Plan B: Sam Bradford Plus 53 Man Roster & Practice Squad Tidbits [PODCAST]

Podcast

by Andy Carlson - Sep 6, 2016

Bradford Face Vikings Practice September 2016 — Photo courtesy of Vikings.com

Rick Spielman and the Minnesota Fightin’ Vikings pulled the equivalent of Robert California closing down the Binghampton branch as the general manager traded a 2017 1st round pick and a 2018 conditional 4th rounder to Philadelphia for Matt Flynn-like financial magician Sam Bradford. Was it desperate? Yes. Was it a smart move? We’ve got 16 games to find out. We talk about the Bradford heist trade, what it means for Teddy Bridgewater’s 2017, and take a look at the final 53-man roster and practice squad.

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Time To Declare War On The Opposition

General News

by Brett Anderson - Sep 5, 2016

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Here at Vikings Territory we have made the jump into the world of swag and hope to help you prepare for the upcoming season, and all of the trash talk that will surely come with it, by putting out a new line of t-shirts that allow you to declare all lands to be VIKINGS TERRITORY!

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Bradford: ‘Goal’ is to Play This Weekend vs Titans

General News

by Adam Patrick - Sep 5, 2016

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New Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford addressed the media on Monday for the first time since he was traded this weekend and it did not take very long before someone asked him about his chances to play in the team’s first 2016 regular season game this Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

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Sam Bradford: A Spare Tire for the Long Haul

Opinion

by Austin Belisle - Sep 5, 2016

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Sam Bradford is a spare tire; not the one in the trunk of your car, but the replacement AAA brings when you’re stuck on the side of the road. He’s not an original part, and he may not be a natural fit, but he’s the best option for the long road ahead.

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman found himself in such a predicament last week. He’d lost Teddy Bridgewater for the season — maybe more — and didn’t see Shaun Hill as the long-term replacement moving forward. With little time to reinvigorate the franchise, he placed a bet that potentially changed the course of Minnesota’s 2016 season.

If Bradford’s the tire, then Spielman’s the driver of the car; a car with Houston, Texas plugged into the navigation system.

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Practice Squad Update: Shamiel Gary Added, Jhurell Pressley Claimed By Packers

Transaction

by Adam Warwas - Sep 4, 2016

Pressley — Image courtesy of Vikings.com

The Minnesota Vikings have finalized their practice squad. Well, they’ve finalized it to the extent that a practice squad can be finalized, anyway.

Austin Belisle has done a fine job tracking all of the practice squad related news today and I’m simply here to do a little tidying up around the joint.

Austin had already listed the following players as having been retained via the practice squad: