****Official Minnesota Vikings Thread****

[MCrow]

They put him in the inside situationally this year too, amirite?

Yup, he did play DT some and of course there was the LB experiment.

One thing is for sure, if Robison's production drops off Griffen will play a larger role.

[MCrow]

What do you guys think of the Vikes playing in London this year?

[dtbrehm]

What do you guys think of the Vikes playing in London this year?

Is it counting as a home game?

[MCrow]

Is it counting as a home game?

IIRC, it counts as a home game so that sucks.

[kevsom24]

IIRC, it counts as a home game so that sucks.

Yeah its a home game, against the Steelers. pretty interesting, but I dont really care honestly. Sucks we are losing a home game though

[JmanTheJuiceman]

Yeah its a home game, against the Steelers. pretty interesting, but I dont really care honestly. Sucks we are losing a home game though

Sucks big time man

[JmanTheJuiceman]

You guys wanna mess around w/ some mocks ??


I got:

1st - Ogletree
1st - Austin
2nd - Jenkins
3rd - Alford
4th - Dobson/cobi Hamilton
4th - honey badger (lol)

[MCrow]

You guys wanna mess around w/ some mocks ??


I got:

1st - Ogletree
1st - Austin
2nd - Jenkins
3rd - Alford
4th - Dobson/cobi Hamilton
4th - honey badger (lol)

Looks good to me. I think Honey Badger is worth a shot in the 4th or 5th. Ogletree is defintely the most physically gifted MLB in the league and Austin is a freak. That would be a great draft.

[MNBrah]

seeing a few minnesota brahs that dont post in the minnesota brahs thread...




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[bishdipbrah]

Honestly I don't see why we wouldnt pick up urlacher for a year or to. Even if we get some someone like ogletree or minter he would be a perfect mentor and wouldn't hurt the cap could go one more year without a DL but the fact remains our CBs cant get the jjob done. First and a second rd pick for the kid from Alabama

[JmanTheJuiceman]

Honestly I don't see why we wouldnt pick up urlacher for a year or to. Even if we get some someone like ogletree or minter he would be a perfect mentor and wouldn't hurt the cap could go one more year without a DL but the fact remains our CBs cant get the jjob done. First and a second rd pick for the kid from Alabama

Ehhh .. I like Trufant more anyways, and Rhodes even more, but he's probably not getting past the Buc's at 13 (unless they close on Revis here)

[JmanTheJuiceman]

Looks good to me. I think Honey Badger is worth a shot in the 4th or 5th. Ogletree is defintely the most physically gifted MLB in the league and Austin is a freak. That would be a great draft.

One can only dream ...

[DPharrell]

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What do you guys think of the Vikes playing in London this year?

I've always wondered how the London fixture works? Is it a voluntary move from the clubs or do the NFL simply allocate the games to whoever they choose? Also, do the teams who play in London benefit financially?

We have similar types of fixtures in Australian sport where a team will voluntarily play in a different city, region or even overseas in order to try and tap into a new market & advertise their brand.

The draw is that they're heavily compensated by sponsors & the league. It's often a ploy used by sports team who are financially struggling as a way to boost their revenue.


Given that there's only 8 home games a yr (+ 2 pre season home games), it's fairly big sacrifice for any NFL team to make. If I were a local fan, it'd definitely p*ss me off.

[MCrow]

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I've always wondered how the London fixture works? Is it a voluntary move from the clubs or do the NFL simply allocate the games to whoever they choose? Also, do the teams who play in London benefit financially?

We have similar types of fixtures in Australian sport where a team will voluntarily play in a different city, region or even overseas in order to try and tap into a new market & advertise their brand.

The draw is that they're heavily compensated by sponsors & the league. It's often a ploy used by sports team who are financially struggling as a way to boost their revenue.


Given that there's only 8 home games a yr (+ 2 pre season home games), it's fairly big sacrifice for any NFL team to make. If I were a local fan, it'd definitely p*ss me off.

