Evans absent
August 15th, 2007 – 5:45 PM by Judd ZulgadNewly signed defensive tackle Fred Evans was not at the afternoon practice Wednesday. Evans is scheduled to appear in Miami-Dade (Fla.) County Court on Thursday. He originally pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a June 23 fight with police in Miami Beach. According to court records, he has been formally charged with two felonies — assault on a police officer and resisting arrest — and one misdemeanor, for trespassing.
The afternoon session, by the way, marked the end of the Vikings’ practices in Mankato. The team officially will break camp on Thursday.
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I thought Green looked ok, why would we need this guy????
thoughts Judd?
Thanks Judd!
QB WATCH
Tarvaris Jackson threw two interceptions during the morning practice, including one on which he rolled left, tried to force the ball upfield to wide receiver Troy Williamson and was easily picked off by safety Tank Williams.
Jackson did hit a deep ball to rookie wide receiver Justin Surrency but nearly had a third pass picked off by cornerback Charles Gordon.
Brooks Bollinger had an early fumble but later hit wide receiver Martin Nance in the back of the end zone for a touchdown against the first-team defense.
Bollinger showed off his fastball on another completion, squeezing the ball in to tight end Richard Owens despite tight coverage by linebacker Ben Leber.
NEWCOMERS OF THE DAY
Rookie cornerback Marcus McCauley, left, and second-year safety Patrick Body teamed up on Jackson’s second interception.
McCauley got the assist, knocking the ball away from wide receiver Sidney Rice in the end zone, and Body got the pick.
WHO’S HOT
Linebacker Chad Greenway flashed his athleticism early, poking the ball loose from wide receiver Paris Hamilton after a completion.
Cornerbacks Antoine Winfield, Cedric Griffin and Ronyell Whitaker didn’t get any interceptions, but each broke up passes after getting nice breaks on the ball.
WHO’S NOT
Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, left, had two more drops, including what
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should have been an easy catch on a little toss from Jackson.
Leber missed a sure touchdown when he dropped a Bollinger pass in the flat that was intended for running back Adrian Peterson.
WHO’S HURT
Guard Adam O’Connor did not practice after suffering a partial dislocation of his left kneecap Monday and will miss time. Coach Brad Childress said the rookie is getting a second opinion.
Linebacker John Kerr (back) was the only other player to miss practice because of injury.
THEY SAID IT
“That’s what you need out of that position.”
- Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell on wide receiver Bobby Wade, who had two 21-yard receptions in Friday night’s exhibition opener against St. Louis and gained most of those yards after the catch.
-( from the Pioneer)
Judd are you making the trip to NY??
VQ= how have you been?
Monc - Judd’s going to NY, but he’s not bringing us bloggers. 
Misbehavin’. How have you been? Glad to be back at work?
Glad to blog again ….work not so much I could use another 1800 vacations
were you at the rams game VQ?
Moncton, thanks for the update, but I’m more concerned with game performance than practice performance. Apples and oranges…
I agree ED, Tarvaris looked ok with the lights on the key will be taking care of the football. The running game and lots of dump pass and check downs will happen alot. So long as there are first downs this will be a good thing
Yeah. It was good. Fargo was there too. Looking forward to the Jets game. A truer test, IMO.
For Minnesota Vikings receiver Troy Williamson, 2006 was a forgettable year.
If he has it his way, 2007 will be a memorable one.
Williamson, a third-year receiver out of South Carolina and former No. 7 overall pick, has had fans’ high expectations looming over him since entering the league. Aside from being a top-10 pick, he had the burden, at least in the eyes of many Vikings fans, of replacing the legendary and extremely productive Randy Moss. The draft choice used to take Williamson was acquired from the Oakland Raiders in the Moss trade.
Last season, his second in the NFL, was supposed to be a breakout year. However, 11 dropped passes later (second most in the NFL) and Williamson saw extended time on the sidelines. Many of his drops were on long throws that could have been potential touchdowns. Fans were left wondering whether the wideout was a bust.
Getting open and creating separation has never been a problem for Williamson, who possesses tremendous speed. Of course, catching the football has been. And that’s a big problem for a wide receiver.
During the offseason he was determined to fix his problem and become the playmaking receiver the Vikings thought they were getting when they selected him in the 2005 draft.
Williamson went to the Nike headquarters in Oregon and found out that his right eye was weaker than his left. In addition to catching approximately 20,000 footballs from a JUGS machine to help his hands, Williamson has been doing hand-eye coordination drills and wearing special contacts Nike made for him.
So far, the results are encouraging. In Friday night’s preseason game against the St. Louis Rams , he caught three passes for 32 yards, including a terrific lunging grab over the middle. More importantly, he finished with zero drops.
In practice on Sunday, Williamson went almost full extension in making a catch deep down the left sideline, a ball he almost assuredly would have dropped last season.
