quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

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ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

I think just last year.

But, I could be wrong.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

I think just last year.

But, I could be wrong.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

What would you be willing to part with to add this player to our roster?

Definitely not a first. This is a good draft for wide receivers. A team that missed out the receivers they wanted in the first and second rounds, (could it be our team) might be willing to pick him up for a late second or third.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/30/brandin-cooks-could-be-on-the-move-again/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

What would you be willing to part with to add this player to our roster?

Definitely not a first. This is a good draft for wide receivers. A team that missed out the receivers they wanted in the first and second rounds, (could it be our team) might be willing to pick him up for a late second or third.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/30/brandin-cooks-could-be-on-the-move-again/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

Many forget what happened to our team once Griffen went off of the rails after a few games in 2018 or 2017. We paid him his full salary but it help lead to our horrible finish for the season.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Dana Turner

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

What would you be willing to part with to add this player to our roster?

Definitely not a first. This is a good draft for wide receivers. A team that missed out the receivers they wanted in the first and second rounds, (could it be our team) might be willing to pick him up for a late second or third.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/30/brandin-cooks-could-be-on-the-move-again/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1

The offense that we are running isn't going to be featuring the WR's. Yes, they will run the route tree and catch many passes and move the chains, but we simply don't need a guy like Cooks, for those kinds of dollars, to play the roll we need. It'd be great to have the wild pass offense that has four stud receivers, all getting a 1000 yards, but it's simply not in the makeup of this offense. We need a few guys that run crisp routes and catch the ball when it's thrown to them. You have that in AT, Bisi, Sharpe and probably a guy we grab in the 2nd round. The Vikings offense isn't in need of a $15 million dollar receiver. Between our TE's and WR's, the passing portion of the play book is/will be, covered. Get both of the lines figured out and we are in a good place, oh, an a couple CB's

quote:

ORIGINAL: Dana Turner

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

What would you be willing to part with to add this player to our roster?

Definitely not a first. This is a good draft for wide receivers. A team that missed out the receivers they wanted in the first and second rounds, (could it be our team) might be willing to pick him up for a late second or third.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/30/brandin-cooks-could-be-on-the-move-again/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1

The offense that we are running isn't going to be featuring the WR's. Yes, they will run the route tree and catch many passes and move the chains, but we simply don't need a guy like Cooks, for those kinds of dollars, to play the roll we need. It'd be great to have the wild pass offense that has four stud receivers, all getting a 1000 yards, but it's simply not in the makeup of this offense. We need a few guys that run crisp routes and catch the ball when it's thrown to them. You have that in AT, Bisi, Sharpe and probably a guy we grab in the 2nd round. The Vikings offense isn't in need of a $15 million dollar receiver. Between our TE's and WR's, the passing portion of the play book is/will be, covered. Get both of the lines figured out and we are in a good place, oh, an a couple CB's

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

Many forget what happened to our team once Griffen went off of the rails after a few games in 2018 or 2017. We paid him his full salary but it help lead to our horrible finish for the season.

I think you are overstating that a bit, we went 3-2 with him out, 4-5 once he returned. Plus this is 2 years later, and we are more prepared to replace him IMO with Odinbigo hitting his stride.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: thebigo

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

Many forget what happened to our team once Griffen went off of the rails after a few games in 2018 or 2017. We paid him his full salary but it help lead to our horrible finish for the season.

I think you are overstating that a bit, we went 3-2 with him out, 4-5 once he returned. Plus this is 2 years later, and we are more prepared to replace him IMO with Odinbigo hitting his stride.

He's getting to be at the age where a drop off can come and I certainly would prefer he came in as a backup, if he did return. I'm really getting to think strongly that it's better to move on from players sooner than later.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

I think just last year.

But, I could be wrong.

Keely is tall. 6'6" or 6'7". He's added about 20 lbs, hopefully of muscles since he came out of college. He's been a developmental player, but there must be something in him to gather the interest of several NFL teams. We have a good record of identifying diamonds in the rough and polishing them here. He's a long shot, though. He's always been a long shot, but he hasn't given up. You have to give him credit. I like to root for players like that.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

I think just last year.

