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Linebackers Axed
 

Published 3 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Linebackers Rufus Alexander and David Herron will both be cut by the Vikings today according to the Star-Trib. Alexander was believed by many to have a decent shot at making the squad, and Herron was at least on the bubble. The fact that both have been axed indicates that Erin Henderson has made the team (he deserves it after the way he performed in preseason). It also leaves the Vikes a ...

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Wherefore Art Thou, Artis?
 

Published 16 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

The NFL has handed Bryant McKinnie the punishment we all expected - four games for violating the league’s policy against players beating the crap out of bouncers with metal objects. Actually, Bryant is being suspended for a series of offenses including his participation in the Love Boat fiasco. His current legal situation has yet to be resolved but the NFL didn’t feel like ...

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Nance Nixed
 

Published 16 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Martin Nance is among the players who’ve been notified by the Vikings that they will be cut. The others as reported by Judd Zulgad: C Dan Mozes CB Brandon Sumrall T Chase Johnson TE Braden Jones DE Chris Norwell Nance was this year’s training camp hero but it wasn’t enough for him to crack the roster at wide receiver. The Vikings still have a lot of cuts ...

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Still Unresolved
 

Published 20 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

There’s not much to say about last night’s final preseason game. I caught about ten minutes of it total in between watching the Cubs game and keeping one eye on CNN to see if John McCain would try to upstage Barack Obama by announcing his running mate (he waited till today to spring Sarah Palin on us). What I saw of John David Booty didn’t reassure me much. I’ve ...

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L.A. Move
 

Published 20 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Billionaire real estate developer Mark Roski, Jr. wants to transplant the Vikings to Los Angeles, but so far Zygi Wilf isn’t listening to what Roski has to say. “They have knocked on our door, but we have declined,” said Vikings executive Lester Bagley. “We have not had a meeting or discussion with Roski. All of our updates have come through the league. Our intention ...

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Thunder Roars…
 

Published 39 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Lightning and thunder here in Wisconsin. God, be a shame if the power went out and I didn’t get to watch the game… Tonight’s all about guys winning spots. The most important battle of course is John David Booty v. Brooks Bollinger for that #3 QB position. Frankly, I don’t think Bollinger has much of a shot - he could play like Fouts in his prime and will still ...

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Limping Tarvaris
 

Published 40 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Judd Zulgad reports on the very fine (and indispensible) Access Vikings blog that Tarvaris Jackson sported an “obvious limp” when he came out to get some work in with the starters ahead of tonight’s preseason game against Dallas (it’s all the work the starters will be getting as none of them will be appearing in the actual game). Jackson did some throwing, and had to ...

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Starting to Worry…
 

Published 46 hours ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Peter King has placed 5 Vikings (via Access Vikings) in his list of the 50 best players in the NFL. Adrian Peterson is #5, Jared Allen #9, Kevin Williams #13, Steve Hutchinson #17 and Antoine Winfield #25. What, no Big Pat? Those other defensive guys are great but isn’t Pat really the lynch pin? Actually, I’m glad Pat didn’t make this list - 5 guys is scary, but 6 ...

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Around the Network
 

Published 2 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Parcells cuts one of his guys . Phin Phanatic thinks the Tuna was sending a message. Stripe Hype reviews a new biography of Paul Brown, noted cheapskate. Arrowhead Addict wants the head of special teams coach Mike Priefer. What Chiefs coach don’t they want the head of? Bolt Beat is pleased that Shawne Merriman will play instead of doing the smart thing and having surgery. In ...

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Jason Witten, Typical Cowboy
 

Published 2 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Jason Witten clearly never read “How to Make Friends and Influence People.” If the tight end wrote a book himself, it would probably be called “How to Intimidate Rookies and Destroy Their Confidence.” “Chapter 1: How I verbally bitch-slapped second round draft pick Martellus Bennett even though he never did anything to me.” Witten’s book would ...

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Brian Urlacher’s New Old Spice Ad
 

Published 2 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Paris must’ve given him acting lessons. Hey Brian, how’s that neck feel?

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Everything Power Rankings, August 27
 

Published 2 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Politics. The New Purple People Eaters. The joys of certain Serbian tennis stars… 1. Barack Obama I saw him on ESPN playing one-on-one with Stuart Scott. I kept hoping Scott would foul him hard and the Secret Service would come running out and pound him with nightsticks. What America needs now is a skinny, jug-eared President who likes the White Sox. It would improve our ...

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No Starters
 

Published 3 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Brad Childress has decreed that no starters shall see action in tomorrow night’s preseason finale against the Dallas Cowboys , a move no doubt connected to the fast turn-around from Saturday’s game. Gus Frerotte will also be kept out of action, meaning the game will indeed be a showdown between John David Booty and Brooks Bollinger with the third and final QB slot at stake. The ...

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Fason Joins Williamson
 

Published 3 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

The Jacksonville Jaguars have opened up a home for failed Mike Tice draft picks. All off-season the Jags have been trying to nurse 2005 no. 7 overall selection Troy Williamson into something worthwhile, and now they’ve signed former Viking would-be short-yardage back Ciatrick Fason , who was taken in the 4th round of that same 2005 draft. Fason’s career numbers with the Vikes:  ...

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Get Ready for Booty v. Bollinger
 

Published 4 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Thursday night’s final preseason game, against the hated Dallas Cowboys , is shaping up as a battle between John David Booty and Brooks Bollinger to see which QB will win the third spot behind Tarvaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte and which will be sent packing. The team is still sending out signals that Jackson might play some on Thursday but I would tend to doubt it. If you ...

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First Cuts - Roster Update
 

Published 4 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

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 depth chart modifications, including Eric Frampton ’s promotion over ...

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Robert Smith to Replace Gene Upshaw?
 

Published 4 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Former Vikings running back Robert Smith is an articulate, smart fellow who comes across well on TV and seems to be up on everything that’s going on in pro football - therefore he must be a candidate to replace the late Gene Upshaw as head of the NFL Players’ Union. No one knows if Smith actually wants the job, but that seems irrelevant. Other potential candidates reportedly ...

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The Rhythm is Gonna Get You
 

Published 4 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

The Vikings offense didn’t look like much of anything Saturday night against Pittsburgh , and Brad Childress chalks the ineptitude up to a lack of rhythm: Without rhythm you don’t run the ball. You don’t do much. The Vikings got themselves out of their own rhythm with penalties and really atrocious blocking. Of all the issues facing the team here in the last week of ...

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Struggling Williamson
 

Published 5 days ago by danzinski at The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans

Troy Williamson has still not gotten it together in Jacksonville . A report of his performance in a recent preseason game: For someone who was an offensive star in spring OTAs, he’s looking more like the receiver who went bust in Minnesota since the pads went on. The only ball Williamson grabbed from a quarterback was on an end-around from backup Cleo Lemon, which resulted in a 6-yard ...

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Steelers 12, Vikings 10
Steelers 12, Vikings 10

acforever acforever posted 5 days ago from thevikingage.com

Vikes D-Line looks awesome; the offense...not so much.

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