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.
Her are your Links of the Week:
- Here is your best chance on the internet to win some amazing Vikings-centric prizes (game tickets!) and to support Mike Zimmer and his very worthy foundation. We’re getting very close to our goal of $10,000 and have over a full month left to go!
- The awesome support from Fan HQ has resulted in a SOLD OUT signing event with Coach Zimmer, but there is more to come from them as they plan to continue their support of #MoreThanWords campaign. For now, however, we would like to simply point out that they are offering a chance to meet another big name in the Vikings world in Robert Smith.
- The additions of young cornerbacks Mackensie Alexander and Trae Waynes in the two most recent drafts mean that the Vikings can very likely let Captain Munnerlyn set up camp in the slot… where he is one of the NFL’s best.
- Arif Hasan tore apart the world of running back stats to help determine just where Jerick McKinnon could end up ranking in coming NFL seasons.
- This article is getting a little old, but nothing has really happened to cause it to be outdated, so check out our friends at Draft Season trying to predict the Vikings final 53-man roster.
- The “Day to REACH Football Camp” will soon be hosted by Chad Greenway and all of the details are available here.
- There are more than one reason to be optimistic about what the Vikings offense could possibly do in 2016.
- Any time you say Teddy Bridgewater is a franchise quarterback, or if you say he isn’t, be prepared to defend yourself from those that strongly disagree.
- Cornerback is perhaps going to be the toughest training camp battle that we’ll all be obsessing over very, very soon.
- The Vikings have waded a little deeper into the analytics pool with a recent hire.
- Vikings rookie Mackensie Alexander has received a day in his own honor in his hometown.
- Troy Williamson’s name has been back in the news lately for some fantasy football takes and some harsh words about former Vikings head coach Brad Childress.
- Duron Carter couldn’t make things work with the Vikings, or in the NFL at all, and recent actions are showing one of the biggest concerns about him to be validated.
- The legendary Sid Hartman will be honored in a big way within the walls of the new US Bank Stadium.
- Can Adrian Peterson be the leads leading rusher once again in 2016? It is a question worth asking.
- Cornerback Jabari Price is covering a lot of ground this summer.
- The NFL is putting a whole ton of classic NFL games on YouTube and three of them will be Vikings games.
- Cordarrelle Patterson is talking a lot lately, and Vikings fans have their reasons for doubting him, but what he is saying is at least encouraging.
- Pro Football Focus recently listed the five worst tight end contracts in the NFL and a Vikings player made the list.
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You said "hats off to the men and women that... serve(d)... our country to defend [our] independence".
While I do agree with saluting service-people, let's not delude ourselves by saying that they've "defend[ed our] independence" in any way in any recent conflict. After WW2, their lives and our tax dollars have been squandered to protect the profits of Big Oil and the Military-Industrial Complex. We should all be mad as hell about that.
Also, hats off to the 24 hour news networks that have taught us that pulling 15 words out of a 77-word paragraph to turn a simple... oh, forget it. Have a fun and safe holiday everyone.
What I'm mad as hell about is sniveling, cowardly, pompous, new age hippies like you who tarnish the legacy of the brave men and women who have fought in any era, or any conflict for this once great country.
You forget that those same brave men & women fought (some gave their very lives)o that you can have your moronic opinion.
I'm sure you look absolutely fabulous with your little Hillary button pinned to your Grateful Dead Tye-Dye.
People like you make me sick to my stomach, you are a disgrace to America.
Since we are celebrating Independence Day by discussing political issues, I am going to agree with most of what you said. I do take issue with two things however:
1) This country is still great. If it is not great for you, then you are "doing it wrong".
2) MossMoon2Packers sounds more like an anti-corporate, anti-success Sanders/Trump voter than someone who would vote for Clinton.
Signed,
Live Long Republican Voting For Clinton
Country before party!
Obviously, your reading comprehension is very poor, or you're a dupe of the corporate media and Hollywood, or both.
I DID NOT criticize the soldiers; for the most part, they fought and sacrificed selflessly for a noble cause (they were told). What I am saying is that there was NO NOBLE CAUSE in any post-WW2 war or conflict. The fighting was to protect the profits of Big Oil and the Military-Industrial Complex. In other words, the soldiers were lied-to by American political leaders and corporate media to get them to fight, and that's who I'm criticizing. No clearer example exists than the pack of lies ("Iraq has WMDs!") spun by Bush and Cheney to attack Iraq in 2003.
But don't take my word for it.
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927, I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested." ~ Major General Smedley Butler, Marine Corp.
"…Our country is in the forefront of those nations that are eager to go to war... When we went into Korea, when we went into Vietnam, when we went into Iraq both times. I think all those wars were unnecessary." ~ Former President Jimmy Carter, May 2012.
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My classmates daughter is on the cover of the Vikings swimsuit calendar.