Minnesota Vikings Move Four Players To Injured Reserve, Sign Guys You've Never Heard Of
by Christopher Gates on Nov 29, 2011 7:52 PM CST
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Well, things continue to go swimmingly in Minnesota.
According to the folks at Pro Football Talk (and having been broken by Landonio in the FanPosts), the Vikings have moved four of their players to the injured reserve list, ending their seasons. The biggest surprise on the list is that of wide receiver Michael Jenkins. Jenkins, who had proven to be a pretty effective receiver after having come over from Atlanta during the off-season, suffered a knee injury in Sunday's game, and it's apparently severe enough to put him on injured reserve.
The Vikings also placed long snapper Cullen Loeffler and safeties Husain Abdullah and Tyrell Johnson on injured reserve. Loeffler got a contract extension prior to the season, so he'll be back in 2012 to resume his long snapping duties. As far as Abdullah and Johnson, it remains to be seen if they will be part of what will likely be a complete purging of the Vikings' secondary prior to the 2012 season. My guess is that Abdullah is back next year, while we've (thankfully) seen the last of Tyrell Johnson in a Vikings uniform.
In their places, the Vikings have signed four players. The biggest of those names is probably safety Jarrad Page, who was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for the first six games of this season, getting five starts. He was released less than two weeks ago. He was a 7th-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2006 draft out of UCLA, and has 12 career interceptions.
The Vikings also brought back wide receiver Stephen Burton, who had originally been released to make room for tight end Allen Reisner prior to the game against the Falcons. They also brought in safety Andrew Sendejo, who played for the Sacramento Mountain Lions in 2010 and was waived by the Jets this pre-season, and long snapper Matt Katula, who in the past has plied his trade with the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots.
The Vikings also brought back tight end Mickey Shuler. Shuler was a 7th-round pick of the Vikings in the 2010 NFL Draft, but was let go by the team (to make room for Hank Baskett, of all people) and signed by the Miami Dolphins, where he caught two passes for 44 yards last season. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals this past off-season, but failed his physical and hadn't resigned with anyone since. He will be on the Vikings' practice squad.
So there you go. If you're heading to the Metrodome this weekend, make sure you buy a program. . .otherwise you might not know who anybody is.
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Did Schuler have injury problems?
When the Vikings drafted him, I thought Mickey Schuler was considered a good prospect. What happened?
We cut him
for Dugan. Probably the Chillmeister’s decision.
"Like I said, I don’t think anybody on this team knows what schism is, let alone could use it in a sentence. I thought it was an STD when I first heard it. And I was like whoa, we preach abstinence around these parts." - Jared Allen
Glad to see him back
I thought he was a good development project, but it’s hard to crack the squad when you have K-Sauce and Shanko holding down a single-TE offense.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
Remember when we were supposed to have a new, shiny 2-TE focused offense?
Good times… good times.
Any chance any of these guys stay on the team?
It’s obvious that we simply need to put SOMEbody out on the field, but are any of these guys keepers, IYO or are they simply replacement players?
White Horn Gold Pants
Hope we see some of Stephen Burton.
Any chance Brandon Burton gets out there with the secondary as depleted as it is. I mean, he’s a 5th round pick. Not that that means he should easily be able to start or anything, but the guy has to have some skill or else we wouldn’t have drafted him there. I hope the Vikings put the young guys in first instead of putting in some guys they just picked up. Sapp makes sense because he was just with us last season, but bringing in some random scrubs from another team should be riding the pine or simply be there for depth in case this onslaught of carnage continues.
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The Burtons
Stephen Burton is listed as the backup to Percy Harvin, and he’s the #4 guy behind Camarillo. We didn’t bring in any more WR, so in 4 and 5 WR sets (we rarely run those), he’ll see the field, and anytime Percy comes off for a breather in 3 WR sets, he’ll see the field. With Percy dealing with his ribs, I think he’ll see significant playing time.
Brandon Burton is listed as the #5 CB on the depth chart, behind Marcus Sherels and Benny Sapp. He likely won’t see much playing time except in dime situations when one of the other 4 guys needs a breather.
