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VT Talkers Episode 1 – The Minnesota “Blank”

by Brett Anderson - Jul 9, 2014

It has been too long. I won’t bore you with reasons for my absence as none of the excuses are legitimate. Instead, I want to jump right back into being a more involved writer here at Vikings Territory. There have been quite a few things happening behind the scenes here at VT. We’ve definitely evolved in the quality and quantity of content. Above and beyond that, a complete redesign of the entire site should be making its way to all of you soon.

Enough of that, though.

We’re going to start a new reoccurring post here at Vikings Territory. It’s a pretty simple concept. Every week or so I will host various people out there on the interwebs and ask them a series of questions for them to respond to. The questions may be regarding a recent Vikings news talker. It might be an off-the-wall question that has nothing to do with the Vikings. Sometimes there may be a theme to the questions. Other times there won’t. Who knows? Quite honestly, it’s going to be whatever I think is fun and interesting that particular week. I do know that I will try and keep the questions light hearted and the responses blunt.

It won’t always be the same people. And it won’t always be writers from here at VT. We will try and mix it up and have an array of different people join in on the fun. And after our guests have provided their responses, I will end each question with a response of my own. There are two rules to make things more interesting:

Responses must be less than 140 words. If the responder goes slightly over this boundary, they aren’t disqualified or anything. This isn’t a contest. Really, the restriction is to simplify things a little big and get a straight-forward answer.
There are “Unacceptable Answers.” I will decide what these are on a case-by-case basis. Typically, I will try and think of answers that I deem unworthy. (Primarily because they don’t really answer the question.)

With that being said, let’s get to it. As it is the first installment of this post, I wanted to keep things in house. This week our guests are everyone’s favorite Vikings blogger Adam Warwas and our beloved Vikings super brain, Arif Hasan.

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Links Of The Week(end)

by Adam Warwas - Jun 7, 2014

Sorry for being a few days behind on the normal rotation here. The links are few days late partly because of a lack of links out there (slow news week), but mostly because of laziness. Here is the best of the best, however, from around the net. Go check them out and tell ‘em who sent ya:

The annual “Adrian Peterson Day” celebration will have a few drastic changes in 2014.
Undrafted defensive tackle Isame Faciane thinks a coaching connection might give him an advantage as he battles for a roster spot.
The theme of this offseason seems to be “hope and optimism” on almost all accounts.
The Vikings might keep only two quarterbacks this coming season to prevent losing a competitive player at another position.
Purple People Readers is a new addition to our blogroll and pointed us towards this cool letter about Teddy Bridgewater.
A prediction of five Vikings veterans that will not make the final cuts this season. Sorry, Gil, I only agree with one of those five.
It appears to some that Xavier Rhodes is being singled out by the coaching staff during OTAs.
Chad Greenway did everything he could to reverse the “Tonka Curse” last week. Too bad “lives saved” is a meaningless stat, right Arif?
The Vikings stadium isn’t even built yet, but the State is making a hard push for elite events.
Fullback Jerome Felton can only hope Norv Turner’s offense means big things for his career.
Teddy Bridgewater says he wants the quarterback that is best for the team to start on day one even if that isn’t him.
Anthony Barr says the quarters system “kind of sucks” since he is unable to participate like other rookie players.
Christian Ponder acknowledges that things haven’t gone well, that there might be a better place for him, and that he is currently in limbo.
Linebacker is going to be one of the most competitive roster battles in training camp and Jasper Brinkley knows it.
New England was the most recent team known to be flirting with career-long Vikings Kevin Williams.
Norv Turner tried to get the Browns to sign Matt Cassel before he first signed with Minnesota.
This is you answer as to why rookie running back Jerick McKinnon remains unsigned.
And, here it is, your moment of Zen:

Links of the Week: OTA’s Are Underway

by Adam Warwas - May 29, 2014

The Vikings have, to our knowledge, made it through the holiday weekend without any embarrassing incidents off the field and are now conducting their Organized Team Activities. We’ve had a lot of good content right here lately (scroll down, you can’t miss it), but here is what is being said from all of our friends around the web.

Go there. Read it. Tell ‘em who sent ya.

