The New York Jets fired general manager Joe Douglas on Tuesday, six weeks after they fired head coach Robert Saleh. They’ll have a completely new regime in place in 2025, which likely means Aaron Rodgers won’t be back as their quarterback. If Rodgers wants to keep playing, and if he and the Jets mutually decide… Continue reading Stage set for Aaron Rodgers to pull a Favre and join Vikings next year?
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Vikings & Polaris Host Salute to Service Baby Shower, V.A. Hospital Visits & More
MINNEAPOLIS – It was a morning filled with bonding and gratitude. The Vikings joined forces last week with Polaris and United Service Organizations (U.S.O.) to host a Salute to Service baby shower celebrating 10 military mothers who are expecting new arrivals in the coming weeks and months. Several members of the Vikings Home Team (spouses… Continue reading Vikings & Polaris Host Salute to Service Baby Shower, V.A. Hospital Visits & More
Viking View: Blitz obsessed | Sports
Vikings 23, Titans 13 by Patrick P. Marek They say that the blitz giveth, and the blitz taketh away. When it is at its best, a well-timed blitz can open multiple paths to the quarterback and destroy the best laid plans of offensive coordinators and NFL quarterbacks. When the blitzing defenders get home… Continue reading Viking View: Blitz obsessed | Sports
Vikings’ Pat Jones II is setting himself up for massive payday in 2025
The Vikings’ defense has played a major role in their success in 2024. Brian Flores’s schemes for packages and pressure have him being considered for a head coaching job in 2025, but he isn’t the only one who may get a chance elsewhere. If the Vikings decide they cannot afford him, edge rusher Pat Jones… Continue reading Vikings’ Pat Jones II is setting himself up for massive payday in 2025
Playoff model predicts Vikings finish with third-best record in NFC
Maybe Joe Nelson, who predicted the Vikings to go 12-5 this season, really is a genius? Yes, it is me, Joe Nelson, writing this article, but I can’t help but notice how smart I look after making the bold prediction way back in early September. Here I am now, scanning the internet and finding myself… Continue reading Playoff model predicts Vikings finish with third-best record in NFC
How did former Vikings play in Week 11 across the NFL?
The Minnesota Vikings are coming off three straight wins and the team is showing they can win in some unique ways. The team and its new faces seem to finally be clicking and finding their way to win tough games, easy games, and even the games like we saw on Sunday, where they are messy.… Continue reading How did former Vikings play in Week 11 across the NFL?
A Sam Darnold bounceback + a Tim Brewster comeback
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with a rare story that has returned to him instead of fleeing like so many others. Former Gophers football coach Tim Brewster is back in the news and back as a head coach for the first time since being let go in Minnesota in 2010. He is the interim coach… Continue reading A Sam Darnold bounceback + a Tim Brewster comeback
Studs and duds from the Vikings win over Tennessee
The Minnesota Vikings advanced to 8-2 with a win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Let’s have a closer look at everything that worked and didn’t work in Tennessee… Sam Darnold’s highest graded game This is one of those instances where the box score does not tell the story as well as the tape, according… Continue reading Studs and duds from the Vikings win over Tennessee
Where the Minnesota Vikings and the Rest of the NFL Teams Stand Through 11 Weeks
Steve Roberts-Imagn Images. Folks, we are fully entrenched in the second half of the NFL season. With Week 11 now in the books, there are just seven weeks left in the regular season before we officially know how the NFL playoff picture will look in January. Here is a look at where the playoff races… Continue reading Where the Minnesota Vikings and the Rest of the NFL Teams Stand Through 11 Weeks
Vikings’ middling run game makes it abundantly clear — they need help on the interior OL
Think about everything the Minnesota Vikings have tried to do to create a consistent run game over the last three seasons. They have used three different starting running backs: Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison and Aaron Jones. They added a physical tight end in free agency: Josh Oliver. They traded left guard Ezra Cleveland last year,… Continue reading Vikings’ middling run game makes it abundantly clear — they need help on the interior OL