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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Kaare Vedvik goes 5 of 7 during field goal periods today, all with Matt Wile holding. Missed from 50 and 59; too short. #Vikings (Andrew Krammer on Twitter)

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Maybe Zim should realize the potential in Sloter, and give him a lot more playing time, and see if he can get those things up to speed, while maintaining or improving the rest of his game.

I WAS inpressed with some of Mannion's throws, just didn't like his accuracy on the deeper throws.

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

This is huge. (no pun intended)

Linval Joseph got in a full practice with the #Vikings today for the first time this summer per multiple reports (Adam Patrick on Twitter)

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RE: Sloter

I salivate over his play in a vanilla offense against 3rd teamers also.

I disagree with most in here about why he is stuck behind Mannion: I doubt it is knuckle-headed coaching myopia, its probably Sloter's fault ... for not being able to improve his mental grasp of the position and offense (to catch up with physical tools). Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

The team obviously likes the way he can throw a football / his physical skillset - a lot - we have invested quite a bit for a developmental project. Until he shows can orchestrate a fuller version of the offense, not sure he'll get a chance to prove himself against the twos or ones.

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Chris Tomasson
‏ @christomasson
3h3 hours ago
Fox analyst Charles Davis on Kyle Sloter: “I like him a lot in what he does but unless you see him working against 1st-string guys it’s hard to evaluate But he’s out there performing I think he plays with a lot of confidence I think he wants to compete for the job of.. No. 2 guy"

Chris Tomasson
‏ @christomasson
3h3 hours ago
#Vikings coach Mike Zimmer on Kyle Sloter 1/2: “I don’t know that you guys know all the little details about everything you see. You just see how he goes and does the games. He’s got to get a lot better in a lot of the other parts of being a quarterback. Making the right checks..

Chris Tomasson
‏ @christomasson
3h3 hours ago
#Vikings Mike Zimmer on Kyle Sloter 2/2: "Getting the people in the right formation, making sure the motion's there. Not missing the time clock when it’s eight yards in front of you. There’s a lot of things that he has to get better at if he wants to be the backup quarterback.’’

Chris Tomasson
‏ @christomasson
3h3 hours ago
Without fully saying so, #Vikings coach Mike Zimmer pretty said that Sean Mannion (barring injury) will be his backup quarterback. He's not getting caught up in Kyle Sloter preseason stats against third-teamers.

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Its amazing Sloter finds his way to practice every day...

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Its amazing Sloter finds his way to practice every day...

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kurt bilben

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

Maybe Sloter determines the only version of offense he can handle, which is third team.

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kurt bilben

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

Maybe Sloter determines the only version of offense he can handle, which is third team.

Been a ton of quotes from Sloatgoat, coaches, articles posted regarding what is going on. Plenty of commentary on here from all sides.

My last comment and then I'll leave it alone. If everything that Sloatgoat is doing or not doing in practice is so detrimental, why not give him some reps in preseason with some higher competition? Siemian looked awful last year and Mannion has ZERO ceiling. Higher competition would expose any flaws.

I remember another guy that had a bad rep about practice. He was traded from ATL to GB for a second.

But that's just my opinion and now I'm done.

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kurt bilben

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

Maybe Sloter determines the only version of offense he can handle, which is third team.

Been a ton of quotes from Sloatgoat, coaches, articles posted regarding what is going on. Plenty of commentary on here from all sides.

My last comment and then I'll leave it alone. If everything that Sloatgoat is doing or not doing in practice is so detrimental, why not give him some reps in preseason with some higher competition? Siemian looked awful last year and Mannion has ZERO ceiling. Higher competition would expose any flaws.

I remember another guy that had a bad rep about practice. He was traded from ATL to GB for a second.

But that's just my opinion and now I'm done.

I've been thinking the same thing.

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

It sounds like Jones has graded out well and Elflein has not. Perhaps Jones should start in his place. Elflein may just have had a really bad matchup vs the Seahawks, too. That happens. I want to see one more game and I'll be watching Elflein.

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

It sounds like Jones has graded out well and Elflein has not. Perhaps Jones should start in his place. Elflein may just have had a really bad matchup vs the Seahawks, too. That happens. I want to see one more game and I'll be watching Elflein.

Must not be a good practice player.

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

More confirmation that Bradbury is good.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/baldys-breakdowns/0ap3000001042860/Analyzing-Vikings-rookie-center-Garrett-Bradbury-Baldy-s-Breakdowns

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kurt bilben

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

Maybe Sloter determines the only version of offense he can handle, which is third team.

Been a ton of quotes from Sloatgoat, coaches, articles posted regarding what is going on. Plenty of commentary on here from all sides.

My last comment and then I'll leave it alone. If everything that Sloatgoat is doing or not doing in practice is so detrimental, why not give him some reps in preseason with some higher competition? Siemian looked awful last year and Mannion has ZERO ceiling. Higher competition would expose any flaws.

I remember another guy that had a bad rep about practice. He was traded from ATL to GB for a second.

But that's just my opinion and now I'm done.

I've been thinking the same thing.

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ORIGINAL: beo

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kurt bilben

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

Maybe Sloter determines the only version of offense he can handle, which is third team.

Been a ton of quotes from Sloatgoat, coaches, articles posted regarding what is going on. Plenty of commentary on here from all sides.

My last comment and then I'll leave it alone. If everything that Sloatgoat is doing or not doing in practice is so detrimental, why not give him some reps in preseason with some higher competition? Siemian looked awful last year and Mannion has ZERO ceiling. Higher competition would expose any flaws.

I remember another guy that had a bad rep about practice. He was traded from ATL to GB for a second.

But that's just my opinion and now I'm done.

I've been thinking the same thing.

This regime is just soooo conservative about playing young offensive guys...
I already mentioned Diggs.
They were starting Hill over O'Neil before injury.
In my opinion they probably should have been playing Brett Jones over Elfein last year.
Troubling.

PUT THE BEST TALENT ON THE FIELD!

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ORIGINAL: beo

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: kurt bilben

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

RE: Sloter

Maybe he can only operate a vanilla / schoolyard offense (which most likely won't work against nfl defenses).

Perhaps Sloter should apologize for looking like he does all those things wrong yet consistently moves the only version of offense Zimmer and crew give him down the field literally every single game.

I can only imagine if Sloter had a 5-10 outing, or gawd forbid an actual interception, Zim prolly waives him last year.

Maybe Sloter determines the only version of offense he can handle, which is third team.

Been a ton of quotes from Sloatgoat, coaches, articles posted regarding what is going on. Plenty of commentary on here from all sides.

My last comment and then I'll leave it alone. If everything that Sloatgoat is doing or not doing in practice is so detrimental, why not give him some reps in preseason with some higher competition? Siemian looked awful last year and Mannion has ZERO ceiling. Higher competition would expose any flaws.

I remember another guy that had a bad rep about practice. He was traded from ATL to GB for a second.

But that's just my opinion and now I'm done.

I've been thinking the same thing.

This regime is just soooo conservative about playing young offensive guys...
I already mentioned Diggs.
They were starting Hill over O'Neil before injury.
In my opinion they probably should have been playing Brett Jones over Elfein last year.
Troubling.

PUT THE BEST TALENT ON THE FIELD!