Minnesota Vikings

By Anthony Hall The season is still alive, ladies and gents — at 2-3, the Vikings are tied with the Pack in the NFC North, are one game back of the Bears, and are presented with a very winnable game against the Kitties next week. ...

By Unknown author NFL Outsider’s staff blogs live as Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings travel to New Orleans to face Reggie Bush and the Saints on Monday Night Football. NFL Outsider’s staff blogs live as Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings travel to New Orleans to face Reggie Bush and the Sai...

By Ryan Rust Judd Zalgud over at Access Vikings is reporting that the team has placed injured linebacker E.J. Henderson on the injured reserve, effectively ending his season.  Although the Vikings have not yet revealed the nature of Henderson’s injury, I strongly suspect that it is a Lisfranc Fractur...

By Anthony Hall Penalties? Check. Turnovers? Check. Sluggishness on both sides of the ball? Check. This was the classic Minnesota Vikings loss, the classic underachieving performance under Brad Childress. And really, when you think about it, “underachieving” is the apt word to describe the first four g...

By Ryan Rust I’ve listed a few short musings and news updates for the upcoming week below. Bryant McKinnie has, finally, returned to the team this week.  Although Artis Hicks has performed surprisingly well in McKinnie’s absence, his return is going to be welcome.  The Vikings’ offensive line had it’s...

By Ryan Rust Sunday’s road loss to the Titans was certainly disappointing for Vikings fans.  However, it’s made all the more disappointing by the fact that the game was never really out of reach.  In the end, a winnable game was lost because the team simply made too many mistakes. The Vikings shot themsel...

By Michael Yette Monday night, facing the New Orleans Saints, the Vikings have another golden opportunity to beat an opponent that they should be very capable of beating. As dismal as this season has been, the Vikings still control their own destiny for winning the division, but they must play with a di...

By Anthony Hall If you tend to believe the rumblings reported by Pro Football Weekly — and I do — then it’s worth noting that they think Brad Childress has not yet lost the Vikings locker room: We hear that despite a 1-3 start that has included a major QB change, the players remain on point with what head [...]

By Anthony Hall Notes as we head towards kickoff: I’ll be doing a live blog of Monday’s game, so be sure to stop by throughout the evening to comment on the matchup. Joining me for the live blog will be Anthony Brown of MVN Outsider, who will be providing a neutral perspective on the game (he’ll hopefully coun...

By Anthony Hall Speaking of Chilly, ESPN’s NFL Coach Ratings is an excellent place to get a vibe on how the public is feeling about NFL coaches. Where does Brad Childress’ approval rating rank among the rest of the league’s coaches? How about dead last? 6% of the voters approve of his job performance, and I’...

By Anthony Hall To preview this week’s Vikings-Titans game, we exchanged four questions with Andrew Strickert of Total Titans to talk about his team and Sunday’s matchup. Check it out: 3. Looking at the lineups for the Titans and Vikings, which matchup should fans in Minnesota be most concerned about?

By Anthony Hall The fact of the matter is that Jackson isn’t the first quarterback to fail in this system. We’ve been through the same routine before with Brad Johnson during Chilly’s first season as head coach of the Vikings. Gus will become the third quarterback to receive major time in this offense syste...

By Anthony Hall It’s only week two of the season, but the Vikings are already presented with a critical point in their 2008 campaign.  Following their disappointing loss last week, the goal is simple: Exit the week with a 1-1 record, and (in the words of Mike Tice) tell Minnesotans, “OK, calm down.”  Things...

By Anthony Hall Yes, Jackson overthrew Berrian on a pass or two, and he made several other poor throws. He played a bad game — no one’s going to argue that. But to all the people at the Metrodome who booed Jackson at every turn during the game, realize this: The playcalling is absolutely killing Jackson. I’m not...

By Anthony Hall Be sure to join me right here at Vikings War Cry on Monday night, as I’ll be live blogging the Vikings-Packers game with Andy Erdman of The Frozen Tundra. As we’re all aware, Daunte Culpepper has decided to call it a career. When last we heard from the 31-year-old quarterback, he was busy tryin...