SKOL Vikings!
this is such a joke
we need to know what we have in BBurton. the fact we brought in Sapp and he was on the field immediately is a damn shame. i wonder if there’s something going on behind the scenes that we don’t know about with BBurton. i remember reading he could have gone as early as the 2nd rd… we could have a steal and potential starter riding the pine. what’s going on there…??
oh, and given LF’s track record this season, i wouldn’t be shocked if these new safeties were automatically put ahead of Mistral Raymond on the depth chart, thus burying yet another rookie who should be getting playing time…
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Re BBurton
According to the Strib Chat from yesterday, new reporter Wiederer had this to say about the subject:
Dan Wiederer:
They think Burton is too raw and error-prone. So they went with veteran experience in Sapp. This is one of those cases where you have to keep things as a coach from being a complete and utter embarrassment so as not to lose the locker room or your hold on your job security.
Take it for what it’s worth because I am getting a strong dislike for that Wiederer guy as he takes every opportunity to take swipes at Ponder. The most recent:
Dan Wiederer:
See, now I’m not so sure I’d be super encouraged by Sunday’s effort. The Vikings offense was a disaster throughout the first half. With a minute left before halftime, Ponder was 2-for-3 for 3 yards. Seriously. Then, he had 71 of his 186 passing yards on a totally meaningless and non-threatening drive in the final seconds before halftime.
Dan Wiederer:
In the not making mistakes category, he deserves a round of applause. For certain. And the TD toss to Harvin was a good read and a decent throw. But again, I’m finding it very hard to evaluate Ponder honestly for many reasons. Topping the list: he has no difference-makers outside of Percy to throw to.
He doesn’t have to be a cheerleader, but damn, give the kid a break after only a few games, where he is improving essentially every game, and nothing to work with.
hrrm
interesting. he can’t be any more error-prone than Asher, or Sapp for that matter with how out-of-shape he admitted he is. but they’re “veterans”. yeesh. as for ‘raw’, Sherels is raw and is seeing plenty of playing time (albeit via injuries), but Ballard was seen as ‘raw’ by many, and he seems to be doing quite well on the DL.
BBurton just needs to get some reps; we need to know what we have in him on the field of play, not practice evaluations. we need CBs who can keep up with receivers and break up passing plays — both of which, if memory serves, BBurton is capable of. i don’t think anyone would fault LF for putting him in the game for a couple defensive series. same goes for Fusco and Love. but i digress…
and yeah, just from the looks of it i don’t like this Wiederer guy. he clearly has an opinion on Ponder that won’t change.
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There dares to be a person who doesn't see Ponder as perfect?
Blasphemy! Pull out the torches and pitchforks! This monster needs to die!
Gez, guys. Ponder’s not Tebow, so quit treating him like God. He’s been far from perfect and that writer is simply pointing that out. Nowhere does he say he isn’t the longterm answer.
And no one is saying Ponder is perfect
The writer is more than a bit harsh in his critique. Things like…“he is no Brees”. “He will never be at the level of Manning, Brady, Rodgers etc”. The writer may be correct, though how the f*** does he know this while the rest of the football world does not? That is my point, As well, Brees nor Rodgers were lighting it up when they first took the field either. As rj-b said, he has an opinion that won’t be changing.
If he doesn't like Ponder, that's fine
Buy my issue is stating that TD pass to Harvin was “decent”??? c’MON man, it was spot on right between the numbers, just over the defense. At least call it what it was, perfect.
White Horn Gold Pants
as Murgo pointed out...
…nobody is saying Ponder is perfect. but the writer is full of it. he finds it “very hard to evaluate Ponder”??
as a pocket passer, perhaps, considering he’s on the run all the time. however, he is making more accurate throws, and is showing he was absolutely worth a 1st rd pick (even if it was “too early”…)
the writer is not being objective in only pointing out the negative, then attempting to justify the positive by saying it happened on a meaningless drive, or that he doesn’t have any playmakers, etc. if anything, Ponder is doing quite well considering he has no playmakers around him save for Percy and AP (who was out).
and to say the TD throw to Percy was “decent” is a sorry understatement. if Aaron Rodgers makes that throw, ESPN would say it was such a small window and he put it only where the receiver could catch it. for Ponder, it was “how did that not get intercepted”, or, in this case, a ‘decent’ throw. perception is key, and for some of the media, they can’t get their initial judgment about a player.
