Vikings' Williams looks ahead to next season
At 6-foot-5 and 311 pounds, Kevin Williams has been a physical force in the middle of the Minnesota Vikings defense for nine years.
The soft-spoken defensive tackle has contradicted his size with remarkable agility and durability. Williams had only missed two games in his career entering the 2011 season, but all the years and games might have begun to wear on his big frame.
When...
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17 days ago
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Vikings' Williams looks ahead to next season
At 6-foot-5 and 311 pounds, Kevin Williams has been a physical force in the middle of the Minnesota Vikings defense for nine years.
The soft-spoken defensive tackle has contradicted his size with remarkable agility and durability. Williams had only missed two games in his career entering the 2011 season, but all the years and games might have begun to wear on his big frame.
When...
Via Fox Sports North
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17 days ago
How the Vikings Can Put the Egg Back Together Again in 2012
The Minnesota Vikings face as many challenges as many of the 2011 non-playoff teams entering the 2011-2012 off-season. Those challenges are mitigated, however, by the fact that the Vikings have some high-caliber players at key positions. Those players make the team's prospects brighter than are those for teams such as the Colts, Cardinals, Browns, Jets, Bucs, or many of the...
Via Vikes Geek
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22 days ago
Jets Interview Former Vikings D-Line Coach Karl Dunbar
Former Vikings defensive line coach Karl Dunbar interviewed with the Jets in Florham Park yesterday, according to Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger who cites a person with knowledge of his visit. Dunbar spent six seasons in Minnesota, coaching top interior linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams, and defensive end Jared Allen, who led the league in sacks this year. His interview...
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
Consistent with On-Going Organizational Dementia, Vikings Fire Best Coach
On Friday, the Minnesota Vikings made it official--the organization truly is clueless. After agreeing to interview the former head coach of the disastrous Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Vikings showed the door to Kyle Dunbar, coach of the one consistently bright spot on their team. Asked whether he was getting a raw deal, Dunbar, playing the part of someone who knows he did get a raw...
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January 07, 2012
NFL Best Bets: 2011 season, Week 13
I knew that our picks had ranged this season from wildly inconsistent to outright brutal, but it had been awhile since we looked at the totals.
So this morning I did the math. It’s been even worse than I thought. Tony started off alright, going 6-2 in the season’s opening two weeks.
It’s been all downhill from there. He’s 16-24 since for a total of 22-26....
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November 30, 2011
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November 30, 2011
A Complete Loss
We’ve reached the point in the season where there’s almost nothing new left to say. The Vikings are so bad this year that they’ve more or less done everything wrong possible and they’re now just repeating old mistakes. Let’s go position-by-position, just so my repeat-rant will have some structure.Defensive LineThe sacks tallied by Brian Robison and Jared...
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November 27, 2011
Week 11 fantasy IDP rankings
Week 10 was an eventful one in the IDP world, with a fair amount of movement due to injuries and personnel changes in particular.
The biggest personnel change was likely the benching of Rocky McIntosh in Washington, which allowed 2010 fourth-round pick Perry Riley to land in the starting lineup. The LSU product is atop the riser list after his nine-tackle (seven solo) debut against...
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November 18, 2011
Vikings missing big brick in the wall?
The Vikings' run defense it still top-five, but are they missing Pat Williams both on and off the field? One former Viking thinks so and one current Viking misses him. Others say they just need to play on work with what they’ve got.
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October 28, 2011
Williams misses other half of his Wall
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. After the Vikings lost, 33-27, on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, former Minnesota offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the loss.
McKinnie, who signed with the Baltimore Ravens after being released by the Vikings in training camp, praised rookie quarterback Christian Ponders first start. But then he offered his opinion...
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October 27, 2011
Vikings run defense faltering in key moments
For years the Minnesota Vikings defense has prided itself on one basic and unyielding tenet - smash the run game.
You don't run on us, they said. And opponents didn't.
What has been one of the best run defenses in league history is showing more and more cracks at the worst possible times, with the latest coming in a 33-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Needing...
Via AP on Fox
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October 25, 2011
Vikings DT Kevin Williams Wants Pat Williams Back
Vikings star Kevin Williams said he misses his former defensive line partner Pat Williams according to Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The two formed a strong pair of tackles in the middle of the line for six seasons. Pat Williams, a free agent who turns 39 on Oct. 24, wasn't picked up by the Vikings and is still looking for a job. "He definitely can play, it...
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October 16, 2011
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October 16, 2011
Vikings' Kevin Williams says DT Pat Williams can still play
The Minnesota Vikings' slow start has one player yearning for an old defensive line partner. Will the Vikings make a move for a defensive tackle?