By Anthony Hall Some thoughts after a morning Tivo viewing of the Vikings-Steelers game: The Vikings’ defense looked dominant on Pittsburgh’s opening drive of the game, forcing the Steelers to go three-and-out. The defensive line did a tremendous job of pressuring Ben Roethlisberger, as Ray Edwards...

By Anthony Hall Special teams coordinator Paul Ferraro said the list of players who could return punts include receivers Bobby Wade, Jaymar Johnson, Aundrae Allison and Bernard Berrian and cornerback Charles Gordon. Wade averaged 7 yards on 16 returns last season and with his role at receiver the Viki...

By Anthony Hall Glad to see Mewelde’s happy in his new home, because it simply didn’t make sense for him to remain in Minnesota. The combination of a coaching staff that was unwilling to correctly utilize him and a backfield crowded with talent made it an easy decision for the Vikings and Moore to part ways.

By Anthony Hall Elsewhere, I spotted a funny tidbit from 10,000 Takes about Greg Coleman, who does sideline reports for the Vikings radio broadcasts. Greg was involved with a KFAN interview of offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, and had this to say about the challenges the coaching staff will face th...

By Anthony Hall Our squad selected Ciatrick Fason in the fourth round; in two seasons with the Vikings, he compiled 161 rushing yards (averaging 3.2 yards per carry). For some reason, the Lovable Lug (aka: Mike Tice) thought he could use Fason as a short-yardage back — Tice, however, was wrong. Fason was rel...

By Anthony Hall LeRoy Butler thinks Brett Favre might be wearing a Vikings uniform next season. Seriously. The strong safety who spent 11 years in Green Bay from 1990-2001 stated in radio and television interviews that he expects Favre to play next season, and that #4 may suit up for one of Green Bay’s NFC No...

By Anthony Hall What if Tarvaris Jackson surpasses all expectations next season and becomes one of the NFL’s brightest young quarterbacks? What if he gets injured and the Vikings need to rely on Gus Frerotte for the better part of the season? What if Aaron Rodgers is a flop in Green Bay? What if he excels in...

By Anthony Hall Rotoworld reports that the Vikings will give Tyrell Johnson a chance as a nickel cornerback during training camp. This makes quite a bit of sense, as Marcus McCauley and Charles Gordon both experienced growing pains at the position last season. While this obviously isn’t Johnson’s natur...

By Anthony Hall So, McKinnie probably won’t be leaving Minnesota any time soon. At this point in the ballgame, replacing him in time for the beginning of the 2008 season would simply be too difficult. I’d love to see him booted out the door, as I have little patience for players who repeatedly make poor decis...

By Ryan Rust Quarterback The arrival of free-agent backup Gus Ferotte essentially guarantees that Tarvaris Jackson will be handed the starting job in 2008. Personally, I don’t believe this is a bad thing. Jackson showed flashes last season that made me believe he should be given another year at the st...

By Anthony Hall If Harvey falls to the Vikings, their pick is a no-brainer…but if that doesn’t happen, and the Purple select Merling, there will surely be some critics of the pick. However, despite the critics, selecting Merling would be a smart move for this team.

By Anthony Hall From Sean Jensen: The Vikings have agreed in principle on a deal that would send receiver Troy Williamson to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a second-day pick, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The trade cannot become official, however, until the start of the league yea...

By Anthony Hall This stuff from Grandpa Sports’ column made me throw up a little: There has been lot of speculation about the future of Vikings wide receiver Troy Williamson, the seventh overall pick in the 2005 draft out of South Carolina, who hasn’t lived up the expectations expected of him. However, if...

By Anthony Hall As we remember, A TON of attention was focused on the wide receiver position during the previous offseason. The Vikings had quite a bit of interest in Kevin Curtis, but ultimately, they ended up settling for Bobby Wade in last year’s free agency period. They added Sidney Rice and Aundrae All...

By Rusty When questioned about who will be at the helm of the Vikings next season, Childress has been relatively non-committal. He suggested that he will meet with his staff to review Tarvaris Jackson’s performance this season. Then he plans to determine if they will continue to start the project q...