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Ponder's No Cam Newton
He may well turn out to be a servicable QB, but he hasn’t proved that he’s a franchise QB, the sort of guy the team gets built around for the next decade, who perennially ranks in the top 10 of NFL QBs.
Maybe he will turn out to be That Guy, but so far, he hasn’t proved it.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
I don't want to be a Homer
but I honestly do think that if Ponder had the OL that Newton has and his WRs, I think he would be doing much better and may even be “Cam-like”. The TD pass to Percy was with Ponder actually having time to throw. Cam, who I originally thought would be a bust, is a pleasant surprise but is tapering off himself. I though he would bust because of attitude and not physical attributes. Icon and entertainer bullcrap and such. I think his handlers f’ed up and I think the kid is pretty good with a good competitive drive.
I like to make fair comparisons and I do not think the jerk at the Strib is even trying to be remotely fair.
to be fair
how can anyone project whether or not Ponder, who has started all of six games, will be a consistent Top 10 QB…?? c’mon man.
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How do you know
He “can’t be any more error prone?” You are saying that Allen and Sapp make literally every possible error?
that was a blanket statement, yes
i am not saying they make every possible error — are you implying that BBurton would…??
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I'm saying
It’s entirely possible that BBurton is worse than Allen and Sapp at this stage of their respective careers.
I’m also saying that I think the coaches, who actually get to see what he can do, are in a much better position than I to make that judgment. I haven’t even seen him stand on the sideline any time recently.
i don't disagree with that, either
the season is in shambles, nonetheless. i don’t see anything wrong with getting BBurton in on occasion, even at nickel.
likewise with Fusco and Love, rotate them in on the line.
it’s one thing to evaluate these players in practice, and quite another in a game time situation. it would certainly help in terms of how we need to prioritize for the 2012 draft (certainly LT is a top priority… but what about OG?? is CB more important than WR?? etc etc). it just seems automatic that we’re putting in mediocre veterans over potentially mediocre rookies… i’d at least like to see some of these guys in action.
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Is it also
One thing to evaluate these players in practice and another thing to not evaluate them at all because you haven’t seen them play?
Because that’s the point I’m making. I’m saying I have no reason to take your word for it that he’s gotta be better than the guys who are playing because you haven’t seen the kid play hardly at all, and not at all since the preseason.
It sure sounds like the coaches think that BBurton doesn’t understand the system well enough to be on the field.
If he does understand the system well enough to be on the field, I agree, I’d like to see him play with my own eyes. But that’s different from me believing that he’s better than the guys who are out there.
fair enough
and i understand that wholeheartedly. part of the reason i’m so “rah rah” on BBurton is that we haven’t seen him play. we’ve seen our other fill-ins play like crap… if BBurton plays like crap too, then well, we know where we stand.
i’d still like to think he’s better than what we have out there… b/c i’m getting really sick of seeing Asher Allen miss a tackle, or not tackle well, or be 5 yds behind a receiver and have no chance at tackling him, or not break up a pass, or… well you get the picture. =)
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
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Again, maybe
That tells us something about BBurton? Somehow I don’t think it’s that he’s great and the darn coaches are just keeping him down.
i won't disagree with that first observation
it could very well possibly be that BBurton has a lot of learning to do. nevertheless, i’m still of the opinion that these young players need meaningful reps (albeit in a meaningless season) to get better. perhaps if they were challenged, even with 1st team reps in practice, they would be allowed to develop. potential doesn’t just shine on its own — it needs to be molded and put into action. you can’t polish a rock just by staring at it. you know what i mean??
but let’s also not forget these are the same coaches who:
drafted a QB #12 overall and signed an aging veteran to start ahead of him;
drafted the consensus #1 TE who has not seen meaningful game time reps;
continue to start personnel (i.e. Ayodele, TJohnson) who make little to no contributions to the team;
made poor off-season acquisitions (i.e. CJohnson, Aromashodu, Ayodele [again]);
can’t adjust mid-game to retain double-digit leads;
sign a CB after clearly not evaluating him efficiently (Sapp is not where he should be physically);
et al.
part of the problem could be BBurton, but part of the problem could be ’ the darn coaches’.
