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Berrian’s Toe Injury Might Sideline Him For Another Week
 

Published 7 hours ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

With all the fuss about Tarvaris Jackson’s sprained MCL, not much attention has been paid to the injury woes of another Viking: Wide receiver Bernard Berrian said in a radio interview the injury that sidelined him for Saturday’s game at Baltimore is similar to turf toe and is something he dealt with last season while with the Chicago Bears. Berrian said he isn’t sure if he ...

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Is Tarvaris Jackson Injury-Prone?
 

Published 28 hours ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

For some reason, Brad Childress is remaining quiet about T-Jack’s status for next week’s preseason game against the Steelers. I have no idea why Chilly has been so vague when asked about Jackson’s health (saying that “he’s treating [his sprained MCL] just like he would during a normal game week and the push to Saturday” is the most specific Chilly would get) — but ...

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Injury Scares Galore
 

Published 3 days ago by Ryan Rust at Vikings War Cry

This is my first opportunity to post thoughts about last night’s preseason contest against the Baltimore Ravens. I’ve listed them below. The injury scares seem to be coming in droves. First, Bernard Berrian was held out of last night’s game because of a sore toe. (I’m pretty certain that this was mostly precautionary. Chances are he would have been in the ...

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T-Jack and Adrian: Taking the Blame for 2007
 

Published 4 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Two recent Vikings-related stories have a common theme between them: Prominent members of the roster blaming themselves for various failings of the 2007 season. First up, a tidbit from Michael Silver’s article a couple days ago about Tarvaris Jackson: Jackson, who last season completed 171 of 294 passes (58.2 percent) for 1,911 yards, with nine touchdowns and 12 interceptions, will ...

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Report: McKinnie Likely to Receive Four Game Suspension
 

Published 5 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

We all knew it was coming: A suspension for Bryant McKinnie. Sirius NFL Radio is the first media outlet to report on the length of the inevitable suspension, as they’re saying that McKinnie is likely to be sidelined for four games this season. Of course, this suspension would come in response to a February incident in Miami, when McKinnie smacked a nightclub bouncer in the head with a ...

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Should Vikings Show Peterson the Money?
 

Published 7 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Interesting take from Mike Florio on Adrian Peterson’s contract situation. Last year, Peterson inked a five-year contract with $17 million in guaranteed money, but Florio suggests that the Vikings should open up the pocketbook very soon for Peterson: For Peterson, it’s obvious he’s got the chops to make the chain gang huff and puff. Barring injury, he’s eventually ...

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Madieu Williams to Miss Six Weeks
 

Published 8 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

The bad news keeps coming for the Vikings, as it concerns the team’s health. They lost linebacker Heath Farwell and defensive end Jayme Mitchell for the season during the preseason opener, and now, the offseason’s primary addition to the secondary, safety Madieu Williams, will reportedly miss at least six weeks due to a neck injury: The Star Tribune, citing unnamed sources, ...

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Vikings Lose Farwell, Mitchell for the Season
 

Published 10 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Losing guys for the season is always a major letdown, but losing them for the season because of injuries suffered during the preseason is even more depressing. The Vikings lost a pair of guys for the year during Friday’s preseason opener — defensive end Jayme Mitchell, and part-time linebacker/full-time special teams specialist Heath Farwell: Farwell tore his right ACL in the ...

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Looking Back on the Vikings’ Preseason Opener
 

Published 10 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Ryan’s already given you his take on the Vikings’ opening preseason game, and I wanted to provide a few additional musings on the game after viewing a replay of the match: Thank God Mike Mayock is back in the announcing booth this season — he’s one of the best football minds in the biz and you’ll always learn something new by listening to him. The Seahawk ...

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Seahawks at Vikings - Preseason Update
 

Published 12 days ago by Ryan Rust at Vikings War Cry

I just returned from watching the Vikings preseason contest against the Seahawks. Below, I’ve listed some of my observations about the team’s performance. Jackson looked pretty solid, overall. He looked much more comfortable running the offense. Particularly encouraging was a third and ten playing the first quarter where pressure forced him to roll outside of the pocket.  ...