“He’s been taking his game to the next level,” receiver Bobby Wade said.
Now it’s just a matter of Williamson continuing to gain confidence and show the same kind of results in the regular season. If he does, it will provide a big boost for quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and the Vikings’ offense.
Woods could be another rising star on coaching staff
Not many average fans have heard much about him, but Vikings defensive backs coach Joe Woods could very well follow in the footsteps of one of his mentors, Mike Tomlin.
It was Tomlin who brought Woods to the Vikings when head coach Brad Childress made Tomlin his first hire as defensive coordinator when he took the Vikings job.
After 12 years in the college ranks, he was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a defensive quality control assistant, where he worked closely with Monte Kiffin, one of the original gurus of the Tampa-2 defense.
When the Vikings hired Tomlin a year ago, Kiffin couldn’t have spoken more highly of the young coach who is now the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach after just one season with the Vikings as their defensive coordinator.
At the time, in regard to Tomlin, Kiffin told VU: “You just knew that eventually he would be a defensive coordinator and he’ll have an opportunity to be a head coach some day. He’s a great teacher, a great motivator. He has very good people skills. He’s just an exceptional coach. He’s got the whole thing.”
But Kiffin also raved about the upside potential of Woods. “You got another good coach, a secondary coach by the name of Joe Woods, who’s going to be outstanding,” Kiffin said. “He was our quality control coach. He worked with me really close the last two years. He was so good that Mike took him as his secondary coach.”
On the field, Woods shows perhaps the most energy of any of the team’s coaches. He has a lot of bounce in his step and exudes enthusiasm, confidence and intensity. The players seem to really respond to him and it would appear that he gets the very most out of his entire group of players.
The rapid development of Cedric Griffin as a rookie last season is one example of the influence Woods has on his players. The shining star from this year’s rookie crop is third-round pick Marcus McCauley, who has looked like a first-round pick from the very outset.
It helps to have some talent, and the team’s personnel department has given Woods plenty of talent to work with, but he has done a really nice job of teaching the fundamentals and building the confidence of his players so that their natural athletic ability can simply take over.
That said, don’t be surprised if Woods is eventually pursued to become a defensive coordinator in the not-to-distant future.
Wade looks like a fit at the “Z” catch-and-run position
Free agent acquisition Bobby Wade looks like a nice fit for the Vikings offense based on training camp practices and his early preseason action. In practices, Wade has consistently navigated his pass routes effectively and has rarely dropped a ball, with only an occasional look down the field. While technically a starter, the key role for Wade is as the slot receiver in three-wide receiver sets.
“That’s what you need out of that position,” offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said. “He is playing the “Z” position for us and that is a catch and run position.”
The coaches have also been impressed with Wade’s leadership and other intangibles.
“The first thing you have to point to is his leadership,” according to Bevell. “He has great work ethic and great leadership with the young guys. He’s played, guys know that he’s played; he’s done a nice job when he has been in there so they already respect him as a player. He was able to come in here quickly and kind of take over that leadership role, which was lacking at the position and he was able to help out right away.”
Other stories:
The next home is against who? and will you be there was well
I will look for you on the t.v
Blonde lady wearing purple. Can’t miss me. 
Next home game is vs the Cowgirls on the 30th. Also happens to be the same date/time that we have our fantasy football draft.
I sense conspiracy…
my office one is around then… I don’t wanna be a billy b absentee…..
I was sad they changed the opening cermony’s…where was the thunder and lightning?
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Good point, Alan.
About firing Chili Dip, I mean.
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I Forgot about Sharper. Yes, he’s old. Fire him. He’ll be gone next year anyway. That would be pretty surprising if the cut HIM. They’re going to have to cut loose a decent safety. Might as well be Sharper — remember he used to be a Puker. I still haven’t really forgiven him for that.
I bet Winfield is gone next year also. Isn’t he up for a new contract? He’ll be too pricey. Cornerbacks can really rake in the coin. Lucky for us we have two serviceable lower round young guys (Griffin, McCauley — maybe I’m jumping the gun a bit on McCauley).
What about Dovonte Edwards? Is he good?
Please leave a comment
Edwards looked good on Friday.
Of course Sharper will be gone, I just bought his jersey. Simple math.
Monc - You’re missing out re the FF. Yeah, I wasn’t pleased about leaving the video out, but the montage they did put up was cool. Just didn’t have the same feel. I want to see a helmet smashed!
*commercial break* .,….we knew it that huttle we were destined to bring the kind of pressure that had never been seen before
…I turned around and there was Lauren she said “Dad were world champs…*chin begins dribbling* that was a special moment.
…when I look back the same three words come to mind..” we did it” *struts around like ric Flair “WE DID IT”
damn commercials…..ya the helmut smash was the best.
and that new mascot stinks
Well, I wasn’t close enough to smell him, so I’ll take your word for it.
