The Minnesota Vikings were contacted by the NFL league office and told to include defensive end Everson Griffen on the team’s injury report after not being listed on Wednesday, according to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Griffen returned to the Vikings this week after a month-long leave of absence from the team to address mental health related issues following an incident at a Minneapolis hotel.
It has yet to be determined whether Griffen will play this week for the Vikings. He was not listed on the team’s practice report on Wednesday, but was added to the report on Thursday after fully participating with a non-injury related designation. That designation was also retroactively applied to his Wednesday status as well.
Pondering Her Percy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:05 am
Just boarded the plane to Minnesota boys! We’ll be at the wolves game tonight, Wild game tomorrow and Vikes game Sunday night! Let me know if any of you will be around!
I think he's going to do well no matter who we put there. Honestly? I'd like to put Remmers there for two reasons. One, he's simply not a very good guard and two, I think his play at RT is better than Hill. But that won't happen. So I guess O'Neill to see how he fares.
Actually, Rashod Hill has been pretty good in protection. He's allowed 2 or fewer hurries in 4 of the Vikings 7 games. Also, Hill played last year against Cameron Jordan in the Divisional Game and held him without a sack, although Jordan did have 7 hurries. Hill's experience against Jordan may give him the nod.
No matter what, whoever lines up at RT is going to have his hands full with Cameron Jordan.
I had forgotten he played against Jordan in the Divisional, good point. I'd be pretty surprised if it's not Hill (assuming Reiff plays) as he seems to have won the job in the offseason.
Pondering Her Percy wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:05 am
Just boarded the plane to Minnesota boys! We’ll be at the wolves game tonight, Wild game tomorrow and Vikes game Sunday night! Let me know if any of you will be around!
halfgiz wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:55 pm
They just added Storm Norton to the roster so I would think Reiff is a no go. He is listed as OT, but didn't he play guard too?
He's mostly a tackle, but I'm sure in a pinch he could play guard just as horribly.
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” --- Bill Shankly
This will be a harsh test to the defense. The Saints will draw up a lot of mismatches and the D, especially the LBs, have to step up.
The o-line needs to just give Kirk time and if a run game can be established, it'll be easy to control the game.
dead_poet wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:13 am
Rhodes is expected to play today, per Rapoport. I'm shocked. How effective will he be?
I don't believe they'd play him unless he was close to 100%. The Vikings just don't seem to put players out there at reduced capacity. Also, the Saints are too good to have a corner hobbling around.
J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:18 pm
I don't believe they'd play him unless he was close to 100%. The Vikings just don't seem to put players out there at reduced capacity.
*coughcoughSamBradfordcoughcough*
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.” --- Bill Shankly