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Same old, same old. The only height measurements that you can trust are from the NFL Scouting Combine, or possibly a pro day if the measurement was done by an NFL scout.
@seankjensen: Leslie Frazier on WLB battle: "As we speak today, Marvin is our starter." Frazier complimented Bishop though.
Lol.dead_poet wrote:Hmm.
@Andrew_Krammer: FB Zach Line listed as the #Vikings starter on their depth chart.
Bishop earned the spot in my eyes. Frazier's "As we speak today" does seem to indicate that things might very well change between now and Sunday. Bishop really shined in the TN game especially.HardcoreVikesFan wrote: Lol.
Marvin Mitchell is a good back up, but he doesn't have the physicality to be a full time starter. If Mitchell was such a great player, why even bother signing Desmond Bishop in the first place?
I really question the personnel decisions this team makes at times.
The Breeze wrote:I think Bishop still has a bit more to prove in terms of understanding where to be in this particular defense also. He is learning a new system and was limited in camp due to the groin injury, plus was out for an entire season.
I don't see how rushing him into the starting role will benefit anything.
I didn't see the last game. But I thought he looked pretty good against the Niners compared to looking somewhat slow and lost in his first action.Texas Vike wrote:
Were you able to see the TN game? I ask b/c I know you're out of the viewing area like me. I caught it and thought that Bishop stood out as a real force. He had two tackles for losses in the first 6 minutes. I don't think I've ever seen Marvin Mitchell do anything that stood out in his whole career. The only hesitation I can see the coaches having would be for the reasons you mention: 1. is he fully over his injury? 2. does he have a firm enough of a handle on the schemes?
How would that work? The Vikings don't platoon or rotate their linebackers. Once you give Mitchell the starting job, I don't see how you can sit him in favor of Bishop unless he really screws up. Where does Bishop get his reps?The Breeze wrote:If it were up to me, I'd gradually increase his reps and push him to get his assignments down to where he is not having to think much out there. I would imagine that part wouldn't take long for him. He has already been in the oppnents backfield several times in the last two games.
Unless Mitchell is proving to be a significant liability.....keeping Bishop's reps down until after the bye week is fine by me, since the bye is so early anyway.
Who knows for sure with the injury he had? Maybe he'll start week 2.
Recall a similar scenario last season with Fusco/Schwartz.Eli wrote: How would that work? The Vikings don't platoon or rotate their linebackers. Once you give Mitchell the starting job, I don't see how you can sit him in favor of Bishop unless he really screws up. Where does Bishop get his reps?
It's not like it's in the linebackers' contracts that they can't be rotated in and out of the game. If they want to give Bishop some reps, all they have to do is give them to him. They could play him for a series or two and build from there if they like what they see.Eli wrote:How would that work? The Vikings don't platoon or rotate their linebackers. Once you give Mitchell the starting job, I don't see how you can sit him in favor of Bishop unless he really screws up. Where does Bishop get his reps?
Which was very odd and tantamount to a vote of no-confidence for both of them. Schwartz' reaction to that scenario was to tell the Vikings to take a flying leap when they expressed a desire to re-sign him in the offseason.dead_poet wrote: Recall a similar scenario last season with Fusco/Schwartz.
They would have to platoon them in order for Bishop to get reps. I just said if it was up to me, that's how I would do it. I have no idea what the plan is for Bishop as far as Fraizer is concerned. I consider him the better player....the rest is purely speculation.Eli wrote: How would that work? The Vikings don't platoon or rotate their linebackers. Once you give Mitchell the starting job, I don't see how you can sit him in favor of Bishop unless he really screws up. Where does Bishop get his reps?
That guy was like a missile in that last preseason game.80 PurplePride 84 wrote:Darius Eubanks signed to the Browns' Practice Squad.
