By John McMullen That was some self-scouting mission the Vikings coaching staff must have completed during the bye week. Minnesota looked so out of sorts on Monday night in Green Bay that it bordered on unprofessional, resulting in a 45-7 drubbing at the hands of the Packers. Give Green Bay its due — the Packers [...]
By John McMullen A disappointing first half of the season for the Vikings doesn’t necessarily mean the cupboard is bare in Minnesota. In fact, this isn’t a typical 2-6 team. The Vikings simply miscalculated on what was left in Donovan McNabb’s tank and have struggled mightily on the back end, especially late in games. A [...]
By John McMullen When you cover the NFL these days, you learn pretty quickly to ignore what people say and watch what they do. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier raised some eyebrows on Thursday when discussing the availability of former Bears safety Chris Harris. “Safety is not such a need for us at this stage where [...]
If Chris Cook wasn’t so talented, you can bet he would already be unemployed today. The Vikings’ emerging second-year cornerback was finally charged by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday after being arrested early Saturday morning when a neighbor called police after hearing a disturbance at his Eden Prairie residence. Cook is alleged of strangling his girlfriend twice [...]
For better or worse the Vikings made their decision at the game’s most important position by reaching for Christian Ponder at the No. 12 overall pick last April. Considering the 2012 landscape and the way that the trio of Remi Ayodele, Letroy Guion and Fred Evans has struggled in their effort to replace Pat Williams at nose tackle, it [...]
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