But, I could be wrong.

Keely is tall. 6'6" or 6'7". He's added about 20 lbs, hopefully of muscles since he came out of college. He's been a developmental player, but there must be something in him to gather the interest of several NFL teams. We have a good record of identifying diamonds in the rough and polishing them here. He's a long shot, though. He's always been a long shot, but he hasn't given up. You have to give him credit. I like to root for players like that.

I agree Bruce....Love players like that. Just have not heard much about his potential, although it has got to be a good sign he stays on, while others "come and go" continueously

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: thebigo

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

Many forget what happened to our team once Griffen went off of the rails after a few games in 2018 or 2017. We paid him his full salary but it help lead to our horrible finish for the season.

I think you are overstating that a bit, we went 3-2 with him out, 4-5 once he returned. Plus this is 2 years later, and we are more prepared to replace him IMO with Odinbigo hitting his stride.

He's getting to be at the age where a drop off can come and I certainly would prefer he came in as a backup, if he did return. I'm really getting to think strongly that it's better to move on from players sooner than later.

We got it right when we transitioned from JA to Griffen. This looks like it might be the right time also.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

I think just last year.

But, I could be wrong.

Keely is tall. 6'6" or 6'7". He's added about 20 lbs, hopefully of muscles since he came out of college. He's been a developmental player, but there must be something in him to gather the interest of several NFL teams. We have a good record of identifying diamonds in the rough and polishing them here. He's a long shot, though. He's always been a long shot, but he hasn't given up. You have to give him credit. I like to root for players like that.

I agree Bruce....Love players like that. Just have not heard much about his potential, although it has got to be a good sign he stays on, while others "come and go" continueously

I've never seen one of the XFL games. but that would be one of the appeals- to watch players who love the game and are hungry to make it to the big league. Baseball minor leagues must be like that.

At the end of the pre-season I always sweat out about who makes the final roster spots. Maybe I shouldn't care about them so much because largely they don't impact the wins and losses, but I take interest in those players. Last year I was especially interested in Davion Davis, the wide receiver out of Sam Houston State. He hardly even had a chance to play in the pre-season, but still I took interest in him and rooted for him when he finally got into a game. I was happy when he made the practice squad.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Dana Turner

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

What would you be willing to part with to add this player to our roster?

Definitely not a first. This is a good draft for wide receivers. A team that missed out the receivers they wanted in the first and second rounds, (could it be our team) might be willing to pick him up for a late second or third.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/30/brandin-cooks-could-be-on-the-move-again/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1

The offense that we are running isn't going to be featuring the WR's. Yes, they will run the route tree and catch many passes and move the chains, but we simply don't need a guy like Cooks, for those kinds of dollars, to play the roll we need. It'd be great to have the wild pass offense that has four stud receivers, all getting a 1000 yards, but it's simply not in the makeup of this offense. We need a few guys that run crisp routes and catch the ball when it's thrown to them. You have that in AT, Bisi, Sharpe and probably a guy we grab in the 2nd round. The Vikings offense isn't in need of a $15 million dollar receiver. Between our TE's and WR's, the passing portion of the play book is/will be, covered. Get both of the lines figured out and we are in a good place, oh, an a couple CB's

In some ways it might be harder to defend us if we utilize all our options more than other teams. Of course having a good running game will help our passing game, too.

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

Many forget what happened to our team once Griffen went off of the rails after a few games in 2018 or 2017. We paid him his full salary but it help lead to our horrible finish for the season.

I think you are overstating that a bit, we went 3-2 with him out, 4-5 once he returned. Plus this is 2 years later, and we are more prepared to replace him IMO with Odinbigo hitting his stride.

quote:

ORIGINAL: David F.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: thebigo

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

quote:

ORIGINAL: bstinger

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Griffen still has not signed on with anyone so I'm thinking there is still a chance he may come back, but apparently we have options.

https://www.skornorth.com/vikings-2/2020/03/vikings-have-free-agent-options-to-replace-griffen-with-veteran-rusher/

When you say goodbye to the fans you are closing that door.

