>>>ALL THINGS VIKINGS<<<

Just hope they both stay healthy! oh yeah I will grab me some popcorn

 

Vikings' Justin Jefferson: 'After this year I'll be the best receiver in the NFL'

Piecing together a top-five wide receiver ranking in today's NFL can be something of a fool's errand thanks to the sheer number of premier pass-catchers, but Justin Jefferson is confident projecting himself at the very top of the heap in the near future.

"I'll say after this year I'll be the best receiver in the NFL," Jefferson told Complex’s Kameron Hay. "I definitely have to give it to Davante Adams as of now, him being so crazy and dynamic on the field. His route running is crazy, so I definitely have to give it to him right now, but I'm pretty sure after this year, it's going to be me."

Jefferson's record-setting tear since entering the league makes it increasingly difficult to disagree with him. The electric wideout currently holds the record for most receiving yards in a player's first two seasons with 3,016. That number tops the NFL since 2020 in general, and Jefferson also sits tied with New Orleans' Michael Thomas for most catches (196) in a WR's first two years.

All of that success came in an offense built on running the ball, but the Vikings' recent hire of head coach Kevin O'Connell promises to open up Minnesota's passing game, elevating Jefferson's ceiling as he strives to tweak his game and improve upon his second-season mark of 1,616 receiving yards.

"It's definitely tough to outdo 1,600 yards," he said. "It's not normal for people to get that many yards consistently, back-to-back like that. Really just working on my weaknesses that I felt that I had throughout the season, always working on my game. I'm always working on route running, always can work on catching the ball, so just trying to better my craft at all of those different categories. And with this new offense with coach (Kevin) O'Connell, all of us are excited about this new playbook and hopefully we have a better season this year."

Setting another career high in receiving yards during Year 3 would go a long way in chasing down the likes of Adams and Cooper Kupp, who came 18 yards shy of breaking Calvin Johnson's single-season receiving yards record in 2021 while winning AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

If and when he catches them, Jefferson plans to set his sights next on the most prolific receivers across every era.


"I'm just trying to be up with those greats, trying to be next to them in the Hall of Fame," Jefferson said. "I didn't expect to be on top of the league this soon, but all of the hard work I've done and all of the things that I've sacrificed in my career and in my life to make myself this type of player, it's definitely a blessing to have all of these things come to me so soon."

NFL.com

 

What KOÇ has brought to the Vikings is this new mindset the Vikings have had offensive weapons seems ĺìķe willing to let them loose

 

Colin Cowherd sticking with 14-3 Vikings pick, even if it sounds crazy



Colin Cowherd isn’t backing down from his prediction that the Minnesota Vikings will finish the 2022 season with a 14-3 record.

During a segment on The Colin Cowherd Podcast, the FOX Sports commentator doubled down on his pick for the Vikings to have a mega bounce-back year after finishing last season with a losing record.

“I think Kirk Cousins is going to have a big year. I think the Vikings are going to have an exceptional year,” said Cowherd. “And I’m going to go out on a limb, 13-4 or 14-3. I know you think I’m out of my mind. Don’t trust the [Chicago] Bears. Don’t trust the [Detroit] Lions. And since Kirk Cousins has been there, they have always played Aaron Rodgers straight up.”

The Vikings are hoping the hiring of a new coaching staff, including first-year head coach Kevin O’Connell, can help turn things around for a team that has missed the postseason in back-to-back years.

They’re also counting on him having more of a connection with quarterback Kirk Cousins than former head coach Mike Zimmer.

Ben Leber, a former Vikings linebacker, recently told CBS Sports Radio Zimmer “didn’t like” Cousins. He believes a lack of trust has played a big role in the team’s struggles in recent years.

Cowherd also admitted to hearing similar rumblings from a “trusted” source within the organization that the quarterback and former coach had a “chilly relationship.”

So there’s clearly reason to hope a reunion with O’Connell could do wonders for Cousins’ career.

A more confident version of Cousins could take the Vikings to new heights in a year where the Bears and Lions are both still trying to figure things out, while Rodgers moves forward without his favorite receiving weapon, Davante Adams, in Green Bay.

The NFC North really is there for the taking.

YAHOO/Vikings Wire

 

ĢO VIKINGS the change from Mike Zimmer to ĶOC is really amazing everybody's seems much more relaxed

 

Waiving Stanley opens up a spot on the 90 man roster. Suh or Rudolph???

 

Suh. Keep him from the AFCN

 

Willie, Badd, and any other Minny fans that wanna chime in - my wife and I are looking at moving to Minnesota from Florida. Good schools, much more affordable housing, etc. Got one (soon to be two) kids that I want to have a better life than we can give them here. Any recommendations on where to look / not look, etc? Any thoughts would help. I appreciate it!

 

I wish you and the family the best, but im of no help as to a good location. Never been there myself... I do know it is and has been the land of disappointment for me.

Seriously, congratulations on the family and I hope you find just what your looking for.

 

I always appreciate you, Willie

 

Just be careful Northside stay away people over there done lost there minds used be very nice the Southside is not to bad it has bad ass houses Checkout the Kenwood area it also has some outstanding house also the Summit area people are shooting each other òver stupid stuff JUST BE CAREFUL AND WELLCOME to the TWÌN CITY'S IS VERY PRETTY! the burbs are nice oh I forgot St Paul has nice homes too

 

And you get to watch the bears lose twice a year to the Vikings

 

I moved from Florida to Washington and the change in temperature is a big deal. The water up north feels like ice water in the middle of July. I don’t live where the temperature gets below freezing, Minnesota gets way below freezing for at least a couple of weeks every winter. I have a house I’m selling for $450K in Ocean Shores Wa that’s five minutes from the pacific coast and doesn’t get like antartica. 2650 sq ft on a half acre. My family loves it here but we want to move to California of all places. I’ll even throw in my points at the weed shop.

 

It does get COLD in Minnesota sometimes its not that bad èxcept those days when the sun is shining and the blue skies and it's cold like a MF also it can get Bone Chilling Cold

 

The water is warm in the winter crazy

 

Browns now say, no interest in Suh... but they may consider, Richardson.

 

Like I said Suh a big boy and the Vikings need a big body to help and aďd some muscle to the D-line

 

Kyle Rudolph a Buc now not a fan of this move he would have been a very nice backup wish he signed with the Vikings

 

Michael Pierce WTF you got paid and you got the Neŕve to talk sh*t you was always hurt as big as you are the Vikings run Ďefense was just awful you were of no HELP!