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Huh?
Just about any front office in the league would sign an aging vet to start while the rookie learns. Starting the rookie qb right away is the exception, and it’s the exception that nearly everyone says is regrettable.
As for the tight end, I guess we have different definitions of “meaningful” because he’s played quite a bit. He’s got 17 catches, which sounds “meaningful” to me, but he’s on a roster with perhaps the best blocking tight end in the league and a very solid pass catcher. The better criticism relating to Rudolph is to question why they used a second round pick on a guy they didn’t really need.
As for starting people who suck, again, you are assuming that they have a better option. Remember that Johnson has only been starting due to injury, and that Ayodele may be “starting” but he isn’t playing very many snaps.
And now you’re saying we shouldn’t have signed any CB who can stand on two legs? They signed Sapp for one reason: they are desperate for bodies.
So, yeah, again, I’m going to take the coaches word over a fan’s because unlike the fan, they’ve actually seen BBurton play in practice sometime in the last two months.
look, i follow your logic
to me it’s just worthless, in a lost season, to start a player like Tyrell Johnson when we know he isn’t happy here and will walk via FA next season. and it’s one thing to be desperate for bodies, but to be plugging those bodies in immediately (even if they are ‘familiar with the system’) when they aren’t conditioned is just as bad as sticking in a rookie who may not be ready yet.
nobody faults Ponder for “making mistakes and learning from them”… why can’t the same apply to other positions??
obviously the coaches know more than we do (there’s no real need to point that out), but the point is this coaching staff has made quite a few blunders outside of the expected growing pains. isn’t it fair to question whether or not they have made proper assessments on our personnel??
as for this point:
As for the tight end, I guess we have different definitions of "meaningful" because he’s played quite a bit. He’s got 17 catches, which sounds "meaningful" to me, but he’s on a roster with perhaps the best blocking tight end in the league and a very solid pass catcher.as rookies last season, Hernandez and Gronk had 45 and 42 receptions respectively, and combined for 16 TDs. now let me be clear, i’m not arguing the team and our QB(s) can produce like the Pats and Brady, but Shiancoe and Rudolph are combined for 46rec and a whopping 3TDs so far this season. i know expectations just set oneself up for disappointment, but we should all expect better than that.
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Honestly
Aside from being more patient with Berrian and McNabb than I would be, which as a coach and not a fan they should be, I don’t think they’ve made significant personnel blunders.
And you certainly aren’t going to talk me into the idea that Rudolph, who is hurt by the way, not being a bigger part of the offense is a serious personnel mistake.
don't FA acquisitions count as personnel mistakes...??
CJohnson, Ayodele, Aromashodu… all uninspiring pickups and/or a waste of time.
don’t get me wrong, they’ve done some good with signings (Jenkins) and trimming the fat (Madieu, Kennedy), they also let go of some guys i thought looked pretty promising in the preseason… CB’s Parks (although he got injured) and Carter, WR Iglesias… yes, the coaches know more, but Iglesias looked better than both Aroma and Camarillo. now he’s with the Texans.
again, of course, i don’t know as much as the coaches when it comes to football… but it just seems like they’re going with the veterans simply b/c they’re veterans. just irritating. and we don’t really know who to hold accountable with the ^ of authority.
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
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It's almost like LF has tried to start vets and started the season in the "win now" attitude.
