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Links of the Week

By Adam Warwas

It has been a little while since we’ve gone around the web and checked in with all of our various friends. If you think our Blogroll is missing a good quality Vikings site please don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments section and I’ll get them added right away.

Now, without further delay, here is some of the best stuff out there this week:

The assumption is that Teddy Bridgewater will beat out Matt Cassel right away. You know what the worry is with those pesky assumptions.
Feeling optimistic about the Vikings and their chances this season? Then now might be the time to put your money where your mouth is.
Seventh round selection Brandon Watts is excited to work with the Zimmer defense and contribute to the team.
If purchasing a floor lamp that is in mediocre shape but needs a new switch and was owned by legendary coach Bud Grant is somehow on your “bucket list” then you are in luck.
Not everyone thinks Rick Spielman conducted a brilliant draft this year.
Top draft choice Anthony Barr might be called upon to make an immediate impact.
The Wilf’s did not dance around the idea of another cold Super Bowl when they made their case for 2018.
It was hard work on the parts of Zygi and Mark Wilf that saw them best New Orleans in their Super Bowl bid.
Hosting a Super Bowl means dealing with numerous complicated financial matters.
Nose tackle Shamar Stephen might be a seventh round pick, but it sounds like he has a lot of support within the ranks.
In case you needed yet another reason to root for the young defensive backs on our roster… here you go.
The first question on the Wonderlic should be “Do you want to play in Cleveland?” to establish basic sanity.
The Metrodome’s turf is getting put to good use elsewhere in the state.
An interesting way to summarize the Vikings and their recent draft history.
Apparently somebody is not cooperating with the Mike Priefer investigation which is causing some delay.
Five rumors to keep tabs on as OTAs progress and training camp draws nearer.
And, here it is, your moment of Zen:

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).

Tags: brandon watts Rick Spielman teddy bridgewater

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Purple Czar says:

May 21, 2014 at 9:14 pm

Saw you asking for good quality Vikings sites to add. Vikefans.com is fairly new but has outstanding content. Including multiple interviews with viking greats past and present. Just had Rick and Wooby for exclusive interviews.
- Adam says:
  
  May 22, 2014 at 6:50 am
  
  Thanks for the tip, I will get that site added soon!
Manuel says:

May 21, 2014 at 9:56 pm

Thanks for the links, I'm always looking for more Vikings stuff to read.
I couldn't disagree more with the vikesgeek's take on the draft though, but I guess we'll see how it all works out soon enough.
- Adam says:
  
  May 22, 2014 at 6:55 am
  
  Vikes Geek is a smart writer, and has been doing it a long time, but his disdain for Spielman gets tiring after a while. Still, I always love getting opposing viewpoints.
CalVkg says:

May 21, 2014 at 11:01 pm

good to see you back in the saddle, adam
Adam says:

May 22, 2014 at 6:49 am

Thanks, Cal, good to be back!
tuura032 says:

May 22, 2014 at 7:59 pm

Ugh, that Vikes Geek article was tough to read. Disagreement is fine, and it's good to be presented with alternative points of view....but the writing in that article was plain bad. Way to many assumptions were used to make a poor (and very unpopular) case. And then suggesting that picking Donald and Garopollo in rounds 1 and 2, respectively, were the way to go, while not not addressing linebacker at all. You can't use your first pick in the draft on the same position two years in a row. And then, saying that the vikings paid such a high cost to get Bridgewater at 32. This is also the first I've heard of Bridgewater being as "full of himself" as Manziel.
B. Grant says:

May 22, 2014 at 10:32 pm

It's time to ask... Will Bridgewater be "Teddy" the rest of his career? I mean really, can we address him as an adult pretty soon? It's not "Tommy" Brady.. (although it was Tommy Kramer). It wasn't Billy Brown or Davey Osborne or Franny Tarkenton or Jimmy Marshall or Ronny Yary or Matty Blair or Scotty Studwell (although it was Bobby Bryant and Sammy White and Wally Hilgenberg and Teddy Brown and Joey Browner...) I suppose he can stay as Teddy if he wants, but it just seems time to not be Teddy any more.

Seems to me like Theodore Bridgewater commands some respect and has a nice ring to it... kinda like Francis Tarkenton. Yes... I think that is it... we shall henceforth call him Theodore Bridgewater, QB of the Minnesota Vikings! (and if the team chooses to nickname him Theo, that's still better than Teddy.)
Ole says:

May 23, 2014 at 12:58 am

Happy Birthday Mick Tingelhoff! (May 22)

It's not a real Hall of Fame if it doesn't include Mick Tinglehoff
- B. Grant says:
  
  May 23, 2014 at 5:56 pm
  
  AMEN!
Norseman66 says:

May 23, 2014 at 7:07 am

One guy who I would at least like the Vikes to take a look at is E.J. Biggers. The Redskins released him about a week ago.