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Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:04 pm
by dead_poet
Drat. I always had high hopes for Love. I liked what I saw in him in limited action.
DeMarcus Love - T - Free Agent
Vikings waived G/T DeMarcus Love.
Love came off a four-game PED suspension on Tuesday, but the Vikes are moving on. Injuries have prevented the 2011 sixth-round pick from ever appearing in a game.
Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:08 pm
by Eli
I was wondering what they were going to do with Love after he served his suspension, especially after picking up J'Marcus Webb.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 2:55 pm
by dead_poet
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:31 pm
by King James
Yeah Ponder is done. I watch this and Frazier's press conference. He's putting Cassel against Ponder for the starting spot this upcoming Sunday. Freeman will probably be in the mix next week when he catches up to speed. Looks like Frazier and company finally woke up.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:36 pm
by mondry
You know it's bad when it comes to "I'm a man of faith and god has his plan for me." No disrespect to those that are religious here but unless he's praying to the Frazier and Spielman gods I think he's screwed.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:43 pm
by Mothman
Video of Frazier's latest Q&A, which consists primarily of questions about QB:
http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/vide ... 9e7783b78d
At the moment, they're saying Ponder is still their starter when healthy.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:07 pm
by Just Me
mondry wrote:You know it's bad when it comes to "I'm a man of faith and god has his plan for me." No disrespect to those that are religious here but unless he's praying to the Frazier and Spielman gods I think he's screwed.
I think he's referring to the fact that he believes God holds his future (whether or not that is a QB for the Vikings) and so he's not going to worry about it (my paraphrase).
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:57 pm
by Texas Vike
Do you buy it, Jim? This whole situation is going to fuel tons of speculation on the board, of course. But, WTH, that's half the fun, right?
He also said it was "on the table" that Freeman would be in the mix (considered) as a starter not for this Sunday, but next Sunday.
His line "Christian is a professional" is an interesting one.
My bet? Cassel plays vs. Carolina b/c Ponder's ribs are too sore. Freeman starts vs. Giants and thereafter so long as he plays well. If he looks terrible, they'll put in CP if he's healthy and Cassel if not.
What happens if Cassel absolutely lights it up this weekend?
This is all going to be very, very interesting.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:22 pm
by mondry
Texas Vike wrote:
Do you buy it, Jim? This whole situation is going to fuel tons of speculation on the board, of course. But, WTH, that's half the fun, right?
He also said it was "on the table" that Freeman would be in the mix (considered) as a starter not for this Sunday, but next Sunday.
His line "Christian is a professional" is an interesting one.
My bet? Cassel plays vs. Carolina b/c Ponder's ribs are too sore. Freeman starts vs. Giants and thereafter so long as he plays well. If he looks terrible, they'll put in CP if he's healthy and Cassel if not.
What happens if Cassel absolutely lights it up this weekend?
This is all going to be very, very interesting.
If Cassel lights it up you gotta ride the hot hand until it's not hot anymore hehe.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:43 pm
by Mothman
Texas Vike wrote:Do you buy it, Jim? This whole situation is going to fuel tons of speculation on the board, of course. But, WTH, that's half the fun, right?
Right!
I don't know if I buy it. They've invested a great deal of time and effort into Ponder so I doubt they're eager to just give up on him. They could be thinking anything from "it's time to move on" to "maybe he'd benefit from some time on the bench, out of the spotlight" to "Let's give him one more shot and see if the pressure of having Freeman behind him on the roster brings out the best in him". I guess only the Vikes know for sure.
He also said it was "on the table" that Freeman would be in the mix (considered) as a starter not for this Sunday, but next Sunday.
His line "Christian is a professional" is an interesting one.
My bet? Cassel plays vs. Carolina b/c Ponder's ribs are too sore. Freeman starts vs. Giants and thereafter so long as he plays well. If he looks terrible, they'll put in CP if he's healthy and Cassel if not.
What happens if Cassel absolutely lights it up this weekend?
This is all going to be very, very interesting.
You can say that again. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens!
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:01 pm
by dead_poet
#Vikings player told me Matt Cassel was running with the ones in walkthrough today. Remember, Christian Ponder still dealing with rib injury
Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 12:19 pm
by NextQuestion
Very obvious that Cassel is the man this week.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 1:57 pm
by dead_poet
Ron Rivera says #Panthers are going in assuming Cassel will start Sunday. Says too many plays that expose QB with rib injury to risk it.
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:41 am
by dead_poet
Rookie LB Michael Mauti still getting reps on punt/PR teams with Ellison back in. #Vikings
Re: 2013 Practice/Notes thread
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:42 pm
by dead_poet
Vikings WR Greg Childs told me he's getting closer to coming back from bilateral patellar tendon tear 14.5 months ago. No timeline yet.