Minnesota Vikings News and Links: October 19th, 2019
4 HRS AGO - Saturday Open Thread Good Morning!
One more day to a very important divisional game. The Lions Expand
4 HRS AGO - Saturday Open Thread Good Morning!
One more day to a very important divisional game. The Lions are a quality opponent, it’s a road game, therefore I expect a close game with a Vikings win. Meanwhile, let’s carry on with our news and links open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and go ahead and have a lunch beer, it’s Saturday and have one for me, I’m working today.
Around the DN since our last open thread:
2019 NFL Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions all the front page stories in one spot.
Alexander Mattison: Not such a bad pick after all notes Wludford.
Vikings might not see Patrick Mahomes in Week 9 per Chris.
David Morgan to have season-ending knee surgery, good luck to him.
Ted has your amazing short Vikings final injury report.
Five good questions with Pride of Detroit by Ted featuring Mike Payton.
Climbing The Pocket: Episode 174: We Believe - Myles Gorham and Yinka Ayinde (kinda) join Collapse
Norse Code Podcast Episode 296: Everyone At Their Natural Position (featuring Mike Payton)
18 HRS AGO - Arif and James are back to preview the Lions game and have the closest thing to a podcast bachelor Expand
18 HRS AGO - Arif and James are back to preview the Lions game and have the closest thing to a podcast bachelor party as is legally possible. Special guest Mike Payton (@POD_Payton) from Pride of Detroit joins us as our guest. Did the Rams give up too much? How hilarious is it that the XFL offensive line draft is full of Vikings? And can we fix Arif’s chair?
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Episode Notes:
Lions fans debate over which receiver they find to be more threatening
Part one of Making the Cut, Mike’s story about UDFA’s making the roster. Part two is here.
My piece previewing the Lions defense
Pride of Detroit tries to process the Packers game
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Minnesota Vikings News and Links: October 18th, 2019
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Friday Open Thread Good Morning!
In the Expand
1 DAY AGO - Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Friday Open Thread Good Morning!
In the noonecaresaboutyourfantasyfootballteam news I’m out of both Daily Norseman Survival Leagues as of last weekend, @thanks Cowboys and Chargers@; to add insult to injury I also lost my match up in the Open Thread Fantasy Football League (again) pushing me to 6th place. Obviously, I need to phyre knucklehead GM. Meanwhile, let’s carry on with our news and links open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Drop by for some fan wisdom, snark have a liquid lunch and leave work early, what the heck, it’s Friday!
Around the DN since our last open thread:
2019 NFL Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions all the front page stories in one spot.
Chris notes Vikings QB Kirk Cousins wins FedEx Air Player of the Week Award!
Daily Norseman FanPulse: Would you look at that?
Vikings Thursday injury report: Riley Reiff returns.
Vikings at Lions Week 7 Preview: Ref-erendum, Collapse
Upon Further Review: How Minnesota Created Explosive Plays vs. the Eagles
1 DAY AGO - The Vikings are creating more explosive plays and it's the result of creative playcalling. Daniel Expand
1 DAY AGO - The Vikings are creating more explosive plays and it's the result of creative playcalling. Daniel House analyzed the team's offensive performance in Sunday's 38-20 win over the Eagles.People often forget Vikings’ offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski is still learning the art of playcalling.Of course, he has been a long-time assistant, but orchestrating the entire offense is totally different. Every week, Stefanski has been improving and looking more comfortable. During Sunday’s 38-20 win over the Eagles, Stefanski’s playcalling fully maximized the strengths of each player. He called 13 play-action passes, which allowed quarterback Kirk Cousins to get on the move off boots. The coaches set up quick passing early and took more deep shots up the field. The blend of running game concepts, play-action and quick passing allowed the Vikings’ offense to get into a rhythm.Minnesota has been creating more explosive plays, which was an emphasis under new offensive leadership. The Vikings Collapse
Minnesota Vikings Power Rankings Roundup: Week 7
2 DAYS AGO - We’re excited too, coach. | Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
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2 DAYS AGO - We’re excited too, coach. | Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Another rise for the Vikings With their second straight victory, it appears as though your Minnesota Vikings are making their way up in the Power Rankings across these vast interwebs of ours. But, how high will they move up after thrashing Philadelphia?
Let’s take a look, as we cruise the internet looking for Power Rankings for this week’s Roundup, shall we?
Associated Press: #8 (Last week: #13)
No Vikings-centric commentary from the AP this week.
