Tight end Josh Oliver recently got a pretty impressive contract extension from the Minnesota Vikings, and it may have struck a lot of people as unusual given that he wasn’t particularly productive based on the numbers that we can see. However, there’s a reason that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and company opened the checkbook for him for… Continue reading Josh Oliver Receives High Praise from ESPN
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Vikings Offense Receives Telling Praise
Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports Despite just 19 preseason snaps, Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy might be one of the best-equipped signal-callers from the 2024 draft class. That’s despite playing the least out of all of the top quarterbacks taken, including Spencer Rattler of the New Orleans Saints. McCarthy missed the 2024 season due to… Continue reading Vikings Offense Receives Telling Praise
Former Vikings Quarterback Heaps Praise Onto Arch Rivals’ New Coach
Getty Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback, Kirk Cousins, jogging onto the field ahead of a game against the Green Bay Packers. October 29, 2023. Kirk Cousins is currently stuck in something resembling quarterback limbo, as both he and the Atlanta Falcons try to discern his fate in 2025. After rookie quarterback, Michael Penix Jr. supplanted Cousins… Continue reading Former Vikings Quarterback Heaps Praise Onto Arch Rivals’ New Coach
High praise for MN Vikings leaders Kevin O’Connell, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
In his stead, the Vikings have Jonathan Greenard, Andrew Van Ginkel, Blake Cashman and the Brian Flores Platoon making plays. The platoon is made up of guys you’ve never heard of who Flores, O’Connell’s defensive genius, has tapped and turned loose. And then there’s Dallas Turner, the rookie from Alabama. It was when the Vikings… Continue reading High praise for MN Vikings leaders Kevin O’Connell, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Kevin O’Connell deserving of national praise as Vikings continue to ascend
EAGAN, Minn. — When you study Kevin O’Connell’s career arc, so much about his head-coaching success makes sense. As a backup quarterback in New York, he helped then-Jets starter Mark Sanchez stay calm. As an assistant coach in Cleveland, he garnered the respect of then-Browns veteran Josh McCown. O’Connell shepherded Dwayne Haskins’ college-to-pro transition in… Continue reading Kevin O’Connell deserving of national praise as Vikings continue to ascend
National pundits praise Sam Darnold as ‘clutch’ and the ‘real deal’
Sam Darnold has been clutch when it’s mattered the most this season for the Minnesota Vikings. Over the past two weeks, Darnold has led two game-winning drives to help stretch the Vikings’ winning streak to five games. Now, Darnold appears to have caught the attention of the national media after helping his team improve to… Continue reading National pundits praise Sam Darnold as ‘clutch’ and the ‘real deal’