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This seems like off season talk Diggs being Diggs the main thing to me is the O-line for a QB that's not to mobile IMO and for the next QB to wear Purple and Gold

 

Good Diggs has finally made up his mind,he has deleted everything thing Vikings ok then trade him for a guard and draft picks i quess your about me and not team,oh well it was nice but all good things come to an end but the Vikings will survive

 

The Vikings will never win a SB with Mike Zimmer it's the same and no change every year

 

Gary Kubiak Wants to Build on Vikings 2019 Offensive Identity

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings 60th season will feature fresh faces – both coaches and players – and a fresh start.

Minnesota's offense will be under new direct guidance after Kevin Stefanski accepted a head coaching job in Cleveland. But the system will remain largely the same under Gary Kubiak, who joined the Vikings last season as an offensive advisor and recently moved into the coordinator role.

In wake of his title change, Kubiak took a few minutes with "Voice of the Vikings" Paul Allen to look back over 2019. He evaluated how far the team came in his first season with the Vikings, as well as where the offense – and individual players – are headed in 2020.

Kubiak recalled first arriving in Minnesota and understanding Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer's focus on committing whole-heartedly to the run game.

"I remember coming in here about this time last year and Zim' talking to us as a staff, saying, 'We've got to get more physical; we've got to run the ball,' " Kubiak said. "Obviously, we have a great piece back there in Dalvin [Cook] to do it."

Kubiak later was asked by Allen what makes Cook such a special player to have on the roster.

His response? Cook is truly a three-down back.

"You can say that about some players in this league, but then you turn the game film on and they come out of the games in certain situations," Kubiak explained. "Dalvin's a great pass protector, understands what's going on scheme-wise on third down as far as picking up blitzes, those types of things.


"He has great hands. I mean, you go back and look at the screens we ran with Dalvin, he was probably as good as anybody in football doing that," he continued. "So, I think you've gotta give him the credit. He's an all-around player. He's not a guy who just does this well or that well. He does a lot of things well."

There's plenty of talent behind Cook, too.

Kubiak commented on the rookie season of Alexander Mattison, whom the Vikings drafted in the second round last April. Mattison played in 13 games last season and recorded 100 rushes for 462 yards and his first career touchdown.

Kubiak said he "definitely" believes Mattison will make a big jump from year one to year two, as will other young players.

"You look at Irv [Smith, Jr.] You look at [Bisi Johnson], the job he did when Adam [Thielen] was out," Kubiak said. "As we go back and we really take a hard look at ourselves last year, you look at how big of contributors those guys were and what they can become in year two. It really gets you excited to go back to work."

One key for rookies joining the Vikings is the willingness of veteran teammates to take them under their wing.

It's not a culture that exists in every organization, Kubiak pointed out.

"I mean, Irv got to sit next to Rudy (Kyle Rudolph) in a meeting every day. Not many players get to do that," he said. "[Mattison] got to sit next to Dalvin every day. I think the atmosphere that [Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman] and Zim' have created here, the type of people and players that they have in place in these meeting rooms and out there competing day-in and day-out, enables some young players to really latch onto the right thing."

The same goes for right tackle Brian O'Neill, who already has shown tremendous strides since being drafted by Minnesota in 2018.


The former Pittsburgh standout was thrown into the fire during his rookie season but proved through that process that he belonged in the starting lineup. Over 967 offensive snaps during the 2019 season, O'Neill allowed just one sack of Cousins and committed only seven penalties.

Vikings.com

 

Good stuff by Kubiak. I agree with him on Cook and O-Lineman, O'Niell… hope he's right about Mattison, because a 1 2 punch would be just fantastic.

 

It almost seems like Kubiak is a head coach the way he's talks,all i hear is silence from Zimmer

 

Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison is an awesome 1-2 punch!

 

Well it's looking like Everson Griffen might be gone this just the start of the Vikings cutting and releasing players get ready for shocking turn of event's and brand new look for the Minnesota Vikings

 

The Vikings better make Anthony Harris a main concern is Zimmer losing the team?

 

Everson Griffen


Coach Mike Zimmer suggested Griffen could re-sign with the Vikings, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Griffen exercised an opt-out clause in his contract last week, realizing that a $12.9 million cap hit without any salary guarantees would leave him vulnerable to being released at a later date. The Vikings are optimistic they can work out a deal with a lower cap hit and also some form of protection for the 32-year-old defensive end. Griffen has spent his entire pro career in Minnesota.

 

If the Vikings re-sign Everson Griffen he's 32yrs old it's time to help the young players to become pro football players,and trading Diggs would be dumb cause Thielen needs Diggs and Diggs needs Thielen without the other one i don't think there all that hope Kubiak makes good use Irv Smith jr!!!!

 

Regardless of what Tricky Ricky and Mike Zimmer say i believe Diggs will be traded and the Vikings need to get a no.1 wr cause Diggs or Thielen were never a no.1 wideouts IMO, wow i saw some highlights on Henry Rudd lll out of Alabama he looks very impressive and really fast could be a no.1 rec i wonder if he's on the board will Tricky Ricky pull the trigger? this guy drives me nuts when drafting

 

I just saw this on the google website are the Vikings really thinking about moving Riley Reiff to LG why?,they got Dru Samia play him they got nothing to lose here this O-line situation has gone on long enough getting very tired of this

 

Its just a thought by Zimmer as they scramble to get their 5 best o-linemen on the field at the same time, but moving Riley to the inside doesn't make much sense to me either.

 

I've been reading about the Vikings its starting look like its make or break for Rick and Mike

 

Could be. This might be their last season/chance to win it all or the thing gets broken down.

 

Dalvin Cook looking for 2,000 yards from scrimmage in 2020

Vikings running back Dalvin Cook posted career highs in rushing and receiving yards during the 2019 season and finished the year with 1,654 yards from scrimmage.

That was good for seventh in the league and Cook is aiming even higher this year. He told TMZ Sports that he’s aiming for 2,000 yards from scrimmage during the 2020 season.

Christian McCaffrey was the only player to hit that mark last season and he did it by topping 1,000 yards on the ground and through the air. Cook doesn’t plan on going that route. He said he thinks 1,400 or 1,500 rushing yards with the rest coming as a receiver is the route he’d take to get there.

The 2020 season is the last one of Cook’s rookie deal and he’s eligible for an extension this offseason. He said “business is gonna handle the business” when asked about his contract situation and a 2,000-yard year should be good for business if he doesn’t have a new deal by the start of the season.

NBC

 

Dalvin Cook is one of best backs in the NFL,2000 yrds can be done if he's has the right help that's the question some people think Rick is the man but he makes me nervous as hell come to the draft JUST DON'T GET HURT!!!

 

The Vikings have interest in re-signing safety Andrew Sendejo, Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press reports.

The Vikings could lose Anthony Harris in free agency, which would make the signing of Sendejo more important. The team will need someone to start alongside Harrison Smith.

Sendejo, 32, played for the Vikings from 2011-18 and was a regular starter until his groin injury midway through the 2018 season opened the door for Harris. The Vikings declined the $5.5 million option on Sendejo’s contract last March.

He signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal with the Eagles.

Sendejo played nine games, with one start, before the Eagles waived him. Minnesota claimed him off waivers Nov. 6, and he played six games, with two starts, for the Vikings.

NBC

 

The Vikings still to need to draft a safety,i have mixed feelings about the Andrew Sendjio signing?