I mean, they put the fake “muscles” on him. Stupid!
i’d much rather tarvaris throw picks in practice than on sunday afternoons.
shaincoe couldn’t hold onto a block of ice with wet hands. this dude better get his isht together. dang i miss wiggins!!
After 20 days of two-a-days, meetings, scrimmages, workouts and dorm food, training camp has finally come to a close for the Vikings. Camp may be over, but important questions remain. Who will start at right guard? Who will start at defensive end? Will the offense score any points? These questions will eventually answer themselves, but until then, players and coaches are simply ready to head back to Minneapolis.
“People are starting to get a little bit feisty,” said Brad Childress. “They kind of get that way toward the end of training camp, but I’m big on getting away. I think that’s part of the team building process.”
Players spent the entire camp riding bikes, eating cafeteria food and rooming in the dorms. Curfew was 11 p.m. each night. Apparently, Childress’ team building idea worked well.
“[Camp] symbolizes a place where we come together and get camaraderie and basically join as a unit and go through these tough times,” said Dontarrious Thomas, “and know that each and every one of us has been through the same thing. We have each other’s backs.”
For wide-eyed rookies, training camp is about learning, improving, and building trust with fellow teammates. But rookies, just like old veterans, also become tired of the three-week grind.
“I think all of us are ready to be out of here,” said Tyler Thigpen. “My first [camp], it wasn’t as bad as everybody said it was going to be. It’s training camp, so it’s not like it’s the funnest thing, but I felt like we got a lot accomplished here.”
Another rookie, Sidney Rice, arrived at training camp on Saturday, July 28, after a one-day holdout. By Saturday night, he was in the trainer’s room, hooked up to three liters of I.V. fluid. After a few days, Rice eventually became used to the heat and used to the grind of two-a-days.
“It was a really good experience,” said Rice. “It was tough, and as long as you can overcome adversity, you’ll be fine. We came out here, my first training camp, and everybody showed me the ropes and how to get through it.”
Rain forced the Vikings into the field house for the first time all camp Wednesday morning. Players practiced in shorts, and they only ran at half speed — a disappointment for fans who turned out for fan appreciation day. However, the entire team spent 20 minutes signing autographs for kids after morning practice.
According to Childress, Viking players signed over 15,000 autographs over the past three weeks in the autograph tent alone. Not to mention the thousands more players signed to and from practice. Darren Sharper is itching to get back to Minneapolis, but he appreciates the support of Viking fans.
“Well it’s always a pleasure to come down to such a beautiful place like Mankato,” said Sharper. “You get to see the nice scenery, the farms. When we were driving here, you get to smell the nice aroma of manure when you hit about 20 miles from Mankato… We get to check out a lot of the nice spots they have here, the nicer restaurants. Red Lobster, which is always a fine place to eat… We definitely get some culture down here. It’s a nice place, we always enjoy coming down here. The fans are great, on a serious note,” said Sharper. “They always come down and support us, and we have great time.”
One big change during camp this season was the way Brad Childress ran his practices. Childress eliminated almost every tackling drill, and players never wore full pads in the afternoon heat.
“I would say in a physical nature, it’s been a little lighter than it was last training camp,” said Sharper. “I think coach Childress made it less physical. It still was a physical camp, but a slight bit less than it was last year.”
Despite camp being less physical, the Vikings still lost a handful of players to injury. Dan Mozes, Rufus Alexander and Jason Glenn all went down with season-ending injuries (or in Glenn’s case, career-ending). Adam O’Connor is expected to miss significant time with a knee injury as well. Wendell Mathis missed more than a week with a back injury, and the Vikings eventually waived him.
A number of other players missed practices with various strains, dings and bruises. Now that training camp is over, players will have some more time to rest. But that doesn’t mean the Vikings are finished working.
“I think we’re on schedule where we want to be,” said Sharper. “We still have three preseason games left, so it’s still a process of getting better and improving. We still have a long way to go. camp is over here in Mankato, but we still have some days left when we get back to Winter Park. We’ll still be in training camp mode.”
Dontarrious Thomas echoed the same sentiment.
“Just because we’re breaking camp doesn’t mean we’re breaking camp for good,” said Thomas. “We still have to go in and continue to work hard at Winter Park.”
The Vikings have a team bowling outing scheduled for Wednesday night. On Friday night, the team plays preseason game number two, against the New York Jets. Childress said each quarterback will play one quarter, starting with Tarvaris Jackson. He’ll be proceeded by Brooks Bollinger, Drew Henson and Tyler Thigpen, presumably in that order. The first team offense will play the entire first half, which means Bollinger will take snaps behind Matt Birk and company.
The offense moved the football considerably well against the Rams last weekend, however, the only touchdown of the game came on a Dontarrious Thomas interception return for a touchdown. Sidney Rice downplayed the lack of scoring, and instead shifted the focus on taking baby steps.
