Vikings

Minnesota lost some key contributors this offseason, but certain fans and analysts still think the Vikings have the pieces in place to be successful. One of those analysts is Brian Billick, an NFL coach who most notably was at the helm for the Ravens’ Super Bowl victory in 2001. Here’s what Billick said about the Vikings on NFL Network: “In the NFC, there’s eight, nine, 10 … [Read more...] about Former NFL coach Brian Billick: Vikings are clearly a team with championship-caliber potential

Minnesota got a lot younger this offseason, but the team still retained veterans who are among the best in the league. At least, according to NFL.com, they are. NFL.com recently ranked the best 30 NFL players over 30, and the Vikings had two players crack the list: Kirk Cousins and Harrison Smith. Cousins ranked 24th on the list. Here’s what the outlet said about the Vikings … [Read more...] about See where Vikings Harrison Smith, Kirk Cousins rank on NFL.com's 30 best players over 30

Running back Tony Brooks-James plays a position that has an abundance of talent on the Vikings roster. The Vikings have Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, Mike Boone and Ameer Abdullah all at the same position.  That can make it hard for a player like Brooks-James to make the team. It would have been interesting to see if Brooks-James could still do it with all the obstacles in … [Read more...] about Vikings waive RB Tony Brooks-James, announce LB Quentin Poling signing

The Vikings announced Saturday that they have signed linebacker Quentin Poling while waiving running back Tony Brooks-James. By releasing Brooks-James, who appeared in three games for the Steelers last season, the Vikings have four running backs on the roster: Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, Mike Boone and Ameer Abdullah. It’s worth noting the Vikings also have fullbacks C.J. … [Read more...] about Vikings have 4 RBs on roster after waiving Tony Brooks-James

Arif and James are back to talk about Rick’s extension, the trade that wasn’t, a little bit of training camp news, and a fantastic mailbag.  And the lottery for the Norse Code Fantasy League is officially open! Sign up to hurt yourself at norsecodepodcast@gmail.com or DM @norsecodedn. *****Download Link Here***** Episode Notes: You can catch Aaron Gleeman’s simulated Twins … [Read more...] about Norse Code Podcast Episode 330: The Trade That Wasn’t

Weekend Open Thread Good Morning! With the announcement that Coral is coming and we’ll have a limited gif library (at least for the time being) I’m going to start dumping gifs from my giphy account that I’ve accumulated over the last....checks calendar....six years. Some of them have a meaning to me or reason why I kept it in my gif library, I’ll provide an explanation as we … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings News and Links: August 8th and 9th, 2020

A total of 67 NFL players opted out of the 2020 season, leaving teams with major roster holes and newly-found cap space. Here’s the rundown of every team’s official cap figure, via ESPN.com’s Field Yates (on Twitter): Cleveland Browns – $40.5MM New England Patriots – $33.4MM Washington Football Team – $30.6MM Denver Broncos – $29.5MM New York Jets – $29.3MM Tennessee Titans – … [Read more...] about 2020 NFL Cap Space, By Team

Which offensive Minnesota Vikings players are on the roster bubble? The Minnesota Vikings have begun this year’s training camp and they have already have had an interesting ride. Some of their players have landed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and their big free-agent signing of the offseason (Michael Pierce) has decided to opt-out this year. Despite […] 5 Vikings offensive … [Read more...] about 5 Vikings offensive players on the bubble entering training camp

Which Minnesota Vikings statistics should be focused on heading into the season? This commentary can be construed as statistics from the upcoming Minnesota Vikings season that will be unsung or potentially overlooked. It’s rather obvious, for instance, if Kirk Cousins throws 50 touchdowns, that’s a pretty important stat. So, this will be less-noticeable stuff. The […] 4 … [Read more...] about 4 important Minnesota Vikings stats to watch for in 2020