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wtfvikesfan (449)Following Sidney Rice’s gimme touchdown, the Vikings were able to move the ball efficiently (with help from a pass interference call) and Ponder looked a little improved over his couple of first drives.
Adrian Peterson, however, continues to steal the show and tied the game at 14 with a forceful four yard run on second and goal.
Just a little ways into the second quarter, Peterson has rushed 10 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
After the Vikings went for seven in the opening drive by riding the shoulders of Adrian Peterson, things got a whole lot less good for Minnesota.
After forcing Seattle to punt because of their own inability to catch a football, the Vikings failed passing attempt on first down eventually led to a third and long attempt. Bill Musgrave opted to hand the ball to Percy Harvin who was stripped of the football while trying to stretch the play for a first down. Seattle recovered and Golden Tate caught a touchdown in front of A.J. Jefferson at the end of the drive.
The Vikings were unable to do much, despite Peterson’s best efforts, on the following drive. For some reason, Christian Ponder is still allowed to roll to his right, which suggests to me that perhaps nobody in Winter Park watches any game tape of themselves… ever. Nothing good seems to happen when he roles to his right.
The Seahawks seem able to move the ball well against this Vikings defense, even with Sidney Rice throwing passes, and that needs to change if the Vikings want to come out of this with a road win. Sidney Rice, with about three minutes left in the first quarter, caught a third down touchdown to put the Seahawks up by seven.
When wide receiver Percy Harvin postponed his shoulder surgery on April 10th, my partner-in-crime couldn’t help but wonder if were headed for another Sidney Rice type of situation.
Barring the unforeseen, this minor surgery should not present any problems.
Harvin announced on his Twitter account that his surgery has been rescheduled for April 24th. The recovery period for this is expected to be three weeks, which puts him back on the field prior to OTA’s which begin on May 29th.
As many expected, the Vikings have reportedly received two fourth round compensatory Draft selections in the upcoming Draft.
The picks were awarded after the Vikings lost Sidney Rice and Ray Edwards to free agency last offseason. They will get the 33rd and 39th selections of the fourth round.
Compensatory picks cannot be traded, so the fourth round is sure to be one of high importance for the Vikings as they search for depth and sleepers in this year’s class.
The power players within the NFL have converged on Florida this weekend for the NFL’s meetings and it should make for a news filled week.
Aside from talks of cheaters (Saints), more cheaters (Cowboys and Redskins), and rule changes we can expect to hear word in the next couple days regarding compensatory draft picks.
The picks are expected to be awarded Monday or Tuesday and most media outlets, and Rick Spielman himself, have long predicted that the Vikings will receive two fourth round picks for letting Sidney Rice and Ray Edwards go last offseason.
Since early December, I have instead been predicting the Vikings will actually receive three compensatory picks from the convoluted formula: A fourth, a sixth, and a seventh rounder.
Soon, we should find out the real answer.
Next year, it isn’t looking likely that the Vikings will receive any compensatory draft picks. Their unrestricted free agents are not in high demand and they have already signed tight end John Carlson to a substantial contract. Steve Hutchinson and Cedric Griffin do not count in the Vikings favor, as they were released instead of seeing their contracts expire.
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