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Vikings Camp Updates
 

Published 14 days ago by Ryan Rust at Vikings War Cry

Some short Vikings training camp observations today, as we approach Friday’s pre-season contest with Seattle. Early this week, it was revealed that Brian Robison needed surgery to repair a varicose vain in his leg. Supposedly, he’s had the condition for quite some time. According to Robison, he would only be out of action for about three weeks. While it’s unfortunate ...

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Jackson Looks Sharp in River Falls
 

Published 17 days ago by Ryan Rust at Vikings War Cry

The best part of training camp is that we all, once again, get an opportunity to satiate our hunger for the football season to start. I don’t know about you, but little bits of training camp news items are pulling me along to opening game! That being said, here are some training camp highlights and observations. Jackson continued to show improvement at Friday’s practice ...

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EA Sports is not Confident in Tarvaris Jackson
 

Published 21 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

*Many are feeling good about Tarvaris Jackson this season. He’s had himself an excellent offseason, and seems poised to prove his doubters wrong this upcoming season. Well, count EA Sports among those doubters. The folks behind the Madden video game franchise released a statement listing results of the 2008 NFL season simulated in Madden NFL 09 for four teams — the Bucs, ...

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Vikings Notes: Catching up with Fred Smoot
 

Published 22 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

*As you may recall, I recently proclaimed Fred Smoot as my least favorite Viking of all-time — but I must admit that I miss the comedy that Smoot provided on a regular basis. His most memorable quote obviously remains “75 percent of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Smoot.” But something he said in an interview with a Washington D.C. sports talk radio ...

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Allen Starts Strong in Camp; You-Know-Who Speaks on Tampering Charges
 

Published 24 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Judd Zulgad brings us this Jared Allen update from Saturday evening’s practice session: Allen had an excellent night and made life extremely difficult on Bryant McKinnie when he went against the Vikings’ starting left tackle. Allen had at least three potential sacks in 11-on-11 and what would have been a tackle for no gain on Peterson. It’s not terribly surprising to hear that ...

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Jared Allen Likes Brad Childress’ Facial Hair (And Other Tidbits)
 

Published 25 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Clearly, Brad Childress’ attempt to expand his facial hair ambitions has gone horribly wrong — his newly-grown beard makes him look rather sick and, well, creepy. Still, Jared Allen offered praise for Childress: “I’m loving Coach’s goatee,” Allen said. “I think it really shows that he’s growing and evolving and he’s really stepping into ...

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Farewell, Offseason…Hello, Training Camp
 

Published 26 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

In the latest twist in the Brett Favre saga, Favre has professed his desire to play for the… …just kidding, folks. I’m done with the Favre talk. Under normal circumstances, I would have moved on to other things a long time ago — but you’ve gotta consider that it’s the only thing the media has been talking about, and frankly, there hasn’t been any ...

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Report: Favre Didn’t Have Team-Issued Phone
 

Published 27 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

I was ranting yesterday about a report that Brett Favre had used a Packers-issued phone to make repeated calls to Brad Childress and Darrell Bevell — well, now it seems like that report might have been inaccurate. The latest twist in Tampergate, courtesy of the Green Bay Press-Gazette : Whatever evidence the Green Bay Packers have of the Minnesota Vikings’ alleged tampering with ...

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Favre Used Packers-Issued Cell Phone to Contact Vikings
 

Published 28 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

Well, my self-imposed ban on Brett Favre stories lasted an entire day, but I’ve gotta bend the rules for a minute. Tampergate doesn’t seem like it’ll be going away anytime soon, and Judd Zulgad has the latest : As we await the NFL’s decision on the tampering charges filed by the Packers against the Vikings for “inappropriate dialogue” with Brett Favre, Bob McGinn of the ...

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Vikings Sign Two Draft Picks
 

Published 29 days ago by Anthony Hall at Vikings War Cry

We’re closing in on training camp, and the draft class is gradually inking contracts — Letroy Guion and Jaymar Johnson both agreed to deals, and the Vikes are getting closer with Tyrell Johnson, John David Booty, and John Sullivan: The Vikings agreed to terms with fifth-round defensive tackle Letroy Guion and wide receiver Jaymar Johnson, one of their two sixth-round draft ...

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