I think the league is in charge of scheduling so I don't think they get a lot of choice. Not sure if there is really any financial benefit because the teams will be losing money on ticket sales and revenue from having a home game. There may be some compensation to make up the difference but I don't think they benefit financially from playing in London. I think it's just more of a promo thing that all teams have agreed to participate in in order to expand the international market.

[kevsom24]

Inb4 Spielman drafts Tyler Eifert to go along with Carlson and Rudolph as ND TEs lol

[JmanTheJuiceman]

Inb4 Spielman drafts Tyler Eifert to go along with Carlson and Rudolph as ND TEs lol

Eifert + Te'o lol

We're going all ND this year boys

[MCrow]

Eifert + Te'o lol

We're going all ND this year boys

I might climb the dome and throw myself off if that happens...lol.

[kevsom24]

I might climb the dome and throw myself off if that happens...lol.

you might just fall through once you get up there

[JmanTheJuiceman]

you might just fall through once you get up there

Lol yeah I was gonna say ..

[MCrow]

you might just fall through once you get up there

For what they paid to fix it you should be able to park a tractor on it.

[JmanTheJuiceman]

For what they paid to fix it you should be able to park a tractor on it.

How much was it? I'm unaware

[MCrow]

How much was it? I'm unaware

I think it was something like $25m.

[devin45k]

fan here. I will keep posting

[JmanTheJuiceman]

I think it was something like $25m.

Holy fuark

[MCrow]

Thinking about possible FA signings I starting to think the Vikes are done for the year with any meaningful signings. I'd to see Dansby but I don't see the Vikes having cap space for him. So I think the most likely situation has the Vikes taking a MLB in the draft and they'll be the day 1 starter.


I like Kevin Minter the best as I've said, I think he's London Fletcher type. I also like Ogletree who is probably the best overall athlete in the MLB group. I think either of the two would be good picks in the 1st round.

I like Te'o and Kevin Reddick as 2nd rounders. Te'o is likely to be a early to mid 2nd round pick and Reddick mid to late 2nd round.

I was hoping to have a vet in there but I think if we have to roll with a rookie I'd probably take Minter over anyone because I think he's most ready to start.

[kevsom24]

Thinking about possible FA signings I starting to think the Vikes are done for the year with any meaningful signings. I'd to see Dansby but I don't see the Vikes having cap space for him. So I think the most likely situation has the Vikes taking a MLB in the draft and they'll be the day 1 starter.


I like Kevin Minter the best as I've said, I think he's London Fletcher type. I also like Ogletree who is probably the best overall athlete in the MLB group. I think either of the two would be good picks in the 1st round.

I like Te'o and Kevin Reddick as 2nd rounders. Te'o is likely to be a early to mid 2nd round pick and Reddick mid to late 2nd round.

I was hoping to have a vet in there but I think if we have to roll with a rookie I'd probably take Minter over anyone because I think he's most ready to start.

I personally would like to see Ogletree if he falls to us. I definitely agree that we need one of those early picks to be a LB. I dont trust Audie Cole out there

[MCrow]

I personally would like to see Ogletree if he falls to us. I definitely agree that we need one of those early picks to be a LB. I dont trust Audie Cole out there

Cole seems like the type of guy that will make a great special teams player and back up LB but I'm not convinced he can be 3 down starter.

[nick.grohall]

You can have Jennings, Packers have enough recievers, and an MVP quarterback! (be nice to me. I think Im on the wrong thread!)

[kevsom24]

Cole seems like the type of guy that will make a great special teams player and back up LB but I'm not convinced he can be 3 down starter.

He has some moments, but I agree hes better suited for special teams. Its not like Brinkley was soooo good last year. If Cole was capable of being a 3 down starter, I think he would have taken the job

You can have Jennings, Packers have enough recievers, and an MVP quarterback! (be nice to me. I think Im on the wrong thread!)

u wot m8?

[MCrow]

You can have Jennings, Packers have enough recievers, and an MVP quarterback! (be nice to me. I think Im on the wrong thread!)

That's OK we ha an MVP RB, Greg Jennings, and 2 1st round picks and a better TE and OL.