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Good to hear I was getting a little worried about the O-line but I'm feeling better now

 

That shit can cause gum cancer

 

Mike Zimmer puts some pressure on Daniel Carlson...

Good news, rookie Daniel Carlson: You’re now the Vikings kicker. Bad news: Daniel Carlson, you’re now the Vikings kicker.

The fifth-round draft pick recently won a training-camp competition with Kai Forbath. And Carlson celebrated by missing a pair of field goals and pissing off his head coach.

“I’m going to chalk this one up to a bad night but hopefully it gets better,” Zimmer initially told reporters after Friday night’s game against the Seahawks, a measured and positive message. Also. one that didn’t last very long.

After Carlson’s first miss (a 42-yarder), the Vikings scored a touchdown. They went for two. A reporter asked Zimmer if the goal was to give the starting offense experience with the two-point play (which is how Carlson interpreted it, based on his own comments to reporters).

“No,” Zimmer said. “Just let [Carlson] know that if he’s going to miss them, I’m going to go for two.”

But what about possibly rattling the rookie’s confidence?

“Well, I was not in a good mood right then, so, I wasn’t worried about his confidence,” Zimmer said. “I mean, he missed like two kicks all preseason and he missed two tonight. It’s never a good thing when you just release a guy and this guy goes in there and misses. So maybe he needs some more pressure on him.”

Carlson doesn’t seem to be feeling the pressure yet.

“[E]very kicker is going to have different misses in different situations,” Carlson said. “Luckily this is preseason, and we did get a win, so those are things I can be excited about, that it wasn’t the end of the world. But I think as a kicker you just got to be prepared for the highs and the lows and try to stay calm and consistent and just continue to do your job one day at a time and one kick at a time. Like I said, there’s nothing I can do right now to take it back, but I can get ready for the next kick that I get a chance to do.”

Other than long snapper, kicker is the ultimate “you had one job” position in the game. So if Carlson keeps missing kicks, eventually that “next kick” will happen with someone else on the roster. Eventually, that “next kick” will happen with Carlson kicking for another team. (PFT)

 

Pat Eflien out for six weeks not good I expecting him to be a stud,I wonder can the Big Yukon get the job done? or will they bring in a center or make a trade for one

 

I wish they could bring in a stud, but as it stands right now its Edison's job with Quinn on backup and then Judd.

This really sucks.

Zimmer must have a plan, I would think.

 

Eagan, Minn. (August 26, 2018) – The Minnesota Vikings announced on Sunday that the team acquired C Brett Jones via trade with the New York Giants.

Jones (6-2, 312) has 14 career starts for the Giants in 30 games, including 13 starts in 2017. He started his first career NFL game at LG for the Giants vs. Cincinnati (11/14/16). A former Canadian Football League standout, Jones is a native of Saskatchewan and attended Regina University in Canada. He played for the Calgary Stampeders in 2013 and 2014, helping the club to a Grey Cup title in 2014 and earning CFL All-Star honors that season. He was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 2014. Jones joined the Giants in 2015 as a free agent.

The Minnesota Vikings traded an undisclosed draft pick for Jones. The completion of the trade is pending Jones passing a physical.

 

Here are five things to know about the new Vikings offensive lineman:

1. Manning the middle

Jones started the final 12 games of the 2017 season at center for the Giants after Weston Richburg was injured. Jones played 966 snaps, which was third-most on the team behind Eli Manning and Ereck Flowers.

After Richburg departed for San Francisco in free agency, Jones competed with Jon Halapio for the starting center role.


The Giants started Halapio at center in their first three preseason games. Jones played 61 offensive snaps for New York this preseason.

2. Saskatchewan native

Jones is from Weyburn, Saskatchewan, the 10th-largest city in the prairie province. He helped Weyburn Comprehensive School win 3A city championships in 2007-08 and the provincial 3A title in 2007. Jones was a co-captain in 2008.

3. College Athlete of the Year

Jones attended the University of Regina in 2009 and was named the Male Athlete of the Year in 2011. He also was a four-time Academic All-Canadian honoree. In 2012, he was named the Canada West Outstanding Lineman (J.P. Metras Trophy) and Outstanding Student-Athlete (Russ Jackson Award).

4. CFL career

Jones participated in the CFL Combine in Toronto in March 2013. He was drafted in the second round, 16th overall by the Calgary Stampeders that May, and was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie that season. Jones also won the Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award and helped the Stampeders win the Grey Cup in 2014.

5. Making the jump

Jones transitioned to the NFL when he signed with the Giants in February 2015. His first season, however, ended in September when he was placed on injured reserve. Jones made his first NFL start at left guard for the Giants against the Bengals on Nov. 14, 2016. (Vikings . com)

 

If I'm Pat Eflein ( ? )I'm kinda concerned here seems like the Vikings are moving on without me,and they didn't make this trade to have Brett Jones center just sit on the bench..can he play guard or tackle? if he can that's a good thing

 

He played guard before

 

From things I've been reading about Brett Jones it's looking like this is a good trade for the Vikings,now just don't get hurt

 

Real good...……. they essentially got him for nothing.

 

Almost made it though training camp with no drama but nooo we can't have that can we lol

 

So the cuts down to 53 starts the Cayleb Jones cut was a no brainer I see that Mike Needham got cut,quess he had a bad camp now it's interesting

 

In a pretty significant surprise, the Minnesota #Vikings are releasing defensive end Brian Robison, the longest-tenured member of the roster.

 

That's mind blowing I really thought he would retire as a Vikings,this has been some day Khalil Mack to the Bears for 2 first rounds picks what's going on in Raider Nation?,wow what's, next

 

Terence Newman retired and he's joining the Vikings coaching staff good move..to help the younger players become professional football players i
wonder will they make a big time move like the Bears did do they even have to i don't think they do

 

I did not see it the Big Yukon getting cut and David Parry making the team,I really thought Treadwell would be cut and the Vikings better not rush back Pat Elfein he's young and he has upside

 

The Vikings official 53...

 

Andrew Sendejo might be released with George Iloka and he's needs to have another number than 28 it just don't look right to me