Bleacher Report: #11 (Last week: #16)
For most of the 2019 season, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been on the side of the proverbial milk carton. Missing in Minnesota.
Kirk Cousins certainly found him in Week 6.
On a day where Cousins had his best game of the season, Diggs was the primary beneficiary. He led the team with seven grabs for 167 yards and three scores in a decisive win over the Philadelphia Eagles that may have been the Vikings’ most Collapse
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Alexander Mattison: Not Such a Bad Pick After All
10 HRS AGO - Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
When the Vikings picked Alexander Mattison with the last pick of Expand
10 HRS AGO - Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
When the Vikings picked Alexander Mattison with the last pick of the third round of this year’s NFL draft, #102 overall, there was consternation among some fans and analysts.
First, Vikings’ GM Rick Spielman had traded down multiple times from his original #81 third-round pick, collecting a 5th round pick, three 6th round picks, and a 7th round pick in the process. Those picks yielded Cameron Smith, Oli Udoh, Marcus Epps, and Kris Boyd, while also allowing the Vikings to trade up to get Dru Samia.
Moving back so many times for what many consider a bunch of garbage picks is one thing, but missing out on better running backs is another.
After all, the Bears traded up to get David Montgomery ahead of the Vikings at #73. Montgomery was the 4th running back taken in the draft, after Josh Jacobs (#24 - OAK), Miles Sanders (#53 - PHI), and Darrell Henderson (#70 - LAR).
Devin Singletary was also taken just after Montgomery at #74 by Buffalo, while the Collapse
Vikings Final Injury Report
18 HRS AGO - Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
It’s amazingly short The Minnesota Vikings released their Expand
18 HRS AGO - Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
It’s amazingly short The Minnesota Vikings released their final injury report a little while ago, and for almost seven weeks into the season, they are one of the healthiest teams in the NFL:
OUT: Ben Gedeon
QUESTIONABLE: Kentrell Brothers
That’s it. That’s the injury report.
The good news, besides so few injuries, is that both starting offensive linemen who were on the injury report earlier this week, Riley Reiff and Josh Kline, were full participants and should play Sunday. I’m mildly surprised about Reiff, as he was limited yesterday, but it will be good to have the opening day line back and healthy for the Lions game.
With Gedeon out, expect Eric Wilson to step into the weakside spot, with Cameron Smith being Wilson’s backup, kind of like we saw last week against the Eagles.
I gotta say, you can’t ask for a much better injury report than this, let’s hope it lasts. Collapse
Five good questions with Pride of Detroit
22 HRS AGO - Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
We check in with our frenemies from Detroit The Vikings face the Expand
22 HRS AGO - Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
We check in with our frenemies from Detroit The Vikings face the Detroit Lions this week, and we welcome our friends from our sister site Pride of Detroit over to answer this week’s Five Good Questions segment. Today, staff writer Mike Payton joins us. Mike is NOT the son of Walter Payton, but probably still has a pretty cool Dad anyway, and Mike’s good people, professional football team rooting interest aside. Give him a nice round of applause, sit up straight, and respect the process as he gives great answers to my five really bad questions. Also, you can find him on the Perpetual Outrage Machine by using the Twitter handle @POD_Payton, and you can check out my terrible answers to his really good questions right here.
DN: The Lions are in year 2 of Matt Patricia. Last year was a 6-10 disappointment, and there was grumbling from ‘unnamed sources’ about Patricia’s approach. Fast forward to now, and it seems like the players are buying in to what he’s Collapse
Daily Norseman FanPulse: Would you look at that?
1 DAY AGO - Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
A second straight upward move! For the second consecutive Expand
1 DAY AGO - Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
A second straight upward move! For the second consecutive week, fan confidence in the Minnesota Vikings has increased, according to the results of our latest FanPulse poll. The pattern of rising and falling has officially been broken, and hopefully we won’t see it again for a while.
This week, 63% of respondents to our poll expressed confidence in the direction of the team. This is a pretty significant increase from the 43% we saw last week, and a looooooooooong way from the 13% we saw after the loss to the Bears in Week 4.
(That’s a lot of threes. Perhaps three is a magic number, like Stefon Diggs touchdown catches.)
It’s not quite as high as it was when the regular season started, but with any luck we’ll get there eventually.
