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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:41 am
Today the Vikings tried to sneak Hodges onto IR via waiving with injury designation. I didn't see who we picked up in his place. I'm suprised we didn't put him on the PUP list or hang onto him, but perhaps the concussion was more serious variety. Taylor Heinicke was put on IR and I get the impression that he wasn't that injured either and the Vikings are just trying to protect him and keep him for next year.
The Bucky Hodges move surprises me, many people thought he would be actively involved this year in 2TE sets, and we saw him with the first team offense in 2 minute drills in preseason.
I wasnt too surprised about the moves we made but there are still a couple that stand out.
The starting OL after waiving Boone is new at every starting position this year. Berger stays at right guard rather than center and Reif, Easton, Elflein, Berger, Remmers make up the starting 5. Was a little surprised at both Boone and Clemmings. Clemmings I know Vikings fan think negatively, but the guy was a project OL who played mostly DL in college, was forced into action his rookie year at RT, then forced to move back to LT, and then inside at guard this year where she actually looked much stronger in the run game and like he was finally progressing into solid depth with upside to start (if Boone ever got hurt.. oh wait) it's also very useful to have an OL that can play every position but center.
Edmond Robinson was waived. That one sort of bothers me despite having tremendous depth at OLB. Supposedly Miami showed some interest in trading for Kentrell Brothers as well and we could have possibly gotten something for waiving him instead. Or we could have just waived Avante Collins and one of Wright/Coley/Adams and kept either Boone or Clemmings and Edmond and Kentrell.
Other than that the cuts went as I thought mostly but I had some question marks as to whether after trading for Brock we would keep Sherrels and Newman or perhaps even cut Harris or Exum to make room in the secondary. But apparently Sherrels is uncutable and Newman has the fountain of youth and can still play with kids almost halfway his age.
These are the roster moves officially posted prior to Bucky Hodges waive/injury designation.
http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/V ... 3becee4af2
The Bucky Hodges move surprises me, many people thought he would be actively involved this year in 2TE sets, and we saw him with the first team offense in 2 minute drills in preseason.
I wasnt too surprised about the moves we made but there are still a couple that stand out.
The starting OL after waiving Boone is new at every starting position this year. Berger stays at right guard rather than center and Reif, Easton, Elflein, Berger, Remmers make up the starting 5. Was a little surprised at both Boone and Clemmings. Clemmings I know Vikings fan think negatively, but the guy was a project OL who played mostly DL in college, was forced into action his rookie year at RT, then forced to move back to LT, and then inside at guard this year where she actually looked much stronger in the run game and like he was finally progressing into solid depth with upside to start (if Boone ever got hurt.. oh wait) it's also very useful to have an OL that can play every position but center.
Edmond Robinson was waived. That one sort of bothers me despite having tremendous depth at OLB. Supposedly Miami showed some interest in trading for Kentrell Brothers as well and we could have possibly gotten something for waiving him instead. Or we could have just waived Avante Collins and one of Wright/Coley/Adams and kept either Boone or Clemmings and Edmond and Kentrell.
Other than that the cuts went as I thought mostly but I had some question marks as to whether after trading for Brock we would keep Sherrels and Newman or perhaps even cut Harris or Exum to make room in the secondary. But apparently Sherrels is uncutable and Newman has the fountain of youth and can still play with kids almost halfway his age.
These are the roster moves officially posted prior to Bucky Hodges waive/injury designation.
http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/V ... 3becee4af2