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Vikings Sign CFL Linebacker Solomon Elimimian
John E. Sokolowski-US PRESSWIRE
I know two things about former CFL linebacker Solomon Elimimian. He’s from Nigeria and he hits hard. So ferocious is Elimimian’s reputation that last year he was voted the hardest hitter in all the CFL by a poll of players. And now he’s ours. And the Vikings didn’t have to give him a $75,000 bonus like they gave Manny Arceneaux...
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18 days ago
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Zygi Wilf: “We’re Getting Close” On Stadium Deal
Zygi Wilf was called in to talk to governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday and came out of the meeting sounding optimistic and slightly stubborn. The optimistic part: Zygi told reporters the Vikings are “getting close” on a stadium deal. The slightly stubborn part: Despite all evidence to the contrary Zygi insists his Arden Hills dream stadium is not “out of the question...
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19 days ago
Minnesota Politics Will Likely Force the Vikings Back Outdoors
For the first 20 years of their history the Vikings were an outdoor football team, playing their games at the fabled Old Met in Bloomington. Outdoor football in January in Minnesota meant bitter cold and lashing wind. Aided by the bone-chilling conditions, the Vikings took four conference titles, though they failed to ever win the Super Bowl.
In 1982 everything changed. The team...
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20 days ago
Terrell Suggs Thinks Skip Bayless Is a D-Bag. Chris Kluwe Agrees.
This went down Monday morning on one of those stupid mindless ESPN yap shows. … [visit site to read more]
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21 days ago
Jared Allen “Nailed It” In New NFL “We Play For You” Spot (Video)
NFL players don’t really play for us. They play for money and fame and glory … [visit site to read more]
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21 days ago
Matt Birk Just Misses Going to the Super Bowl. Again.
As a back-up center on the 1998 Vikings, Matt Birk had a front-row seat for Gary Anderson’s historic field goal miss in the NFC title game, a miss that denied the Vikings a chance to make the Super Bowl for the first time in a generation. Fast forward to today. Birk, now a member of the Baltimore Ravens, once again had to stand helpless and watch a kicker boot away a chance for...
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22 days ago
Could Frazier Push For Morris Claiborne?
Frazier upset with the team, nothing new.
Draft day is nearing, and what are the Vikings planning to do? The most obvious would be to draft USC’s big LT Matt Kalil. Another option could be to take Justin Blackmon, a WR from Oklahoma State…and then there’s Morris Claiborne. Claiborne is a shut-down corner from LSU, much like his former teammate, Patrick Peterson...
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23 days ago
Brad Childress Is a Candidate For Colts Head Coach, For Some Reason
Brad Childress may be coming back to the NFL. As a head coach. For the Indianapolis Colts. Take a moment and let that sink in. A year-and-a-half after the Vikings canned him, Chilly is a candidate for head coach with one of the proudest and most successful organizations in the league.
WTF?
Well let’s look more closely at this situation. There’s one thing to keep in mind...
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23 days ago
Jared Allen Wins Fansided Defensive Player of the Year Award
Jared Allen was just about the lone bright spot in a dismal 2011 season for the Vikings. For his heroic effort amid general mediocrity, the Fansided NFL editors have honored Allen with the defensive player of the year award.
Jared won FSDPOY running away. His 62 points far outpaced the second place finisher Terrell Suggs, who managed only 23. Allen got 11 first place votes to Suggs...
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24 days ago
Vikings Name Alan Williams Defensive Coordinator, Brendan Daly D-Line Coach
The Vikings filled two coaching staff holes on Thursday, naming Alan Williams defensive coordinator and Brendan Daly defensive line coach. Williams replaces Fred Pagac who was demoted from defensive coordinator last week and is apparently still mulling taking back his old linebackers coach job. Daly steps in for Karl Dunbar who was (somewhat surprisingly) canned a couple of weeks...
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25 days ago
Vikings Will Offer Defensive Coordinator Job to Alan Williams
The defensive coordinator watch is over…maybe. Jason La Canfora says the Vikings might have their guy in Alan Williams, current Colts DB coach (but surely on his way out after Jim Caldwell’s firing). Williams brings 10 years of experience coaching defensive backs (good), long experience with the Tampa-2 or Cover-2 or whatever the hell you wanna call that defense (good...