The national question asked our readers who they thought the NFL Coach of the Year was through six weeks, and one coach lapped the entire field.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, Collapse
Vikings Thursday Injury Report: Reiff returns
1 DAY AGO - Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
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1 DAY AGO - Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
A big part of the o-line took a step towards playing Sunday Today’s injury report for the Minnesota Vikings is out, and it looks pretty good for this far into the season. Yesterday, the team only had two players not practicing due to injury. Today, that’s down to one. Here’s the entire list.
DNP:
Ben Gedeon, LB (concussion)
Limited Participation:
Riley Reiff, T (Ankle)
Kentrell Brothers, LB (Hamstring)
Josh Kline, G (Foot)
Full Participation:
Anthony Harris, S (Quadriceps)
Eric Kendricks, LB (Hip)
Xavier Rhodes, CB (Hip)
Shamar Stephen, DT (Knee)
It’s good news for the offensive line, as Reiff returned on a limited basis, and Josh Kline practiced on a limited basis for the second day in a row. There’s a decent chance that both guys will now be able to play Sunday against the Lions. If Reiff can’t go, though, I’d expect to see Rashod Hill step in and take over, and Hill played very well last week against Eagles. If Kline is out again, look for Dakota Collapse
Vikings at Lions Week 7 Preview: Ref-erendum
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1 DAY AGO - Matthew Stafford and the Lions are airing it out this season. | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images
To win their third straight game and avoid an 0-3 division record, the Vikings will have to beat an improved (and angry) Lions team. [Scene: a meeting room at NFL headquarters, Park Avenue, New York. Commissioner ROGER GOODELL sits at the head of an expensive boardroom table. To his right sits AL RIVERON, Senior Vice President of Officiating. To his left sits DeMAURICE SMITH, NFLPA Executive Director. Various lackeys scurry about in the background answering phones and bringing files to the leadership at the table.]
GOODELL: Gentlemen, I have brought you here today to discuss one of the biggest issues surrounding our great game today.
SMITH: Concussions? Trying to expand to a 17-game schedule in the next CBA while claiming player safety is paramount? The uptick in disgruntled star players demanding a trade or release well before the end of their contracts? Teams like the Dolphins Collapse
FMF 305 | Heat Check
2 DAYS AGO - The Vikings are heating up! @Flipmazzi charts the path to three wins in a row. It’s Week 7 and our Expand
2 DAYS AGO - The Vikings are heating up! @Flipmazzi charts the path to three wins in a row. It’s Week 7 and our Minnesota Vikings are preparing for their final divisional road game. They head to Detroit to try to win their first divisional game after losing in Green Bay and Chicago. A tough one but thankfully, they’re heating up.
Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffen, Eric Kendricks, Anthony Barr, Mackensie Alexander and Anthony Harris are ALL making plays for a Vikings defense that’s starting to consistently display and elite form.
The kicking game with Dan Bailey and the rest of the Special Teams issues looks solve. Crossing our fingers here.
Kirk Cousins looks great, taking his play to a new level. That doesn’t mean Kirk can do it all, but the Vikings can go far if he keeps it up with all the versatility at his fingertips. Gary Kubiak and Kevin Stefanski have all the weapons clicking. They can use Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, Kyle Rudolph and Irv Smith Jr. with Collapse
2019 NFL Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images
A big matchup in the Motor City It’s hard to believe, but Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images
A big matchup in the Motor City It’s hard to believe, but the Minnesota Vikings will play their last road game against an NFC North opponent on Sunday, as they’ll travel to Ford Field to take on the Detroit Lions.
The Vikings are looking to extend their first winning streak of the year, as they’ve won two straight after their 38-20 pasting of the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Lions, after starting 2-0-1 on the season, have dropped two straight, including a Monday night loss to the Green Bay Packers in which the officiating was. . .well, we’ll just say “less than optimal.”
The Vikings can ill-afford to lose this one, as a loss to the Lions would drop them to 0-3 in the division. Yes, they still have to play all of their division rivals at home, but not being able to finish better than .500 in the division would put them behind the eight-ball in a lot of tiebreaker scenarios. That’s why this is a big game for the Collapse
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Vikings might not see Patrick Mahomes in Week 9
12 HRS AGO - Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Following his injury, he’s going to miss a few games With Expand
12 HRS AGO - Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Following his injury, he’s going to miss a few games With the way the NFL rotates their schedules each season, the NFC North matches up with the AFC West in 2019. That means that all four of the NFC North clubs play the Kansas City Chiefs and their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, the son of former Minnesota Twins pitcher Pat Mahomes. (Oh, and also the reigning NFL MVP, if you’re into that sort of thing.)