“We just want to execute on our plays,” said Rice. “As individuals and as a team, execute on what the coach asks us to do. That’s why we practice.”
According to Childress, the first team defense will also play the entire first half. Ray Edwards will get the start at right end. Erasmus James is likely to be held out, because he’s going through some of that muscle soreness most guys experience during the first week of training camp.
While depth isn’t a concern at defensive end, depth at linebacker is a different story. The Vikings lost two men, Alexander and Glenn, to injury last week. Vinny Ciurciu and Heath Farwell are used primarily on special teams, which puts extra pressure on E.J. Henderson, Chad Greenway, Ben Leber and Dontarrious Thomas to remain healthy and productive.
“We’re still solid at linebacker,” said Thomas. “We still have our three main core guys, and hopefully we can keep them healthy throughout the season.”
As always, Friday’s game can be heard on KFAN, 5:00 pre-game, 7:00 kickoff.
Hopefully Darren Sharper and company can find their way to the airport without stepping in any fresh Mankato manure.
“Huttle” might be Monc’s best one yet…
Today at camp was kinda pathetic. It was indoors because of the rain. And it being the last day everyone was kinda just giving half A$$ed effort. Kliensasser was used quite a few times. If that actually means anything. I did get to see dwight smith and sharper tossing the ball around. In which smith did a renditon of his touchdown dance. then sharper ran up behind the ball and proceeded to air hump it while slapping its A$$. Hopefully that is not too graphic if it is I appologise. It was quite a site to see. If they do that during a game I think I will laugh my butt off. One thing I notice about smith is he walks with his whole body. Hes rotating his shoulders hips.. Gives him a funny swagger. Memo wore knee high white socks found that intersting. the only way they could have been better is if they were striped. It appears that some of the vikings cheerleaders gained cup sizes during the off season .. they must be working out… Well those are my highlights of the last day of camp.
cliff = Telling it like it is!
speaking of vikes cheerleaders….is it me or do we have some of the ugliest cheerleaders in the league
Bones= huttle king
Monc: I agree. There was one that the camera kept going back to on Friday that was borderline burn victim…
Well That was my thought at first Monc.. But then I looked at other teams cheerleaders and realized that ours are average….
cliff: im confused was sharper air humping the ball or was he air humping smith??
Yes I Know I am a male chauvanistic pig. My wife reminds me daily. I thought about buying season tickets today up in the nose bleed section. since they are only $170.00 or something like that.. Then the guy told me they were sold out of those… Yeah right. I think he was just trying to talk me into upgrading to other seats. so anyways I walked away empty handed. Wife would kill me if i spent more than $200.00…. Who am i kidding she would kill me if I spent under $200.00…
Well I think it was the ball…. But from my angle it could have been either.
Well They could replace Cook on the right side with one of our cheerleaders. Trust me no one in their right mind would touch them.. the perfect blockers………
Ba-dum-bum
Sorry that was mean… And I think half of them are hot…….and half should be the b-team…
The Jets just signed their 1st round pick Darrelle Revis leaving number 1 overall selection JaMarcus Russell as the lone first round draft pick unsigned.
Vikes should get those Deal or No Deal chicks to be their cheerleaders.
Get Howie Mandel to dress up as that ragnorak dude or whatever.
NOW we’re talkin’ football!
You want Howie Mandel to dress up like a cheerleader? Oh wait, I misread that…
Vikings head coach Brad Childress revealed his plans to the media today for the quarterback rotation for Friday night’s game in New York against the Jets.
Tarvaris Jackson will play the first quarter, Brooks Bollinger the second, Drew Henson the third and Tyler Thigpen the fourth. Childress also indicated that most of the starters will play much of the first half so that Bollinger gets time with the first team, as well.
Childress wants Bollinger to have a fair look with a better supporting cast around him, but it is clear that Jackson is still very much the frontrunner for the starting job moving toward the regular season.
This will be the first legitimate chance for Henson to show what he can do in a preseason game with the Vikings. Thigpen was No. 3 off the bench against the Rams last week and Henson did not play.
All indications are that Thigpen is ahead of Henson, who has not had a particularly good training camp to this point, so his performance in the third quarter this weekend will be critical to his long-term future with the Vikings.
In other notes, Childress has indicated that he will play it safe with defensive end Erasmus James, who was activate from the Physically Unable-to-Perform List early this week as he comes back from knee surgery a little less than a year ago.
Childress doesn’t want to rush James back too soon until he gets his legs under him and regains confidence in both wheels.
Meanwhile, it looks like just about everyone else will be up for Week 2 in the preseason, including defensive end Khreem Smith who has also missed time with a sprained knee. Smith was having a good camp before tweaking his knee and had shown lots of flashes as an edge rusher.
Chili musta read the blog…this is exactly what we were sayin’ about the QB’s.
them chicks on deal or no deal are hot as hell! wonder if howie has boned any of them like bob barker did to the price is right girls??
dre=wishing he was Howie Mandel!! 
