The Vikings and CB Xavier Rhodes have agreed to a 5-year extension worth $70M, source said. He'll get $78M over 6 years.
Good got him for 5 yrs he does have the chance to be great,with some luck and a few breaks here and there.would really hate to lose him just because you got paid don't stop trying to be the best you can be
So its Sam Bradford team huh don't feel to good about that,yea he avoided getting hurt last year hope he stays healthy and not get hurt or the Vikings are in big trouble...not sure about there backup qb
Running back Latavius Murray remains on the sideline at Vikings training camp after having surgery on his right ankle this offseason and said Monday that there isn’t a timetable for when that is going to change. Murray said he doesn’t feel as if he’s “behind or anything” in terms of the pace of his recovery and didn’t seem overly concerned about the fact that he’s yet to get on the field since signing with the team as a free agent this offseason. Should that remain the case through the end of camp, Murray said he’s confident he’ll be ready to go. “Most definitely,” Murray said, via the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “At the end of the day, football is football. I think for me it’s just making sure physically I’m OK. The mental part of it, it’s a game I’ve been playing all my life.”
Yea i read that too thats one hell of a statement to say your not behind in anything kinda makes you say WTF is he talking about ? you can't make the team by being on the sidelines
Reiff has now missed 4 straight practices... the offense is still in need of some consistency and some luck. I get tired of having to see the o-line get juggled and players out of their natural positions.
its the neverending nightmare for the O-line i don't know what to say its like their cursed to have bad luck,i wonder if tricky ricky job is on the line if not why not ?
Reilly Reiff a 59$ million no show WTF is going on i have had enough of the Rick Spielman show! You had a bad azz rb in AP and you just wasted him and you can never forget Ponder!!!!! Murray is on the sidelines get rid of this guy cause i want to be an elite team in the NFL
Sam Bradford wants more explosive plays from Vikings Sam Bradford enjoyed the most accurate season in NFL history in 2016, but the Minnesota Vikings quarterback would like to inject some juice into the dink-and-dunk operation this year. "Trying to figure out a way to create more explosive plays," Bradford said Thursday, via The Star Tribune. "That way we're not having to work so hard every drive. You know -- 12-, 13-, 14-play scoring drives where you know if we can have some more explosive plays maybe we can have some shorter scoring drives that will help us." It's not the first time this offseason Bradford has harped on the need to generate more chunk plays. Bradford completed 71.6 percent of his passes last year while tossing 20 touchdowns to just five interceptions. The cornucopia of three-yard tosses, however, became maddeningly frustrating. Of Bradford's 3,877 yards passing last season, 52 percent came from yards after the catch, which speaks to the short-pass operation. Especially problematic was Bradford's performance on third downs, where he ranked 26th in yards per attempt at a minuscule 5.8 yards per toss. The Vikings' offense often sputtered when it got behind in down-and-distance. The struggles to generate explosive plays last year were more a product of a porous offensive line than Bradford's arm. The quarterback ranked first in deep ball accuracy last season, per Pro Football Focus, ahead of dive-bombing MVP Matt Ryan. "A lot of it is what the defense is giving you, the protections, and things like that," coach Mike Zimmer said of generating big plays. "We always have shots with the deeper throws; it just depends if you can get them off in the game." Bradford's tendency to take the safe throw runs counter to his stated desire to explore the explosive corner of the playbook in 2017. ___________ ________________________ I say, let it fly, open things up a little and stop being predictable. I'm with Sam on this. Too conservative in Minnesota.
Really missing the Dennis Green type of Offensive,there wasn't a lot of the dink and dunk....so tired i too would like a more wide open style with explosive plays,its time so sick of the same old same old
Linval Joseph, Vikings strike $50 million extension... The Minnesota Vikings continue to lock down their defensive stars. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday that the Vikings agreed to terms with defensive tackle Linval Joseph on a four-year, $50 million extension. Joseph gets $31.5 million guaranteed. Joseph was under contract though 2018 before the extension. The 28-year-old is the latest Vikings defender to get paid, after the team gave Everson Griffen and Xavier Rhodes big-money extensions last month. Joseph signed a five-year $31.5 million contract with Minnesota in 2014 after four years with the New York Giants. At 6-foot-4, 329 pounds, the athletic Joseph is an immovable force in the middle of coach Mike Zimmer's defense. In 2016, Joseph compiled a career-high 77 tackles and four sacks. He's a pivotal spoke in the Minnesota interior as one of the best run-stuffing tackles in the NFL. Earlier this week, Zimmer said Joseph is the "best [nose tackle] I've ever been around." With Joseph's, Griffen's and Rhodes' deals done, general manager Rick Spielman will now turn his attention to inking linebacker Anthony Barr to an extension. This offseason the Vikings have paid piles of cash to ensure Zimmer's stout defense won't deteriorate for years to come.
I'm starting to wonder about the wilfs do they want a winning program? you got a very nice staduim...but a team that just won't take the next step up this year will be very INTERESTING to see if they do
That's a tough call... Ive seen him go as high as a 4th tho. I'm my opinion, yes. I have a gut feeling he is going to be another Zeke like player and be of great value. You may want to post that question in the draft section and get an answer from some of the other fantasy guy's. Tim is the man who would have something to say on this as well.
so Murray can now practice what does that mean? is he the starting rb now its looking like Davin Cook might get the job,preseason is getting ready start and he missed most of training camp
Matt Kalil ( sp ) is flapping his his lips about his time with the Vikings in a weird way he blames the O-line coach for his poor play the guy just sucked WTF just laughing
In the first game in Buffalo the Vikings experimented a ton with the o-line. They tried about 4 or 5 different looks and played pretty well. They started out kinda slow, but after a bit seemed to get in game mode. I'm very happy to see them work so hard on the line, but I sure hope they can get it ironed out in the next 3 games.