Ever played Beer Pong? Some dudes have a magnificent talent for plucking the ball right out of cup as it circles its way down. Although I didnt and still dont like the Barr resigning, you have to give Spielman credit for snatching Barr as he circled the Jets cup.

Yes Barr changed his mind and Griff seems to have moved on but you never know when those greasy deux ex machina GM fingers are coming to pluck you ... just when you thought you had gotten away.

Many forget what happened to our team once Griffen went off of the rails after a few games in 2018 or 2017. We paid him his full salary but it help lead to our horrible finish for the season.

I think you are overstating that a bit, we went 3-2 with him out, 4-5 once he returned. Plus this is 2 years later, and we are more prepared to replace him IMO with Odinbigo hitting his stride.

He's getting to be at the age where a drop off can come and I certainly would prefer he came in as a backup, if he did return. I'm really getting to think strongly that it's better to move on from players sooner than later.

We got it right when we transitioned from JA to Griffen. This looks like it might be the right time also.

We kept JA one year too many

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

The Chronicle-Telegram's Scott Petrak believes free agent Everson Griffen is on the Browns' radar.
This isn't surprising given the connections to the Browns' coaching staff. Griffen was with Kevin Stefanski and DC Joe Woods for multiple seasons in Minnesota. The Browns can save $5 million from releasing Olivier Vernon and have been linked to pass rushers to book end with Myles Garrett. After opting out of his Vikings contract, Griffen may have to settle for one-year offers.

RELATED: Cleveland Browns
SOURCE: Chronicle-Telegram
Mar 30, 2020, 3:32 PM ET

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ORIGINAL: beo

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hats4Bats

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Bowers?

With the Patriots

Thank you. I was wondering about him. I liked him. I guess his replacement is this guy. He is our other guy for a cheap contract at DE.

https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/player/39875/

Also, Stacy Keely

Hasn't Keely been on the practice squad like forever? What do the coaches see in him? Curious?

I think just last year.

But, I could be wrong.

Keely is tall. 6'6" or 6'7". He's added about 20 lbs, hopefully of muscles since he came out of college. He's been a developmental player, but there must be something in him to gather the interest of several NFL teams. We have a good record of identifying diamonds in the rough and polishing them here. He's a long shot, though. He's always been a long shot, but he hasn't given up. You have to give him credit. I like to root for players like that.

I agree Bruce....Love players like that. Just have not heard much about his potential, although it has got to be a good sign he stays on, while others "come and go" continueously

I've never seen one of the XFL games. but that would be one of the appeals- to watch players who love the game and are hungry to make it to the big league. Baseball minor leagues must be like that.

At the end of the pre-season I always sweat out about who makes the final roster spots. Maybe I shouldn't care about them so much because largely they don't impact the wins and losses, but I take interest in those players. Last year I was especially interested in Davion Davis, the wide receiver out of Sam Houston State. He hardly even had a chance to play in the pre-season, but still I took interest in him and rooted for him when he finally got into a game. I was happy when he made the practice squad.

I'm similar.

I can enjoy a season even when the team is bad IF there are guys on the team you think have talent might develop into something.

I watched some XFL and saw a number of former Vikings... sadly, the XFL QBs were pretty bad and that killed a lot of the enjoyment for me.

On a tangent... someone interviewed Kyle Sloter about his time in MN.
It basically came down to something like he'd get 8 snaps(I don't remember exactly but definitely single digits) a practice as 3rd QB.

How can the NFL not have a better way to develop QBs?!?!??!
It seems like there is a bit of a glut at the moment but how many years did 1/2 the teams lack a legit QB.
It seems insane that a guy is going to make any progress getting basically no reps during the year.
I have to say... one thing Denny Green did was plug in just about any QB and make things work.