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Keldy Ortiz/ NorthJersey.com Things are getting a bit better It’s pick time again, folks! The guys that contribute to your favorite Minnesota Vikings website are back with their picks for Week 7 of the 2021 NFL season. . .a week in which we get to pretty much sit back and relax as the purple will not be taking the field. We had a pretty solid showing last week, as … [Read more...] about Daily Norseman Staff NFL Picks, Week 7

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images No game for the purple, but there’s still a lot happening We all know that the Minnesota Vikings aren’t playing this week, but that doesn’t mean that the NFL comes to a halt. To the contrary, there’s going to be a lot of great NFL action for everyone to keep an eye on this Sunday afternoon. That can only mean one thing. Yes, it’s time for our … [Read more...] about Week 7 (Vikings Bye Week) NFL Discussion

Photo credit should read CRAIG LASSIG/AFP via Getty Images Weekend Open Thread Good Morning! I generally dislike the early bye week for our favorite team, but it seemed to work in their favor as they’ll be able to get some guys back from IR and take care of the knicks and nagging injuries. I did hunt last week, had a very successful season so far, I’ll go back in a … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings News and Links: October 23rd and 24th, 2021

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports The Vikings’ WR3 was there all along One of the more intriguing storylines leading up to the start of the 2021 season for the Minnesota Vikings was who would fill the role of the team’s third wide receiver. This role took on much greater importance after the injury to tight end Irv Smith Jr., who many people (myself included) were expecting … [Read more...] about I slept on K.J. Osborn, and I was wrong to do so

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images And we apologize for the delay After a delay that was longer than it should have been, we are back with the results of our SB Nation Reacts surveys for the 2021 season. My apologies for not having these posted, but we’ll get through what we’ve had for results every week leading up to now and will continue to have the results each … [Read more...] about SB Nation Reacts: The roller coaster is back!

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The veteran is heading west One year ago today, the Minnesota Vikings sent defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Baltimore Ravens for a third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Today, during their bye week, they’ve traded another defensive end to the AFC. The return isn’t quite as large. Per numerous reports, the Vikings are sending … [Read more...] about Vikings trading Stephen Weatherly to Broncos for seventh-round pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Friday Open Thread Good Morning! This is your Friday Open Thread, after thinking way too hard about my survivor pool pick I went ahead and went with the Rams this week, you should probably not follow my choice. Around the DN since our last open thread: Catching up on the Vikings’ good works in the Twin Cities. Vikings news from … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Oh, you know why this is here Ordinarily, we don’t do a lot of Open Threads for regular season games that don't involve the Minnesota Vikings. However, given the circumstances of tonight’s game and the fact that Vikings fans will probably have a lot of interest in it, we’ll make an exception. Tonight’s game on the NFL Network features … [Read more...] about Thursday Night Football: Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images He won’t be back after all, it appears For the past couple of seasons, running back Ameer Abdullah has provided the Minnesota Vikings with solid play as both a kickoff returner and a running back. With the team activating rookie Kene Nwangwu on Tuesday and releasing him to make room, it appears that the veteran will be taking his services … [Read more...] about Report: Ameer Abdullah to sign with Carolina Panthers