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I have high hopes for Floyd. He was an absolute beast for the Florida Gators. This is an interesting tape. Floyd almost looks like a young version of Kevin Williams, with a great first step and some impressive athleticism. EVERYONE looks like that when you highlight the two good plays they make in ...

Until he proves to be more (frankly, much more) of a receiving threat, hell yeah, he should be returning kicks. When he becomes that guy catching 40, 60, 80 yard passes on a regular basis, then you pull him from KR duty.

Biggest concern after watching game ... First string OL especially left side Both Kalil and Johnson were very ineffective early in the game. They seemed to get better after a few series ??? Kalil had some plays where he looked like he did much of last year. He looks confused or something. I don't u...

Sure, it may raise the entertainment value, but what kind of impact would a 66% success rate on 2 point conversion make? It would be akin to making TDs worth 7 points or field goals worth 4. It's not something you can change to that degree.

NextQuestion wrote: Oh yeah, that would have looked good for the Vikings. Not disciplining a guy who said awful homophobic remarks and telling Kluwe to take a hike? OK

Like I said, they took the easy way. Now they're done with him.

The Vikings should have taken the hard line and told Kluwe to go #### himself, which you can be sure is what everyone in the front office wanted them to do. This was simply the path of least resistance.

At least they're finally done with that piece of garbage.

To be honest suspended players still might count on the 53 man roster. It might also depend on the length and type of supension. No, suspended players are not counted as members of the 53. They're on reserve. The Vikings will have someone else on the roster in Simpson's place during his suspension,...

Perhaps. I suspect we'll be seeing a lot more of Peterson on 3rd down this year. If the Vikings cart Asiata onto the field on 3rd down, it's like announcing to the defense "this guy will NOT be getting a hand off and he will NOT be the primary receiver".

I guess it could happen, but I highly doubt Asiata gets cut. He's the best blocking back and best receiving back out of any of the backups. Turner and others have all pointed out how good he's looked in camp. He also plays special teams and can fill in at both FB/RB. He's just the most versatile gu...

Funkytown wrote:ESPN - By next week, the NFL is expected to increase size of practice squads to 10 players from 8 - source

I'm amazed that's not written in stone in the CBA.

http://blog.startribune.com/sports/access-vikings/ref-wrolstad-explains-cardinals-fluky-late-game-td Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said that an official initially told him not to worry about the review because a fumble cannot be advanced on fourth down. But it turned out it wasn’t a fumble. “Then ...

Master Tesfatsion ‏@MasterStrib 1m Chris Crocker remained as first team SS. Robert Blanton on second team in his return. #Vikings Matt Vensel ‏@mattvensel 5m Jarius Wright appeared to injury his left ankle late in practice. Got taped up and did not return. #Vikings Ben Goessling ‏@GoesslingESPN 18m...

is captain going to start opposite rhodes at corner or not, does anyone know what the real plan is with him? By all indications, Captain Munnerlyn and Xavier Rhodes will be the starting cornerbacks. I don't think there's a big question there. The question right now is who the nickel cornerback will...

To me, the big distinction on that play is that the ball was muffed, not fumbled. That's the Holly Roller rule. After the two-minute warning and on 4th downs, only the offensive player who fumbled the ball (whether intentional or not) can advance it.

Something I've always wondered about the latter part of preseason: The Vikings have 90 guys trying to make the roster, with maybe 30 of them having virtually no chance, so they'll be going home in two weeks. While they're at training camp, the Vikes put them up in the dorms in Mankato. What do they ...