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VT Mankato Update: Made It Rain

Podcast

by Andy Carlson - Aug 4, 2016

On the ground in Mankato. Some AM showers rolled over the Crown Jewel of South Central Minnesota Thursday morning, but it didn’t stop the Minnesota Fightin’ Vikings from taking the field for walkthroughs. It also didn’t stop me from rounding up Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL), Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) and Eric Thompson (@Eric_J_Thompson) at the media center and playing a quick NAME GAME.

Names Include:
• Jayron Kearse
• Willie Beavers
• Matt Kalil
• Tre Roberson
• Charles Johnson
• Matt Kalil
• Tom Johnson
• Brian Jerome Robison
• Mortiz Boehringer
• TJ Clemmings
• Laquon Treadwell
• Chad Greenway
• Jeff Locke

All that and other “How You Gonna Get Fired on Your Day Off?” chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint

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10 Camp Questions: Predicting The Final 53

by Adam Warwas - Jul 29, 2016

Training Camp Teddy — Image courtesy of Chris Price

Over the course of the last few weeks, Austin Belisle and myself have asked you to make predictions about how the Minnesota Vikings’ 2016 training camp will play out. Meanwhile, Adam Patrick compiled consensus rankings of the “Top 30” most important Vikings players of 2016, with help from 14 knowledgable Vikings writers. Below is the genesis of all that work.

We’ve used your votes, combined with the rankings, to try and assemble one of the most collaborative roster predictions you’ll be able to find anywhere.

Of course, a few questions remain despite the compilation of input, so Austin and I did our best to fill in the blanks. That leads us to our final installment of “10 Camp Questions” in which the tenth question for you, the readers of Vikings Territory, are invited to answer.

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Vikings Training Camp 2016 : Moving Day

Training Camp

by Adam Patrick - Jul 28, 2016

Football is back in Minnesota! Well, sort of.

Players made their way into the Vikings training camp facilities today at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Plenty of buzz was in the air as Minnesota prepares to repeat as NFC North division title holders in 2016.

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The Vikings’ Most Popular Player

Question Of The Week

by Austin Belisle - Jul 21, 2016

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Vikings' most popular player — Image courtesy of Vikings.com

With U.S. Bank Stadium just days from opening its doors and the Minnesota Vikings less than a week from training camp, it’s clear this team is set for some major changes. The same can be said for the roster, which will surely shift in the coming months.

As the team transitions into a new era of Vikings football, so do its players, many of whom have been a part of the franchise for years. There’s Adrian Peterson, longtime face of the Vikings. There’s also Chad Greenway, Minnesota’s longest-tenured defender and hometown hero.

But in their wake lie up-and-comers, like quarterback Teddy Bridgewater or the über talented Anthony Barr. Their surge to the forefront of the franchise marks another shift for the Vikings; a changing of the (popularity) guard. After the jump, we try to determine who’s the most popular Viking — player or coach — heading into the 2016 season.

Heading into 2016, who is the Vikings’ most popular player?

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Links Of The Week: Holiday Weekend Reading

General News

by Adam Warwas - Jul 3, 2016

It has been awhile, but it is about time for Minnesota Vikings news, opinions, and tidbits to be floating around faster than we can keep up with via fully fleshed out articles. That means it is a great time to resurrect the “Links of the Week” feature here at Vikings Territory where we do our best to tour you around the internet in a search for all things Vikings.

Before we get started, however, I want to address two things.

First, I want to take our horn hats off to the men and women that have served, and are currently serving, our country to defend the independence that we are all celebrating this weekend. Regardless of your NFL allegiance, and yes I’m saying this even extends to Packers fans, thank you all for the sacrifices you and your families have made in order to ensure this nation can endure the hard times and also celebrate our triumphs.

Second, I want to once again point out the best link for Vikings fans to click on this summer. The interview Daniel House conducted with head coach Mike Zimmer is absolutely phenomenal and I encourage all of you to check it out. Even if you aren’t compelled to donate to the 2016 #MoreThanWords campaign, this article gives us all great insight as to who the man at the helm really is… it goes way beyond the sidelines to find out what makes the man tick.

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