Links of the Week: OTA’s Are Underway

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: