No Vikings-Chiefs Scrimmage This Summer

That's a shame -- I've made a habit of attending the scrimmage each summer, so it's too bad to see it scratched from the training camp schedule:

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress said his team would not practice against the Kansas City Chiefs this year during training camp.

"They got so many different things going on ... they're thinking this year that they don't want to do it," Childress said today. "That's good with us."

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great news

now they won’t be able to steal some new draft pick/rookie FA from us

by allday28 on Jun 4, 2009 5:16 PM CDT reply actions

I’ll miss hearing about the NHL style fights breaking out between the teams, but yeah, also no more scoping out players so when we stupidly cut them to resign them to the practice squad, they don’t snatch them up.

"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"

by VikesFaninNM on Jun 4, 2009 9:56 PM CDT reply actions

I think they were just afraid Allen would tear Cassel apart.

by Frost on Jun 4, 2009 10:52 PM CDT reply actions

+1

They were fortunate last year when Chilly sent Allen on a fishing trip during the scrimmage, but they might not have been as lucky this year.

by Anthony21 on Jun 4, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I went to River Falls the year Robert Smith was a rookie. We got his autograph, Todd Scott’s, Henry Thomas’s, and Denny Green’s. I saw Joe Montana, AC, CC, Randall McDaniel, Derrick Thomas, John Randle, tons of guys right up close. Tim Irwin and Steve Jordan were the biggest dudes I ever saw in my life.

Too bad that won’t happen. It was a lot of fun.

by newmexvike on Jun 5, 2009 12:08 AM CDT reply actions

Pros & Cons

The Vikes lose an early practice scrimmage that I personally think was helpful… but the Chiefs don’t get to scout out Viking players, either. Probably a loss, over all.

by DCPurple on Jun 5, 2009 8:24 AM CDT reply actions

Fine with me

I never understood them doing that anyway. Why risk injuring a starter at a time when when everyone is still trying to make the team? We don’t need some rookie lineman rolling over one of the Williams knee’s or some stupid thing like that.

I can see a scrimmage game with a mixture of 2nd and 3rd stringers, but I wouldn’t subject any of my starters to a worthless game like that.

by chaosg on Jun 6, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions