http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/14187 Recent articles about Darius Reynaud en-us The finalized 2008 53-man roster was just released on Vikings.com (in PDF format for some screwed up reason).  Here it is all sorted by position (don't say I don't work hard for you) followed by the final cut list: Offense Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson Gus Frerotte John David Booty Running Back Adrian Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:28:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/315794 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/315794 The Vikings announced four cuts today and none of them are particularly exciting (unless you were really rooting for Derrick Pope to unseat Vinny Ciurciu).  The jettisoned players are: LB Derrick Pope OT Sean Dumford OT Brock Pasteur WR Daniel Davis This gives me a chance to post a revised roster plus Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:45:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/312464 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/312464 Heath Farwell, in with the second-team defense in the 1st quarter (don't you just love preseason?), injured his knee in what appeared to be pretty severe fashion and had to be helped off the field.  The first-team defense had a fairly pathetic effort, allowing big runs and passes, but did manage to hold the Seahawks to 3 on their second series (which was set up by a Visanthe Shiancoe fumble).  Jared Allen went by Walter Jones a couple of times and nearly blew up Matt Hasselbeck on a screen pass to the right.  Tyrell Johnson made a couple nice tackles.  Offensively, Tarvaris Jackson made some good passes and a couple of bad passes.  The Vikes scored their TD on a pair of plays that had Jackson rolling out of the pocket - one to Bernard Berrian where he would've scored a TD had he not stepped out of bounds, then the scoring pass on a play-action roll-out lob to Thomas Tapeh.  Adrian Peterson has yet to touch the ball…and I have a feeling he won't be touching it.  Darius Reynaud had a nice kick return to set up the first Vikings score…he looks like he could win that job. Jackson, still in the game, just threaded one in to Sidney Rice.  Nice play…but probably a stupid one. First deep ball to Berrian…T-Jack overthrew him by ten yards, but Berrian appeared to be interfered with.  No call.  Chilly is yelling at the refs.  Chester Taylor is in now.  Bobby Wade catches an underneath pass and zips and darts downfield for a big gain.  Gotta love Wade's moves in traffic. First quarter over…we'll see if Chilly lets them finish off the series.  Gus Frerotte is getting warm.  Survivorman is on Discovery right now.  People who paint themselves up for preseason games make me sad. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:19:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/303305 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/303305 The Vikings go into camp with 80 men on their roster, and will have to trim that to 53 by the time the season starts.  The current position-by-position breakdown follows the jump (depth chart positions subject to debate in some cases; starters in italics): Offense Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson Gus Frerotte John David Booty Brooks Bollinger Running Back Adrian Peterson Chester Taylor Maurice Hicks Albert Young Fullback Thomas Tapeh Jeff Dugan Naufahu Tahi Tackle Ryan Cook Bryant McKinnie Marcus Johnson Chase Johnson Drew Radovich Guard Steve Hutchinson Anthony Herrera Artis Hicks Brian Daniels Mike Jones Center Matt Birk John Sullivan Dan Mozes Tim Mattran Tight End Visanthe Shiancoe Jim Kleinsasser Garrett Mills Braden Jones Wide Receiver Bernard Berrian Bobby Wade Sidney Rice Robert Ferguson Aundrae Allison Jaymar Johnson Martin Nance Nate Jones Darius Reynaud Daniel Davis Defense/Special Teams Defensive End Jared Allen Ray Edwards Brian Robison Jayme Mitchell Ellis Wyms Otis Grigsby Martail Burnett Defensive Tackle Kevin Williams Pat Williams Fred Evans Letroy Guiron Kenderick Allen Leger Douzable Linebacker E.J. Henderson Ben Leber Chad Greenway Heath Farwell Vinny Ciurciu Derrick Pope Rufus Alexander David Herron Erin Henderson Jeremy Leman Cornerback Antoine Winfield Cedric Griffin Marcus McCauley Charles Gordon Benny Sapp Dee McCann Marcus Walker Brandon Sumrall Safety Darren Sharper Madieu Williams Michael Boulware Tyrell Johnson Eric Frampton Jusain Abdullah Kicker Ryan Longwell Steven Hauschka Punter Chris Kluwe Long Snapper Cullen Loeffler Hard to find any real positional battles there.  The best one is probably at tight end, where I'm hoping Garrett Mills, who showed flashes in the final game of last season, will push Visanthe Shiancoe.  Maybe Marcus McCauley or Charles Gordon can make things uncomfortable for Cedric Griffin?  Everything else looks set, barring injury or guys suddenly forgetting how to play.  I'll continue to update this as camp progresses, reflecting cuts, and any changes in depth chart position. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:24:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294950 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294950 The BCS is such an asinine organization, they'd tell you the capital of Ohio is O, and believe it. The BCS may have concocted a makeshift national championship to placate the masses with a bland matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers but that doesn't mean I have to accept it. If the general public's vitriolic reaction is any barometer for the BCS' support, then the BCS Armageddon is upon us. Even the BCS' staunchest proponents have to question how the Missouri Tigers, the #1 team in the nation 48 hours ago, was jumped by Kansas and Illinois-- two teams Missouri beat on in the opening and final weeks of the season. The lack of a true playoff has also robbed fans of potentially prestigious matchups. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:11:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/40898 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/40898