Antoine Winfield Out For Sunday

by KJSegall on Oct 5, 2011 8:51 PM CDT

Well, THIS will help us avoid 0-5.

Antoine Winfield suffered a neck injury in last Sunday's game against Kansas City while making a tackle on running back Dexter McCluster, and after missing practice today and undergoing an MRI, the decision has been made to hold him out for the upcoming game against the Cardinals.

While the exact nature of the injury remains undisclosed, neck injuries are a potentially big problem (see- Manning, Peyton), and sitting him is the safe (and right) call. Not to mention, the Cardinals are one of the weaker opponents on our schedule, so hopefully the impact will be minimal.

Winfield will most likely be replaced by Chris Cook, who's been having a decent sophomore campaign. The biggest annoyance in my book is that Cook's replacement will likely be Asher Allen (oh Vikings, why didn't you just resign Benny Sapp...).

Hopefully Winfield will have a quick recovery, and we'll be seeing his reliable awesomeness on the field come the following Sunday night game against Chicago.

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That is such awesome news

that I could cry. Seems about par for the course though. Hope Cook can step it up a notch!

"Show me a hero, and I will write you a tragedy." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

by abba7 on Oct 5, 2011 8:58 PM CDT reply actions

Like we had a prayer even if he played

by Bodysuit Man on Oct 5, 2011 9:48 PM CDT reply actions

Asher Allen supporter here

I’m cheering for him.

by medicineball on Oct 5, 2011 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

Can you explaing why?

Other than just wishful thinking.

by Bodysuit Man on Oct 6, 2011 7:51 AM CDT up reply actions

I think he has a lot of potential, he has come a long way, and he is trying hard. I think he needs to turn up his attitude while in the game and stick his nose into what’s happening on the field better. He is good at blitzing too.

by medicineball on Oct 7, 2011 5:53 AM CDT up reply actions

cook looks so good!!!

by the middle of the year i think cook will have taken Griffins spot as the #2 starter! his coverage is really good. he just has to fix some mental mistakes and he will be a franchise CB in a year or 2. and for Allen….. he i like him. he will never be great but he does good in these kinds of spots. keep an eye on him. he will do fine

by #40ismyhero on Oct 5, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions

Well, silver lining is that Cook gets more playing time and Sherels might get on the field more as well.

by CanadianViking on Oct 5, 2011 10:52 PM CDT reply actions

More Sherels

Isn’t a bad thing. Wonder if they have Booker or Harvin punt? return in place of Sherels

by tuckingfenpin on Oct 5, 2011 11:19 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed, more Marcus Sherels!

I can’t get over how wrong I was about Marcus Sherels of last year, when he looked slow and confused in the preseason, then was sent to the practice squad. At the time I wondered, why was this slow, small, confused guy on the team?

A couple months ago I read that last year he was playing with an ankle injury and he was switching positions at the pro level. A year later, Sherels looks like one of the smartest players out there, and he’s fast!

I hope Winfield’s injury gives Marcus Sherels a chance to show what he’s got at CB. Maybe the Vikings have got themselves a new star cornerback!

by jimbo92107 on Oct 6, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions

no!!!!!!!!!!!

Losing Antoine Winfield really hurts. Have a feeling that this game is going to get messy.

by mattnmics on Oct 6, 2011 12:51 AM CDT reply actions

Maybe they should put jared allen back there

He looks better in coverage than asher

by reebs on Oct 6, 2011 7:07 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

ha you said the Cardinals are one of the weaker teams on our schedule

but they aren’t there is a team on our schedule that plays against us 16 times this year that’s much weaker.. :-p

I'm like the Dali Lama of kicking ass

by Grime on Oct 6, 2011 7:55 AM CDT reply actions

All part of the plan

To put #12 (Stanford Cardinals) in a purple uniform next season. I’m on board.

by Siegfried59 on Oct 6, 2011 9:27 AM CDT reply actions

Hold your hirses

There’s plenty of season left to relax and enjoy.

by SeventhViking on Oct 7, 2011 10:20 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I wouldn't mind seeing Brandon Burton called up for duty

"God always comes first, then grades, (and lastly) football." 11-year old phenom Demias Jimerson on his reaction to being told that he cannot score more than 2 TD's per game in his Arkansas Pee-Wee football league.

by NMVike on Oct 6, 2011 9:58 AM CDT reply actions

Reisner down, D'Imperio up

Vikings also waived TE Allen Reisner, whom they were not using, and called up FB Ryan D’Imperio, whom they really, really need. D’Imperio can provide a lot of help to the offense as a backfield pass blocker and a short-yardage receiver. He can also lead block for AP.

Ryan D’Imperio provides the services of Kleinsasser and Gerhart in one package. Not only that, but he could also fill in at linebacker, which he played at Rutgers. He’s a super-sub that plays hard, smart football anywhere you put him. Guys like that wind up being head coaches in the NFL.

by jimbo92107 on Oct 6, 2011 11:25 AM CDT reply actions