Minnesota Vikings 53-Man Roster Projection 3.0
After more than a week of open practices, the Minnesota Vikings roster plans are coming into focus. Veterans seem to be preferred at most positions, while rookies are getting left behind on the depth...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: COVID False Positives & Why Training Camp Has Been Boring
Sam Ekstrom and Luke Inman discuss the latest from Vikings training camp, including: -False positives send eight Vikings into quarantine -Reasons why it’s been a fairly uneventful camp for the Vikings...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Practice Report Day 9: Quarterbacks Building Chemistry
Our early practice reports painted the Minnesota Vikings defense as the better unit during the first week of training camp practices. Now into Week 2, the offense continues to make strides. Protection...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Practice Report Day 10: A Fourth Quarter Scrimmage
On another sweltering day in Eagan, the Minnesota Vikings held their 10th full team practice. By this time a year ago, they had already played three preseason games, but without a chance to take on...
View ArticleNew Coaches, Young Personnel: The Minnesota Vikings Defense is Still...
Vikings training camp seems a little quieter in 2020. Not having fans present certainly contributes to that, but on the field, some of the comforting familiarities of preseasons past are gone. Everson...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: No Fans, Danielle Hunter Panic Meter & Camp Standouts You...
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman convene for another Zone Coverage Football Machine, covering the Vikings and the NFL. Topics include: -The Vikings announce no fans for at least the first two...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Practice Report Day 11: Practice Goes On Amidst Leaguewide...
The Minnesota Vikings held a slightly shorter practice Thursday that many assumed wouldn’t happen at all. While the team has yet to address the sequence of events Thursday morning, reports from KFAN...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words: Minnesota Vikings Coaches and Players Reignite Social...
Wednesday night the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted the fifth game of their NBA playoff series, setting off a chain reaction throughout professional sports. Their response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings Practice Report Day 12: Dress Rehearsal at U.S. Bank Stadium
Sure, it was only an intrasquad scrimmage, but the Minnesota Vikings played football in their home stadium Friday. Just 16 days before their season opener against the Green Bay Packers, the Vikings...
View ArticleThe Ripple Effects of the Minnesota Vikings’ Trade For Yannick Ngakoue
To bolster a defensive line that looked like a shadow of its former self throughout training camp, the Minnesota Vikings reportedly used draft capital to acquire high-end pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Reaction to the Minnesota Vikings’ Trade For Yannick Ngakoue
Sam Ekstrom and Luke Inman put together an emergency podcast on the breaking news that the Minnesota Vikings acquired DE Yannick Ngakoue from the Jacksonville Jaguars. -How talented is Ngakoue? -How...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings WR Alexander Hollins Should Be Mr. Mankato
Remarkably, it’s already September, and training camp has come to an unofficial end. Practices are now closed to the media except for individual drills, and there are no games where players can make a...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Kirk Cousins’ Comments, O-Line Drama & Ngakoue Reactions
Sam Ekstrom, Arif Hasan and Luke Inman discuss a big week of Minnesota Vikings news: –Kirk Cousins‘ controversial mask comments –Riley Reiff restructuring his contract to stay in Minnesota -Does...
View ArticleKirk Cousins Rightfully Held to High Standard Over Mask-Wearing Comments
The Minnesota Vikings opted to give their players an unexpected day off on Wednesday, but little did they know the team and its starting quarterback would be busy putting out a fire. Kirk Cousins made...
View ArticleTwo Views on a Kentucky Derby That Could Have Been So Much Better
The run for the roses takes place on Saturday, four months late and without fans. And yet this could have been the most talked about Kentucky Derby in years. The key phrase is “could have.” A longer...
View ArticleMinnesota Vikings 53-Man Roster Projection: Final Version
Amazingly, we’ve arrived at cut-day eve. It feels like a lot has come into focus since our last 53-man projection on Aug. 24. Now it’s time for our final prediction, complete with a 16-man sample...
View ArticleNgakoue: ‘We Want [People] to Talk About Danielle and Yannick’
Before Yannick Ngakoue took the field for his first practice on Thursday, there was some business to attend to. He needed the No. 91 jersey. “That’s how you identify me in this league,” Ngakoue said....
View ArticleSurprises From the Minnesota Vikings’ Initial 53-Man Roster
The Minnesota Vikings completed roster cuts Saturday afternoon, landing on 53 names that now comprise what seems to be a fluid roster. With hundreds of players now floating on the free agent market,...
View ArticleFOOTBALL MACHINE: Roster Reaction, First Look at Packers & Adrian Peterson to...
Sam Ekstrom and Luke Inman discuss the latest with the Minnesota Vikings. Topics include: -Biggest surprises over the construction of the roster -What are the biggest matchups in the Green Bay game in...
View ArticleHere’s How the Minnesota Vikings Are Getting Their Young Corners Ready to...
With Mackensie Alexander out with injury early last season, the Vikings were looking for options at cornerback in Week 2 against Green Bay. Jayron Kearse was struggling in the first quarter, so head...
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