Ok… So Mike Vick could possibly face a life long suspension from the NFL for gambling. since it is apparently against the rules…
What about joey porter.. wasnt he in a fight in a cassino earlier this year and arrested or something to that extent.. Dont people gamble at cassino’s anymore. Or were they just there for the ambiance
Vick= future back up
Harrington= one more year of being a starter before he gets to be a life long back up again
Brooks Bollinger= wisvike?
http://www.vikings.com/cheerleaders.html
look at our hot mama’s
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is everyone ay bones’s house playing Huttle Hero on the ps2
Vikings interested in Warner?
Posted: Wednesday August 15, 2007
There’s buzz that the Vikings could be interested in veteran Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner.
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Don’t get too excited about the young Defensive backs until you see them against a real QB. T-Jack is not real QB yet. You could have brought 6 guys in off the street and they would have looked as good as our guys did in training camp.
When you have a QB situation such as this, it is hard to get a good read on the secondary.
Well who is still here?
Well we know our D-Backs are atheletic and fast…all the more reason to feel excited…what’s not to think they’ll be good…Tarvaris??? Please give me a break.
They played pretty good against Bulger not many would argue that he is one of the top five qb’s in the league
Shadrak= Bollinger?
Hey Monc take a peek at this if you can…from my work:
Childress wants Bollinger to have a fair look with a better supporting cast around him, but it is clear that Jackson is still very much the frontrunner for the starting job moving toward the regular season.
This will be the first legitimate chance for Henson to show what he can do in a preseason game with the Vikings. Thigpen was No. 3 off the bench against the Rams last week and Henson did not play.
All indications are that Thigpen is ahead of Henson, who has not had a particularly good training camp to this point, so his performance in the third quarter this weekend will be critical to his long-term future with the Vikings.
In other notes, Childress has indicated that he will play it safe with defensive end Erasmus James, who was activate from the Physically Unable-to-Perform List early this week as he comes back from knee surgery a little less than a year ago.
Childress doesn’t want to rush James back too soon until he gets his legs under him and regains confidence in both wheels.
Meanwhile, it looks like just about everyone else will be up for Week 2 in the preseason, including defensive end Khreem Smith who has also missed time with a sprained knee. Smith was having a good camp before tweaking his knee and had shown lots of flashes as an edge rusher.
Hope you have insurance for involuntary unemployment….that doesn’t sound good
I think that is totally fair. I’d like Brooks to be a good, solid backup with great knowledge of the offense & playbook. If TJack don’t pan out for what ever reason, at least you can have confidence in Bollinger.
Kherime smith is back even better news for our DE’s
Evening guys…anything more on the Kurt Warner rumor?
No it doesn’t and my only insurance for involuntary unemployment is the wife!! …it’s like “Hey Honey..you need to pick up more hours at your job or take a second one…I’m going on strike…gotta walk the picket line!!” 
First I heard of it was here……
I think we might want to take a peek a Batch next year if we can. I hope that T-Jax is the man But Batch is what like 6-0 as a starter protects the football and is used to playing in a run first offense.
Batch? …Charlie Batch…..Steelers? Is he a free agent or what next year?
I feel Bad for Warner because he should be starting somewhere. The Warner rumor is False I would be outright shocked if it were true. The Pioneer Press outright makes stuff up in their “shhhhhh don’t print that columns” They will act like they are making news in a couple of days when they put that rumor to rest.
Childress for better or worse is of the stuborn type. I cannot see him changing that now
I am not sure if he is or not. He must be soon he has been with the steelers for awhile now.
What good would Warner be to us now at this time of the year? That question was asked on another blog and it’s a good one! It’d take awhile to learn the offense.
I was skeptical as well. Why would AZ give him up without solid compensation in a trade, which isn’t going to come from a team where he’d serve the same mentor/back-up role.
here ya go Warner news. Fox reported (speculated..whatever)
Monc’s right though (nothing unusual there), Fox only passed on a rumor started at the Press.
I looked it up and as best as I found I don’t trust the source but it looks like he is signed up until 2008
Click a link further in that blog and it DOES go back to Charley Walters of the PP!! Ha ha ha All he says is that there’s buzz that the Vikes are interested in Warner. The only buzz there is, is in Charley’s HEAD!!!
Warner would be a great mentore for a young QB that is why they are keeping him.
He should still be starting somewhere actually its money that keeps him from not signing as no one is gonna sign a QB for a big contract that is like what 37.
Looks like the Vikes-Jets game will be on Fox Friday night, but my wife told our 9-year old she could have friends over to watch High School Musical 2. Boy that’s going to be tough to decide…hang out with half dozen little girls screaming about how cute whoever is, or watch the Vikes in the solitude of my home office.
Hangout with the girls watching the game. teach them the finer points of football and show them pictures of the cheerleaders!!!
