Links Of The Week: When The Going Gets Tough

By Adam Warwas

A hurting Percy Harvin. A struggling young quarterback. A leaky defense. A criticized coaching staff.

The going is certainly getting tough for our Vikings as they approach the toughest part of their schedule, and that means there is plenty of news and even more opinions floating around the internet. Here are our favorites:

Percy Harvin didn’t practice on Wednesday, still won’t on Thursday, but Leslie Frazier thinks Friday is a possibility.
The Wilf family was on the front lines of the NFL’s efforts to provide support for Hurricane Sandy victims.
Christian Ponder’s love life is new to the public, but not new to him, and he says his girlfriend has nothing to do with his recent struggles.
We had hoped Kyle Rudolph would be a centerpiece in this offense, but it is looking like he might be more of a complimentary role player.
Leslie Frazier doesn’t sound confident that the Vikings will be able to scorch the Lions on special teams this time around.
Recently waived Stanford Routt may be an option that eases the pain from losing Chris Cook.
Kevin Williams doesn’t receive much praise these days, but that should not have been the case in Seattle.
Extending a solid player could motivate this roster down the stretch. Who should get a new contract, though? Here is a nominee.
Is it time to add a dimension to this offense by finding ways to incorporate Joe Webb… again?
Taking it a step further, maybe Webb should simply be our quarterback for the rest of the year.
Your complete injury report for this week’s matchup against the Lions.
Seven great storylines to follow as Sunday’s game approaches.
From blocking to route running to quarterback play, it sounds like the Vikings might be blowing up their passing game.
With Election Day behind us, it sounds like Chris Kluwe is ready to step back out of the limelight.
Sunday places Kevin Williams in the Vikings record books for yet one more reason, which provides a chance to look back at his storied history with Minnesota.
Apparently Percy Harvin’s little tirade on the sideline last weekend wasn’t that big of a deal.
Leslie Frazier doesn’t think Jerome Simpson has fully recovered from his odd back injury.
It seems likely that rookie receiver Jarius Wright will finally be activated this week.

Adam Warwas

Adam Warwas (Founder) has been writing about the Vikings for a total of eight years. Five of those years have been here at Vikings Territory where he continues to surround himself with enough talented individuals that people keep coming back. As proud as he is of what Vikings Territory has become, his real treasures are in his home... a beautiful wife and three amazing children (and a dog named Percy).

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CalVkg says:

Nov 8, 2012 at 5:52 pm

are we expected to go to the playoffs?
sounds like yahoo thinks so -

As long as they can get this resolved before the playoffs, Ms. Steele won't suffer the same criticisms...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/christian-ponder-denies-relationship-espn-reporter-behind-vikings-210039435--nfl.html

our O didn't score much on the lions in our first game. i doubt that percy will play, or won't do much if he does, so who's going to make plays besides sick AD? like to see rudy and carlson do some good, and wright show us something, and of course, the ponder rebound. i wouldn't even mind short passes to AD. we really need to see a response from ponder, maybe 200 yds., a TD and no TOs, and for our D to play hard like they did earlier this year. we need to get some sacks and fumbles and INTs. heading into the bye 5-5 or 6-4, this is a big game, but we can beat these guys. sullivan mentioned the super bowl today in defense of the vikes. let's see it happen