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Minnesota Vikings Struggle in the Two Minute Defense
September 18th, 2012 at 2:55 PM
The Minnesota Vikings were victims of a late drive down the field in the last week's game against the Indianapolis Colts as they fell 23-20. The first two weeks have shown some of the strengths of the Vikings, and some of the weaknesses, and the main weakness is their two...
Minnesota Vikings Announce Final 53 Man Roster
September 1st, 2012 at 1:45 PM
The Minnesota Vikings announced their 53 man roster yesterday as they prepare for their season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 9. Some notable cuts are veterans cornerback Chris Carr and quarterback Sage Rosenfels.
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Now that the Vikings have finally gotten their roster to the legal limit to open the...
Minnesota Vikings Looking for Nickle Cornerback
August 28th, 2012 at 6:16 PM
The Minnesota Vikings are getting closer and closer to the beginning of the regular season and their date with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 9. However, they still need to select who will be their nickleback, or third string cornerback.
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As of right now, the two starting cornerbacks are Chris Cook...
Exploring Minnesota Vikings’ Second Round NFL Draft Possibilities
April 16th, 2012 at 2:24 PM
There's a tendency among draft analysts to focus most, if not all, of their energy this time of year on the first round and the prospects that are likely to be chosen in the early stages of the annual event. While first round picks are obviously extremely important in the...
Minnesota Vikings Draft Zone: a Look at the Cornerback Class of 2012
April 9th, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Minnesota Vikings fans watched painfully as week after week their secondary got scorched by opposing quarterbacks in outrageous fashion. By season's end, the Vikings' defense had allowed the second-highest passer rating to opposing quarterbacks in the history of the game (107.1). Stalwart Antoine Winfield spent as much time on the...
Minnesota Vikings Continue Upgrading Their Porous Secondary with Chris Carr
April 5th, 2012 at 12:53 PM
After a slow start to free agency that left a lot of fans scratching their heads, the Minnesota Vikings have now added two starting caliber cornerbacks to the roster in less than a week. Last week, the Vikings stayed in the NFC North by grabbing former Chicago Bears corner Zackary...
Minnesota Vikings Keeping Busy During Free Agency and Look Ahead to Draft
March 26th, 2012 at 11:00 PM
***PHOTO1***As the free agency period rolls on, the Vikings are picking up players where they need them. Earlier yesterday, the team found a much needed cornerback, veteran Zack Bowman, and signed him to a one year deal. With other cornerbacks like Antoine Winfield and Chris Cook sidelined last season, Minnesota...
Minnesota Vikings Get More Secondary Help by Signing CB Nicholas Taylor
March 16th, 2012 at 3:01 PM
The Minnesota Vikings have signed a young, speedy cornerback. I know what you're thinking. Cortland Finnegan signed with the Rams, Brandon Carr signed with the Cowboys and Carlos Rogers stayed with the 49ers, so who could it be that the Vikes brought in? That would be Nicholas Taylor.
Don't feel bad....
Does Chris Cook’s Acquittal Change the Free Agency/Draft Plan for the Minnesota Vikings?
March 16th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
Not guilty on all charges. Music to the ears of cornerback Chris Cook and the Minnesota Vikings. In a time when football players are being accused of one crime or another seemingly every few hours, it's refreshing to see a happy ending for one of the Vikings' bright young stars....
With John Carlson in the Fold, What’s the Next Move for the Minnesota Vikings?
March 15th, 2012 at 1:19 PM
The Minnesota Vikings, with more than $23 million worth of cap space available, have been rather quiet on the free agent market so far. They doled out $25 million over five years for a new weapon at tight end in John Carlson and re-signed a couple of their own reserves,...
Brandon Carr Vs. Cortland Finnegan: Which Cornerback Will the Minnesota Vikings Target in Free Agency?
March 8th, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Without a doubt, cornerback is the Minnesota Vikings' biggest offseason need. After all, Benny Sapp and Asher Allen are free agents (and comically bad), Cedric Griffin is bound for the unemployment line, Chris Cook may be doing push-ups in the yard of a penitentiary before working out with teammates at...
Minnesota Vikings’ Potential Dark Horse Candidates for Third Pick in NFL Draft
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:57 PM
To this point, nearly all mock drafts (including Mel Kiper's) have the Minnesota Vikings selecting one of two prospects: USC left tackle Matt Kalil, Iowa left tackle Riley Reiff or Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon. But every year, there is at least one (if not more) players who shock everyone...
Minnesota Vikings Showing Interest in Just-Released Stanford Routt
February 11th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Now that the season is officially over for the Minnesota Vikings and the 31 other teams in the NFL, preparations for the 2012 season have begun and the dominoes are already beginning to fall. The first cap-casualty? That would be the Oakland Raiders' release of cornerback Stanford Routt. And reports...
The Future of the Position: a Look at the Minnesota Vikings Cornerbacks
February 7th, 2012 at 4:18 PM
To understand just how poor a state the cornerback position is in for the Minnesota Vikings, you need to understand the cornerback position and how it's played in different defensive schemes. On a scale from least difficult (1) to least difficult (10), cornerback in the Vikings' Tampa-2 defense is a...
Minnesota Vikings’ Third Overall Pick Getting More Valuable by the Day
January 12th, 2012 at 12:23 PM
When LSU junior cornerback Morris Claiborne announced his intentions to enter April's NFL Draft earlier today, Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman and head coach Leslie Frazier must have been doing cartwheels. Not only does that give them a viable corner to draft with the third overall pick, it also increases...
The Golden Pigtails: Minnesota Vikings Post-Season Awards (Part Three)
January 6th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Welcome, Minnesota Vikings fans to the third and final installment of this year's Golden Pigtails Awards. We've spent the last couple days recognizing the achievements and follies of the Vikings 2011 season. We've got just three awards left to give out, including the big one - the most valuable player...
The Golden Pigtails: Minnesota Vikings Post-Season Awards (Part One)
January 4th, 2012 at 7:02 PM
Welcome, everyone, to the inaugural Minnesota Vikings post-season awards ceremony where several lucky (and unlucky) Vikings will be recognized for their achievements and blunders in the 2011-12 NFL season with the prestigious Golden Pigtails awards.
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As you all well know, the 2011 season didn't quite go as planned for the Purple...
If the Minnesota Vikings Personnel Doesn’t Work for a Tampa-2 System, What Will It Work For?
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:54 PM
With the season long over, all of the talk surrounding the Minnesota Vikings has to do with their future: where the future stadium will be built (if at all), who they'll take with their top-three pick in April's draft, and what is going to happen with the disaster the coaches...
Minnesota Vikings CB Cedric Griffin’s Demise: Indisposed or Insubordinate?
December 21st, 2011 at 12:48 PM
While Drew Brees was having a field day against the Minnesota Vikings secondary on Sunday, compiling a QB rating of 149.2 (32/40, 412 passing yds. 5 TDs, 0 INTs) in what was surprisingly just the eighth-best single game of his career, cornerback Cedric Griffin spent the entirety of the game...