Why would AZ let Warner go?
Why would Vikes want him?
Makes no sense.
All the Sirius NFL guys keep yapping about the Vikes’ rumored interest in Kelly Holcomb but I have new idea if that’s current or just something that somebody heard once and keeps recycling.
Maybe they seriously are just going to go with what they have. Kind of looks like it at this point.
I’d rather watch Tarvaris than any of the re-treads they can pick up now. He might be good. Dude looked damn fast on that bootleg last week. I don’t think I’ve seen that gear from him before. I hope he learns to just commit and go for it once he starts to take off.
And he’s got a killer arm. I’m rooting for him.
I’m not expecting much at all from this team this year, but who knows? They’ve got a bunch of young, talented kids. Maybe they’ll gel. Unlikely — but weirder things have happened in the NFL.
supposed to say “no” idea not “new” idea. oops. I suck.
The Mrs. is a cheerleading coach so I’ll leave that to her…I’d be fine with being their football mentor, but somehow I doubt they’d appreciate it.
Monc= agree’s with Jake
Me too and I think alot of us are too..rooting for Tjack. He’s got the ability to really give the Vikes & fans an exciting QB that can run and throw. if it works out, HE WILL PUT BUTTS IN THE SEATS!!!
I will have to catch the vike game when the nfl network replays it next year. they have replayed every other pre-season game at least three times so far they are replaying the vikes for the first time t/m at 10am est
NFLN will finally re-air the Vikes-Rams game tomorrow at 10 AM eastern…since I had to miss the first half last time, I’m starting to feel a touch of the flu coming on
Great minds…!
I have cable but not the expanded pkg to get the NFLN…no flu for me!
Well guys gotta run. Off to bed. Have a good night.
Staying up to catch the view of Vikings Training Camp as filmed by Tony Richardson for NFLN…should be fun.
My son will miss some cartoons I have already seen the game I just want to see the first unit again.
when is that on MUD??????????
Should be on in a few minutes on NFL Network…think it was aired earlier tonight but I can only catch the 11:00 replay of Total Access because of kids’ activities.
That was pretty good…especially liked Hutch and Birk giving the equipment guys a hard time, “Aw, they’re just about average; other teams have better” and the trainer basically calling T-Rich a wuss for coming in to get a cut bandaged (Sharper had delivered a blow). Only downside, it was taped before AD got there.
well hopefully it will replay when I go home in half an hour or so.
think Shianco will win the starting job from KLIENdropper. I hope so because if he doesn’t we maybe in trouble.
Monc - I have to agree with you about the Kliendropper. He may be a good blocker, but I wouldn’t trust him to catch a pass any further than I could throw him… and that isn’t far.
I will have to try to catch some of that replay on NFLN tommorrow morn. I don’t have NFLN at home… only on the cellphone (Sprint), so it’s a very small screen, but hey, it’s the Vikings, so it may be worth it…
That position will be very important this year for us. T-jax will have many dump offs and check downs, our wr’s have to step up but its pretty standard for a d to do that against a rookie QB until he can prove he can play against the eight man fronts. The running game TE’s need to help take some pressure off of T-jax.
I cannot believe I am talking about special teams but they will be important for us. especially in coverage we need to help our D by having the other team pinned back. The other thing is regardless of wether we score alot we need first downs to rest our d. The Defense is our strenght I think most great teams start with D and a running game. While the vikes might not be great we are headed in the right direction for that. The fact that T-Jax can run is encouraging this may help take some pressur of as they will have to account for that as well, however this worries me as Bollinger as our starting QB also more than worries me .
I would watch it on my stapler if I could LOL
Well goodnight out there in Zombie land Monc is signing off for the evening
hope you all have a great day morning crew
Alan for the generic message hall of fame
p.s Bones for the huttle hall of fame
Just speculating, Monc on your good question off the top regarding why Vikes picked up on DT, Fred Evans.
Ex-Miami Evans has a serious legal case or two before the judge in Dade County. Mr. Evans lawyers may have decided that it would behoove Mr. Evans if he appeared before His Honor with solid employment prospects awaiting him in another state. The judge may decide that the case should be put aside until the end of the season or that some consideration should be given to a person in pursuit of a job.
A couple of phone calls from an agent to former Miami front office men results in temporary employment in Minnesota. No league sanctions so sentencing Mr. Evans would result in termination of employment.
Viking may not plan to put Evans on the roster but, then again, they may find a spot. Initially thought that Vikes front office may have considered a trade of 2008 FA Spencer Johnson but that is sheer speculation.
In the meantime even the possibility of employment may keep Freddie out of the slammer for until after January. Even if he’s cut at the end of the month he may not stray too far from the training facility and really, who else is going to want him?
Judd and his assistant Kevin
any chance of doing a “10 questions Monday” again?
Or Tuesday…..or…..?