Via NFL.com
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October 16, 2011
Kevin Williams wants Vikings to bring back Pat Williams
Former Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams became a free agent when the lockout ended. And he’s still a free agent today. Current Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams wishes that wasn’t the case. He wants to see Pat back on the team. “He definitely can play, it’s just who is going to give him a chance…
Via Pro Football Talk
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October 16, 2011
Williams: 'We've got to get it going this week'
By BRIAN HALL
FOXSportsNorth.com
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Kevin Williams had to watch the past two Minnesota Vikings games from his couch at home, frustrated he couldn't help his teammates as they let second-half leads slip away.
Williams did a bit of yelling. He also had a way to channel his energy, playing some football with his son. Always the defender, Williams was trying...
Via Fox Sports North
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September 21, 2011
Pat Williams is available to be signed
As expected, the NFL has reinstated Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams and Saints defensive end Will Smith following their two-game suspensions for violating the steroids policy. In 2008. Williams and Smith tested positive for a banned diuretic, which had been secretly inserted into StarCaps, an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement. Litigation delayed the penalties, which...
Via Pro Football Talk
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September 20, 2011
Vikings putting negative drama behind them
By BRIAN HALL
FOXSportsNorth.com
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Whether it was Brett Favre's annual come-or-go decisions, a trip to the NFC championship game, or last year's collapse under weighty expectations, the Minnesota Vikings have had their share of drama, fanfare and notoriety in recent seasons.
It seemed as if unexpected, and unwanted, news generated out of the Vikings...
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September 09, 2011
New 'Warrior' in middle is liking his surroundings
Remi Ayodele, heir to Pat Williams on the Vikings' line, is more excited than awestruck about the challenge.
Via StarTribune.com
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September 07, 2011
Vikings' new-look defensive line getting ready
The Vikings' new-look line is assembled and starting preparations for the regular season.
Minnesota went four straight seasons with the league's first- or second-ranked run defense from 2006 to 2009. Those days featured Pat Williams at nose tackle and Kevin Williams at defensive tackle, the duo that earned the clever nickname of the Williams Wall for stopping an offense...
Via Spector Blog
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September 06, 2011
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September 06, 2011
Vikings' new-look defensive line getting ready
The Vikings' new-look line is assembled and starting preparations for the regular season.
Minnesota went four straight seasons with the league's first- or second-ranked run defense from 2006 to 2009. Those days featured Pat Williams at nose tackle and Kevin Williams at defensive tackle, the duo that earned the clever nickname of the Williams Wall for stopping an offense...
Via Fox Sports North
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September 06, 2011
NFL suspends Vikings DT Williams, Saints DE Smith 2 games apiece
The NFL suspended Minnesota Vikings tackle Kevin Williams and New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith for the first two games of the season for violating the league's policy on banned substances.
A four-game punishment was initially levied against Williams, Smith and at least five other players in 2008 after they tested positive for a banned diuretic found in a weight-loss...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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September 02, 2011
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September 02, 2011
Vikings DT Kevin Williams banned 2 games (AP)
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams and three others have been suspended for the first two games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, ending a three-year court fight. Also suspended Friday were New Orleans defensive end Will Smith and two players currently without teams: DT Pat Williams and DE Charles Grant.
Via Yahoo! Sports
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September 02, 2011
StarCaps suspensions finally are finalized
More than three years after Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams, Saints defensive end Will Smith, free-agent defensive tackle Pat Williams, and free-agent defensive end Charles Grant tested positive for a banned diuretic after taking an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement that had been spiked with it, the four players have been officially suspended. Per Albert Breer of…
Via Pro Football Talk
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September 02, 2011
NFC North Preview: Can the Green Bay Packers Repeat?
The NFC North is rapidly becoming one of the best divisions in the NFL. The division is loaded with talented teams and will bring great competition onto the football field. The Detroit Lions finally appear ready to take a huge step forward while the Vikings are hoping McNabb has one more good run in him. Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers seem primed for another Super Bowl...
Via EE Sports World
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August 30, 2011
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August 30, 2011
Patriots Might Bring in Pat Williams
According to John Clayton of ESPN, the New England Patriots might bring in former Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams for a work out. Williams wouldn’t be the first veteran that the Patriots have brought in that’s on the cusp of retiring from the NFL. They traded for both Chad Ochocinco and Albert Haynesworth and signed [...]
Via Pro Football Zone
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August 30, 2011
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August 30, 2011
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