Mike Wobschall of Vikings.com is on the other side of this interesting interview where a variety of topics are covered.
As if you needed more optimism about the 2014 Vikings draft class.
Geesh, will they let anyone on the internet these days? Good Loadholt article here.
Cordarrelle Patterson is quickly turning out to be one of Minnesota’s favorite professional athletes.
This isn’t factually accurate, and it isn’t something I agree with, but it is worthy of consideration: Will the money given to Everson Griffen prove to be a big mistake?
‘Tis the season for making lists, throwing out lofty claims, and crowing GOATs.
Undrafted wide out Donte Foster says he has a chip on his shoulder and is learning from Greg Jennings.
Five reasons why a late bye week is a benefit to the Vikings this season.
Chad Greenway is feeling like a younger player having to learn a new defensive scheme and play a different role.
Minnesota Vikings Mike Zimmer claims he can’t even Google himself because of that pesky Minnesota Viking Mike Zimmer.
Jared Allen says Minnesota headed in a different direction than he wanted to go in and hopes Chicago never regrets signing him.
Adrian Peterson says you can see Teddy Bridgewater is hungry when you look into his eyes.
It is sounding like the new regime are running faster and more intense practice sessions than Minnesota has seen in a while.
Mike Zimmer provided some insight as to why it is so difficult to find quality prospects at the safety position in recent years.
A lot of nuts and bolts about the Minnesota Super Bowl bid and logistics can be found right here.
Erin Henderson is under the impression that Rick Spielman might be willing to give him another chance at a roster spot.
Somewhere there is someone who just bought something that I (and most of you) once peed in.
More pass catching is an idea Adrian Peterson seems to welcome.
And, here it is, your moment of Zen:

Roster Evaluation: S Andrew Sendejo

by Carl Knowles - Apr 9, 2014

Minnesota Vikings’ safety Andrew “Dinero Frio” Sendejo collected a cool $188,500 in NFL performance-based bonuses for his contribution on the football field in 2013. Sendejo’s extra coin was second only to right guard Brandon Fusco’s $237,000 bonus.

Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, each team shells out $3,460,000 to players based on their number of plays divided by their adjusted regular season compensation.

Sendejo’s bonus was well deserved because he actually played adequately filling in for the injured Harrison Smith.

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Fifty-Fifty Split: An Ugly Win, But Still A Win

by Adam Warwas - Dec 2, 2013

The overtime victory against the rival Bears on Sunday was a positive step for Vikings fans that just wanted the team to prove they still know how to win football games, but a step back for those that want to see the Vikings nab the first overall selection of the 2014 NFL Draft.

The mixed emotions about this win don’t end there, though. A win is a win, but this was not a pretty one, and there is certainly a great deal of things we saw on Sunday that were beyond worrisome. I’ve decided to split the difference and will look at five things I liked and five things I didn’t following the 23-20 victory.

FIVE POSITIVES

1. Matt Cassel Shows Stones

When Christian Ponder had to exit early it was Matt Cassel, not Josh Freeman, who was dressed and ready to take the reigns. Cassel came in as a reserve, but played in a way that should clearly give him a leg up in the quarterback conversation in Minnesota. He went 20 for 33 and a touchdown. His lone pick was not his fault in the slightest, as tight end Rhett Ellison bobbled a perfect strike, and it really should have ended up being a second touchdown on the statline. The only reason it wasn’t a touchdown for the Bears, by all appearances, was Cassel’s hustle as he chased down linebacker Khaseem Greene after he returned the ball for 49 yards. Cassel may not be the starter next week against Baltimore, because no decision regarding this team ever seems to be the obvious one, but he showed up big after the Vikings offense netted just 16 passing yards through the first half with Ponder at the helm.

2. Nobody Does It Better

Much was written about Adrian Peterson’s greatness Monday, after the future Hall of Famer broke the 10,000 rushing yard threshold Sunday, but I’m so in awe of his everyday accomplishments that I can’t even begin to put into words how prolific his career has been thus far. Peterson ran for 211 yards on 35 carries (6.0 yard average) against the Bears and seemingly willed the offense down the field at times, including moments in the fourth quarter and in overtime, and you just know he is the still a player that makes his team a competitor week-in and week-out. Even when they are a bad team.

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