If it’s on, who is the #1 Right tackle
Ryan Cook, Marcus Johnson or “other”?
Who would win in a knife fight, Reusse or Hartman?
Don’t bail yourself out by saying never bet against Sid.
Ole, I would give the knife fight a push, both would be wounded but neither would say they lost it.
mornin’ all
Fargo, what’s the weather doin there today?
Is Childress still our coach??
Is Tank Williams still on the team?
Did Jim Kleinsasser tip?
Those are the questions we all want to know…
JIM MARSHALL FOR THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME !!!!!!!!!!
I’m not sure if Kleintripper ate out our not - cripes…
tip = TRIP…
JIM MARSHALL FOR THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME !!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed Seifert’s story on Mike Hawkins this morning.
You would Bones… What is that Smoot’s little brother or cousin or something??
JIM MARSHALL FOR THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME !!!!!
Good to see that Ole survived not only a hurricane but also now a tsunami…maybe Hawaii isn’t paradise afterall.
Page = in love with Jim Kleinsasser
Morning All!
Looks like it’ll be another long day in the office.
2MT - Everyday in the office is a long day….
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, what is the deal with long days at the office this week? I swear to god that yesterday it felt like I was here 12 hours! Got a bad feeling that today is gonna go by at a snail’s pace as well…
I’m now going through my personal e-mail and it appears the smack talk has begun. I’ll just let the beat down I’m gonna give each of you do the talkin’.
Today’s Friday for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whatever happened to:
Irishvike
Mark Craig
Vikefan in VA
Pollyanna
Pollyanna changed her name to frank.
Buster will cry like the little girl we all know he is after Team Bones lays a fantasy beatdown on him this season!
I thought she changed her name to KingKC uhda TC…
There you go thinkin’ again.
nothing like a long day at the office to make you appreciate a slow lazy day on sunday watching football…can’t wait to get to Vegas…kickoffs at 10am and the last game ends at bedtime…no wonder sportsbetting is legal out there…
Bones = regretting not playing hooky today
Anyone been to Fogo De Chao? How bout this place?http://www.startribune.com/456/story/1365265.html
Talk is cheap, just like your game Bones…
I’m drafting that record setting RB from Nebraska who is now on the Puckers Brandon Jackson in RD 1…..
FIRE CHHILDRESS NOW !!!!!!!
Dammit! I was going to draft him! You suck Buster Rhymes…
The only fantasy football I play is Madden. Did you get yours working?
As a gesture of good sportsmanship, I’ll offer up the following info for those in our league that haven’t played before:
Bones Rankings for Blog Fantasy Football League:
QBs:
1. T. Jackson
2. J. Harrington
3. J.P. Losman
4. J. Campbell
5. D. Garrard
RBs
1. Darren Nelson
2. V. Morency
3. S. Gado
4. B. Jackson (you must get him before Buster’s pick)
5. L. Jordan
WRs:
1. T. Lowber
2. S. Vines
3. K. Robinson
4. Jimmy Smith
5. K. McCardell
TEs:
1. V. Shiancoe
2. J. Kleinsasser
3. R. Owens
4. M. Tice
5. M. Chumura
Good luck to all!
King: I got it working. Did a Google search and found a fix that gamers came up with for something called “Command & Conquer” that was having the EXACT same problem. Some notes from the Vikings preseason through Game 1:
• Bollinger beat out T. Jax for the starting QB position
• T. Will returned two kickoffs for TDs in the opening game
• AD’s first touch was a 93 yard TD scamper
• If our QB situation echoes that of what the game indicates we’re in big trouble. Bollinger has about 20 yards worth of throw in his right arm
• I traded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounders in 2008 for Calvin Johnson. Screw realistic!
but what did Todd Lowber do?
Thanks Bones - I’ll add your analysis to my cheats. I’d like to add a couple of players to that list.
QB:
Cleo Lemon
Jim Sorgi
Seneca Wallace
RB:
Marcel Shipp
Thomas Tapeh
Aaron Stecker
WR:
Ike Hilliard
James Thrash
Ryan Hoag
TE:
Ben Utecht
Matt Spaeth
He triple-jumped down the sidelines the whole game…
Dam you 2MT! Hoag and Stecker were my ‘07 go-to guys! Now the secret is out…
Was he rated 100 for jumping?
I gorgot to mention that Lowber was triple-jumping up the stairs as he was selling hot dogs. And yes he does have a 100 rating for his vertical, as well has cart maneuvering, vocal strength (i.e. “Dogs, Peanuts, Etc.”, and mustard application. Needless to say, the Vikings concession sales in the Team Management menu are off the chart…
As you can see I’m a huge fan of the Gophers and I’m hoping I can get most of the players I listed.
Go Gophers!!!
didn’t see TWill on your fantasy rankings?
With the first overall selection, 2Minute Tommy selects Greg Eslinger…
Matty: He’s my sleeper!
Anybody see Byron Leftwich on the NFL network last night?? WOW - can you say LOW IQ??? Wow….
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!!
Gopher season Tickets $250.00, not a bad price to pay to see Purdue, Ohio St, Wisconsin and Illinois. If I were in MN. I would get them
What did you think of T-Rich’s segment Buster?
Bones I think that is what Nike was counting on…him sleeping more…wait a minute, what’d I say? I blacked out for a minute
T Will = insomniac = dropped passes
Anybody think Salisbury is setting himself up to replace Bradshaw on Fox Sports Sunday Pre-Game show…that would be a huge mistake by Fox, Good Jeff I hope I’m just reading into Salisbury’s enthusiasm this year
Salisbury is setting himself up for an ass-kicking by John Clayton. Still waiting for the day when the little nerd snaps…
TWill = narcoleptic = falls asleep just before the passzzzzzzzzzzzz …
RTG = Nike employee
Matty, I go to a couple Gopher games each year and this year, I’m trying to get tickets for the Gopher/Iowa game in Iowa.
2MT I was joking around with the wife about getting season tickets this year and flying back and forth in November…I got the stare of death from her…apparently I’m not as cute as I thought I was.
Matty - That’s what I’m dealing with now. She says I need to wait to see if our son plays college football before deciding on Gopher football. She has a point.
Anyone else here having AV log them out without notice? This is the 2nd time this week where after I’ve been posting and refresh my screen I have to log back in?????
any predictions for tomorrow’s game? I’ll go with Jets 19 Vikes 18
AV has been good to me, the wife will log me off at home, but I’m good at work.
Access Vikings problems = Revenge of PBV?
Yeah, that’s it.
Jets 17 Vikings 13
Ye of little faith!
Bullet holes in car = Revenge of VikingQueen?
Bones = especially churlish this morning not having taken the day off.
‘the little nerd snaps’?
We are speaking of ESPN’s Professor Clayton now enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Some respect, please.
Off for a latte.
No car is safe…
I like JC but c’mon Lost, can you tell me that everytime you see him on TV you don’t want to take his lunch money?
How’s this:
Vikes 31 Jets 10
2MT - Better. Although your email to the FF group: So uncool.
Prediction for Bones’ Madden experience this evening: Vikes 77, Detroit 17. Yeah, I play at the 2nd easiest setting…
Blog: sorry, but I didn’t get the chance to make it over to the courtroom where Evans is appearing this morning. I’ll see if I can get my hands on some transcripts or something, but for now the county criminal website is down.
Bones - try playing Madden 08 on the Wii. Totally different experience.
Criminal website down = crime spree in Miami?
Mrs. Bones won’t let me purchase ANY gaming systems. Mrs. Bones = less fun than going to the dentist…
… at least you get drilled at the dentist?
She must have a good sense of humor Bones…she married you!
Bones = hates the dentist. Bones worst nightmare = Trip to dentist with a snake loose in the office
Mrs. Bones = rarely amused/often embarrassed by my antics
He’d be a nice upgrade from Artis Hicks:
The News
Disgruntled lineman Pete Kendall is doing everything he can to get out of New York, but it appears he won’t be going anywhere. An anonymous team official told the Newark Star-Ledger on Wednesday that Kendall won’t be traded or released. “He’s a good player, I don’t see why we would give him away to somebody else,” the source said. Kendall has been backing up Adrien Clarke at guard thus far in training camp, and has recently been taking some second-team reps at center.
Bones= needs a new spousal unit
Childress = needs a brain
JETS - 20 Yikes - 6
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!!!
Bones - that’s why I don’t let Ms. MiamiViking (not MRS just Ms at thsi point) have any say in the matter. I get to play all the video games and golf I want.
Crime spree in Miami = MiamiViking had some of old Fragile Fred’s “secretaries” in town last night and was making it rain.
MiamiViking = interviewed secretarial candidate who wasn’t either: (a) in need of clinical psychology; or (b) jilted ex lover.
I wouldn’t mind having a nice little secretary around to keep me company… Buster: does your daughter know how to type?
Rubber snake under Bones’ pillow = hilarious results
Bones’ PC = adequate gaming system
EVANS UPDATED:
00050 08/16/2007 STAY GRANTED - DUE 07/16/2009
Evans = no jail time but:
TOTAL: 1310.00 0.00 1310.00
Evans owes Miami-Dade County $1,310.00
Turns out the judge was one of my professors. Too bad I couldn’t make it.
MiamiV = makes sure his new secretary gives good dictation…
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!!!
Bones= GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!
FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!!!
Mornin’ all.
Bones’ BFFL rankings = hilarious!
I don’t see McMuffin on that list though? Isn’t he supposed to be a superstar by now? We traded that Baskett guy for him, so he must be good, right? …. j/k
oops, my bad - I see there is a new post now - rookie mistake.
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