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26 days ago
The Viking Age Visits With Zoneblitz
Recently I had a chance to sit down with – actually it was an exchange of emails but “sit down with” sounds much warmer and fuzzier – Andy from Zoneblitz.com and discuss the Vikings. We got into a lot of topics including the 2011 debacle, Christian … [visit site to read more]
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26 days ago
Vikings Draft Scenarios Watch: Browns Want Robert Griffin III
Mock drafts are popping up all … [visit site to read more]
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27 days ago
Defensive Coordinator Watch: Vikings to Talk With Colts DB Coach Alan Williams
How does Colts DB coach Alan … [visit site to read more]
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28 days ago
Packers Join Vikings In NFL’s “15-1 But No Super Bowl” Club
Packer fans know what it feels like now. They’ve experienced the crushing heartbreak of watching their team blow through the regular season like an unstoppable juggernaut only to be defeated in the playoffs. The Packers of 2011 join the Steelers of 2004 and the Vikings of 1998 as the only teams ever to go 15-1 but miss the Super Bowl. Somewhat amazingly, only 2 of the 5 15...
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28 days ago
Fred Pagac Is No Longer the Vikings’ Defensive Coordinator
Fred Pagac is no longer dangling like a lonely Christmas ornament. On Friday the Vikings finally pulled the trigger on the defensive coordinator, ending weeks of non-suspense. Pagac was offered the chance to stay on as linebackers coach but it’s not yet known if he’ll accept. Current LB coach Mike Singletary is believed to be a candidate to take over for Pagac as DC....
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29 days ago
Kyle Rudolph and Visanthe Shiancoe Like Watching Tight Ends
A lot of interesting stuff happens on Twitter. Take last night. Visanthe Shiancoe and Kyle Rudolph were both watching the Patriots-Broncos game. Both were very impressed by the way the Pats used their tight ends to shred the Denver defense. So effusive were Shank and K-Rudy in their praise of the Patriots that…well, I don’t want to go drawing conclusions. I’ll just...
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29 days ago
Adrian Peterson’s Goal: “To Be Back for the First Game of the Season”
I think we could all use a little inspiration this dreary Friday afternoon. Here’s some: Adrian Peterson met the media this afternoon and said his personal goal is “to be back for the first game of the season.” Peterson took the podium without crutches but with a very large brace on his leg. The running back discussed numerous topics including his future rehab plans...
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January 13, 2012
Donovan McNabb is Playing Basketball With Ultimate Hoops Minnesota
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January 12, 2012
Vikings May Have to Settle for Mike Singletary At Defensive Coordinator
If you believe the rumors, the Vikings are about to run out of defensive coordinator candidates. In the last couple days we’ve learned that Steve Spagnuolo is probably going to Philadelphia and that Mel Tucker is likely headed back to Jacksonville. It’s been confirmed that Raheem Morris will go to Washington to become their defensive backs coach. By my reckoning that...
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January 12, 2012
Shakopee Adds Itself to List of Viking Stadium Sites
There’s a new contestant entering the Vikings Stadium Fight Battle Royale. Shakopee, Minnesota has drawn up a proposal and will submit it ahead of Mark Dayton’s Friday deadline. That brings the total of contending sites to 5. You’ve got Arden Hills, Metrodome, Basilica, Farmer’s Market and now Shakopee. There are probably others but I don’t remember...
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January 11, 2012
Why Greenway’s Tackles Equals A Meaningless Stat
There was a bit of a debate on if Chad Greenway was deserving of being named to the Pro Bowl this season after Bears linebacker Lance Briggs came up injured backing out giving the Vikings linebacker his first chance to go. For those that said that Greenway didn’t deserve to go the most popular counter argument was “Greenway was 3rd in the league in tackles! Those don’t mean...
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January 10, 2012
Eagles Will Hire Steve Spagnuolo
Let’s face facts: It was always a long-shot that the Vikings would actually hire Steve Spagnuolo as their defensive coordinator. Everyone suspected Spags was heading back to Philadelphia and it now appears that will come to pass. But give the Vikings credit for at least taking a look at the former Giants defensive coordinator and Rams head coach. They did their due diligence...
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January 10, 2012
Vikings Have No Interest In Building New Stadium On Metrodome Site
The Wilfs would still prefer to build a new stadium in Arden Hills, but they’ve made it clear that they’re willing to meet the state of Minnesota halfway and discuss downtown Minneapolis options as well. There is one downtown option that appears to be completely off the table, however. That’s the Metrodome site. In a letter addressed to Mayor Rybak and Council...
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January 10, 2012
Chad Greenway Is Going to the Pro Bowl
Jared Allen will have somebody to hang out with in Honolulu after all. On Monday the NFL announced that Jared’s teammate Chad Greenway has been named to his first Pro Bowl. Greenway replaces the Bears’ Lance Briggs who had to drop out due to injury. Greenway expressed his gratitude in a statement saying, “I’m excited to be going to the Pro Bowl, representing the...
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January 09, 2012
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