2008 – 11:06 AM by Judd ZulgadStill no official word if Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie is going to be suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Sirius NFL Radio reported this week that McKinnie is “likely to be suspended.”
What’s interesting about this is if McKinnie is going to have to miss four games the Vikings certainly don’t seem concerned. It’s been made clear that if McKinnie is forced to sit out, veteran backup Artis Hicks will slide into the left tackle spot. But throughout training camp in Mankato, Hicks rarely worked with the first team or even at left tackle for that matter.
Hicks spent most of his time playing left guard with the second unit. Perhaps the Vikings simply believe that Hicks is prepared to play the left tackle spot and they don’t feel he needs the reps at this point. Of course, if McKinnie is suspended Hicks would stand to get plenty of reps at left tackle in practice.
But one also has to wonder if the Vikings are confident the Sirius report was incorrect and that they won’t end up having Hicks playing left tackle.
53 Responses to "The McKinnie situation"
Hicks will “slide” alright. Too bad he can’t block. Why would the Vikings care if the Sirius Report was correct or incorrect? They get their orders from the NFL Offices. You guys are grasping at straws trying to post a story.
hicks can’t block, but then again, neither can McKinnie so we really aren’t out much… someone will probably bust thru the line and cause T-Joke to be out 3-4 weeks with a hangnail, so Gus will be our starter. Probably not a bad thing…
tommy…i really didn’t see anything different in this update than in the last one…
They’re changing some wording around just to post a new blog topic and to let us know about Hicks…
One also has to wonder if it’s just inept coaching.
We’re having a baby girl! Hicks is both terrible and horrible.
Wouldn’t it be a good move to put Hicks up on the #1 offense for the rest of the preseason? We already know what we’ll get out of McKinnie, so lets get Hicks all the reps he can get! He’ll certainly need it…
You going to name her Bonesetta??
You guys forgetting who the coach of this team is?? Letting Hicks get 1st team reps woud be an ADJUSTMENT…. not going to happen…
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now Bones? Shouldn’t you get back in there and hold your wife’s hand? 
Congrats! I know from experience that girls are cool–and easier to raise for about the first 10 years–so don’t take any grief from guys that’ll say it’s too bad you aren’t getting a little man to play Madden ‘18 with. Besides, you know she’ll kick your butt in Madden in between tea parties.
Daughter’s are great…until they become teenagers. I eat tums by the case.
But I also have to look forward to some punk teenage boy with an earring showing up at my door. I remember what I had on my mind when I was a teenager…
Last night in Madden 09 T-Joke threw 4 INTs against the Saints. Gus Frerotte will now be starting and #7 will be cut at season’s end. The JD Booty era has officially begun…
Just remember Bones, when JDB starts next season, he’s really just a rookie!
That’s the problem, Bones…scruffy little weasels sniffin’ around. It’s aggravating.
Congrats, Bones. Mine’s a tomboy in pink.
I have to say, I saw the headline links this morning about “Hicks willing to chip in as needed” and assumed it was talking about Artis and the McKinnie situation.
Maurice is too small, IMHO.
Chip Scoggins likes to “chip in as needed”…
“My pencil is dull,” Chip said pointlessly.
Bones, The New York times reports that girls are inelgible for the Olympics at 13 years old, so you might want to wait till she’s 16.
My girl saw the gymnastics on TV and started doing “routines.” We had to get her to tone it down — she broke both arms six weeks ago (although she’s out of the cast and splints).
She wants to do gymnastics, and she’d probably be good. Maybe too good for our liking (goodbye, weekends). Plus, Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci have an academy in town, and they tend to be pretty serious…
Only six athletes were found to be using performance drugs this year. 24 were found last Olympics. Michael Phelps insists on taking every test available so his accomplishments won’t be downplayed. They found a guy in the BB gun competition taking Beta Blockers, so he was kicked out. I guess that eliminates the shakes, so that might help.
The Winter Olympics has a Triathalon with cross country skiing, ice speed skating and then you stop and shoot something with a BB gun I suppose. Why doesn’t the Summer Olympics have something like that? You could run up to a lake, water ski accross it, and get out and grill some steaks or something.
Phelps got caught with a BB gun?
No,no you misundertook me. Go back and read………….ah, nevermind it was more of that idiotic bullsh!t I come up with.
I dislike Tomb. I like Tombstone. I also like 2MT.
That’s because you ARE 2MT!
Blog Purgatory, I feel compelled to warn you that I have the ability to puff myself up to three times my natural size when confronted by a predator.
Not only that, I can, and do, divide by zero if I so choose.
Fred does not need to hear about Tombs puffing himself….yuks
Blog Purgatory’s best friends = Tony Pants & Todd Flaxton
Don’t be such a prudes, Smooter.
congrats bones. get ready for the teenage punks. i got twin girls age 14. i just had to kick a couple of boys out of the crib last weekend. you just have to let any boy that comes to your house aware that you are a crazy mofo, and you’ll have instant respect.
Be nice Bones. To associate me with the like of ReTodd is cruel. I dislike him very much. Almost as much as Tomb.
DRE:
When they come to the door just say, “Come on in boy,
Y’all run along and have some fun. I’ll see you when you get back,
Bet I’ll be up all night
Still cleaning this gun”
There is a thin line between love and hate…some people confuse the two quite readily.
The mullet alone gives me instant crazy cred.
This is too good to make up:
“Once he retires for good the Green Bay Packers’ propose a $20 million marketing deal for Brett Favre including a merchandise line, autographs, personal appearances and even a blog, according to a report in the Sporting News.”
Hey! He’ll get his own Blog! Brett’s Blog? Favre’s Friends? Meet the Fokkers?
hOW MANY Minutes till kick off?
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1671 minutes, Rockstar Part 2 ! ! !
Kenny,
Any idea if the game is being network broadcast/televised on Saturday? Looks like my game of the week is Thursday’s 49er v. da Bear
Gosh, I can hardly wait.
Lost, the only thing I know is NFL network is replaying it at 10:30 and if you don’t get that network………….. you’re screwed a few times this season.
It’s on NFL Network.
Thanks, guys.
[…] What we still need to find out: 1. Resolution at left tackle. There still has been no official word on the status of left tackle Bryant McKinnie, whom the NFL is likely to discipline in some way for an offseason arrest in Miami. Will it be a fine? One game? Two? Four? No one knows yet. The same can also be said for his potential replacement. Artis Hicks remains the likeliest candidate, but he spent no time at left tackle during camp. Instead, the Vikings worked three young players behind McKinnie: Chase Johnson, Drew Radovich and Tim Mattran. The latter two are sidelined with shoulder and ankle injuries, respectively. […]
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