Last night, in the Chiefs’ 30-6 pasting of the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football, Mahomes suffered what appeared to be a pretty nasty knee injury that saw his kneecap slide out of place. According to our friends at Arrowhead Pride, however, it sounds like their team has avoided the worst.
Patrick Mahomes’ MRI was, in the words of a league source, “good” and it “turned out to be a best-case scenario.” Prior to MRI, team believed best-case scenario was Mahomes missing “about three games.”— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 18, Collapse
David Morgan to have season-ending knee surgery
18 HRS AGO - Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
He will not be back with the team in 2019 We started out the Expand
18 HRS AGO - Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
He will not be back with the team in 2019 We started out the week by letting everyone know that defensive end Tashawn Bower and tight end David Morgan were both eligible to return from the Non-Football Injury and Physically Unable to Perform Lists, respectively. The Vikings waived Bower on Tuesday, and on Friday they announced that Morgan would not be back with the team, either.
The team announced on Friday that Morgan would be undergoing “season-ending” surgery on his knee. He had knee problems going back to the end of the 2018 season, and those issues were what made the team place him on the PUP List at the start of camp.
Morgan, who was a sixth-round pick of the Vikings in 2016, is in the final season of his rookie contract. He has developed a reputation as one of the better blocking tight ends in the National Football League, and I think the team had hoped his role would expand a bit more when he was finally healthy. Unfortunately, that will Collapse
Climbing The Pocket: Episode 174 [We Believe?]
1 DAY AGO - David Berding-USA TODAY Sports
Myles Gorham and Yinka Ayinde (kinda) join Jayson Brown to Expand
1 DAY AGO - David Berding-USA TODAY Sports
Myles Gorham and Yinka Ayinde (kinda) join Jayson Brown to discuss the new and improved Kirk Cousins. The Daily Norseman and the Climbing The Pocket Network are joining forces to create a one-stop shop for Vikings podcasts delivered to your eardrums daily. This collection of shows promises to deliver the top independent voices covering the Vikings from every angle.
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In this episode:
Myles Gorham and Yinka Ayinde (kinda) join Jayson Brown to discuss the new and improved Kirk Cousins.
This is Part 1 of a 2-part podcast. Myles Gorham is featured in this episode and Yinka Ayinde will be featured in Part 2.
New and Improved Kirk Cousins
just like that touchdown throw from Russ to Lockett a couple weeks back except it's Kirk Collapse
Kirk Cousins wins FedEx Air Player of the Week Award!
1 DAY AGO - Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Congratulations to QB1 On Thursday, the folks from FedEx Expand
1 DAY AGO - Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Congratulations to QB1 On Thursday, the folks from FedEx announced that Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback Kirk Cousins had been named the winner of their Air Player of the Week Award for Week 6 of the NFL season.
Cousins had been nominated for his outstanding performance in the Vikings’ 38-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday. He completed 22-of-29 passes on the afternoon for 333 yards and four touchdowns, three of which went to Stefon Diggs. It was his second consecutive 300-yard performance and the best game he’s put together this season.
The award makes the Vikings one of two NFL teams that have had a player win both the Ground and Air Awards from FedEx this season. Running back Dalvin Cook won the Ground Award for the Vikings in Week 2. The Baltimore Ravens are the other team that has both awards this season, but they were both won by the same player. . .Lamar Jackson won the Air Award in Week 1 and was named the winner of Collapse
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: October 17th, 2019
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Thorsday Open Thread Good Morning!
Had a great time at the Expand
2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
Thorsday Open Thread Good Morning!
Had a great time at the game last weekend, it was nice to see MT Viking and Mrs. MT Viking again, unfortunately Gone Fishin couldn’t make it because of the weather, or his Tauntaun broke down or something. As usual, I blame Ponder. I am working on a Fanpost about our trip, however it will be at least a week or so before I can work on it as I go back on service today. Meanwhile, let’s carry on with our news and links open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Drop by for some fan wisdom, snark, and have a food truck lunch, it’s Thorsday.
Around the DN since our last open thread:
2019 NFL Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions all the front page stories in one spot.
Chris has your Minnesota Vikings Game Ball: Week 6.
Ted notes CB Jalen Ramsey was traded, but not to the Vikings.
E42: Pocket Protectors - Thank You Stefon -Eric Eager and Nick Olson join Jayson Collapse
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