Vikings

The No. 1-seeded Green Bay Packers are still coming to terms with their stunning Divisional Playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but that still hasn’t stopped the Twitter birds from chirping. Minnesota Vikings fans obviously weren’t sad to see the Packers go down at Lambeau Field. What’s the point of a divisional rivalry if fans from both teams can’t poke a little fun at … [Read more...] about Best Twitter reactions to Packers loss with a Vikings twist

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Source: Jim Caldwell Thus far, the Minnesota Vikings have interviewed seven candidates for their vacant head coaching position. On Friday, reports had surfaced that another candidate turned down a request from the purple to interview for the job, but it turns out that wasn’t true. The report was that former Detroit Lions’ head coach Jim … [Read more...] about No, Jim Caldwell didn’t turn down an interview with the Vikings

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Cheers! The weekend is here. Get your grill on and enjoy your beverages of choice! We get to watch playoff football! Too bad our team STINKS! But, if it weren’t for this or for that we coulda been a contenda! One side says let’s keep as much of it together (I believe the owners are on this side) because we are so close. The other side … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Saturday January 22, 2022

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Competition for his services, it appears UPDATE: According to Tom Pelissero, the Bears have three finalists for their GM position. In addition to interviewing Poles on Tuesday, they will spend Monday interviewing two candidates: Morocco Brown, the Indianapolis Colts’ Director of College Scouting, and Omar Khan, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ … [Read more...] about Bears to interview Ryan Poles for their GM position

GM finalists, head coach candidates, offensive coordinators, and cornerbacks. We don’t need those, right? Your Minnesota Vikings have narrowed the general manager search down to 2 finalists. Ryan Poles and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah will come to town Tuesday and Wednesday for the in-person and on-site final interviews, and afterward for wine and dining. The Head coach interviews … [Read more...] about Two Old Bloggers – Finalists for GM, Not for HC

Photo by Kevin Langley/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Packer lost! The Bengals got by the Titans even though Burrow was sacked 9 times. I kept yelling throw the ball away and he kept taking sacks. A couple of times he was in field goal range too. Good thing they won or that would have been a talking point for sure. But he played it safe and they got the win in a … [Read more...] about Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Sunday January 23, 2022

And you can join the show! The season might be over for the Minnesota Vikings, but since we had so damn much fun doing the two live watch-alongs that we did during the regular season that it’s been decided that we’re doing one for the playoffs, too. Yes, yours truly will once again be joining Drew and Ted for the always aptly-named Vikings Report with Drew and Ted, and we’ll be … [Read more...] about We’re doing a live watch-along for Sunday’s late game

There were rumblings this week that former NFL head coach Jim Caldwell declined interviews with the Vikings and Raiders regarding their head coaching vacancies. However, Caldwell took to Twitter this morning to deny those rumors. “I would like to correct an erroneous report that I turned down opportunities to interview for the head coaching job with Minnesota and Las Vegas,” … [Read more...] about Jim Caldwell Says He Didn’t Decline Vikings, Raiders Interviews

Ryan Poles is getting a second interview in Chicago. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports (via Twitter) that the Chiefs’ executive director of player personnel has been asked to interview a second time for the Bears GM job. Poles is already a finalist for the Vikings GM job. He will meet with the Bears on Tuesday and the Vikings on Wednesday, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero (via … [Read more...] about Bears Request Second GM Interview With Ryan Poles