McNabb still makes sense even though they didn’t need to spend that $$ and they clearly over-assessed his value. I don’t mind LF starting Tyrell or even Asher as they’ve only been in the league for 4 and 3 years respectively(i think) and you don’t know if it’s something where the “light” might turn on or not so i can’t disagre much there. They’re injured now so it doesn’t matter. If Sapp needed a couple weeks to get back into shape, then he shouldn’t have been on the field. He’s made a couple nice plays, but he’s blown some serious coverage too. I would like to see more BBurton finishing out this season. I don’t think LF has to worry about losing the locker room if he hasn’t lost it already because our vets need to understand that putting in a young player doesn’t mean that we’re conceding. I’m sure those Vets would like to come back next year and make the playoffs and if we find a player that can play that’s been sitting on the bench for the season then it will pay dividends next season. It’s very simple, IMO, we have GOT to find out who can make this roster next year and plan the overhaul. We have a draft coming up and we need to start ranking our “big board” yesterday.
White Horn Gold Pants
100% yes on this:
I don’t think LF has to worry about losing the locker room if he hasn’t lost it already because our vets need to understand that putting in a young player doesn’t mean that we’re conceding. I’m sure those Vets would like to come back next year and make the playoffs and if we find a player that can play that’s been sitting on the bench for the season then it will pay dividends next season. It’s very simple, IMO, we have GOT to find out who can make this roster next year and plan the overhaul. We have a draft coming up and we need to start ranking our "big board" yesterday.
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
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Ugh
Johnson is not a mistake. He just isn’t a left tackle. And I don’t think he was signed with the intent that he would be the starting left tackle. But even if he was, it’s not like there are a lot of other alternatives out there. if you can show me a better option for a similar price, I’ll call him a mistake. Otherwise, they plugged a hole as best they could.
Ayodele I’m willing to call a mistake. He’s not worth his contract at all, and was signed with the expectation he could start and be effective.
Aromashodu, again, you’re talking about signing a guy to compete to be your third or fourth receiver. Who was better for the price?
I didn't get much sense of
Iglesias, personally, but I guess you’re saying he was.
yeah, i would have rather had Iglesias
to me, a WR corps of Percy, Jenkins, Iglesias, Arceneaux, and Camarillo (even though i still think we are overpaying Cammy) would have been a fine start to the season. i wasn’t big on Jaymar, but he could have been swapped in, for that matter.
Aroma had good showing on ST during the preseason, so i think that’s why he stayed around — i don’t see that production now, but i could be wrong.
with CJohnson, i think it’s pretty clear they signed him to be at LT, considering we needed one and that’s what he did in Indy. regardless, and i know LF had to do something with McKinnie, i think they needed a better plan than what they did. they could have pursued other FA’s more aggressively (Bushrod comes to mind, though i can’t remember when he re-signed with the Saints…)
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
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If you need players we would be more than happy to let you have Tavaris back.
Only nice thing about him is you don’t win any games, so you’re in position to draft a real QB. God he’s painfull to watch play.
You beat me to it by a whisker.
"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
What are you talking about?
Tavaris Jackson has the best jump pass in the league. How is that not valuable in basketball football?
"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
but how bad is your back up if...
he cant beat out TJack with a torn peck??
by midnightwonder on Nov 30, 2011 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
Mickey Shuler, representing PSU. Hope he sticks around.
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-Roberto
by blackjackfishtaco on Nov 29, 2011 8:19 PM CST reply actions
Sunday
I am going to the game and can’t wait for Purple Jesus (hopefully) vs. Regular Jesus.
Don't you know who the *^$% I am?
by Jeppernaut on Nov 29, 2011 8:37 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Unfortunately
I think I saw a tweet saying Purple Jesus is highly unlikely to play.
They join...
Jasper Brinkley
Antoine Winfield
Scott Kooistra
Who were already on IR. That makes 7 of our players on IR, 5 of whom were starters, 1 of which would have seen significant playing time (Brinkley) and the last who would have likely seen some work on the O-line (Kooistra).
This is just a sad state of affairs. Our secondary now looks like this:
CB: Asher Allen and Cedric Griffen
SS: Jamarca Sanford and Mistral Raymond
Nickel: Benny Sapp
Our Wide Receivers look like this:
WR1: Percy Harvin
WR2: Devin Aromashadu
WR3: Greg Camarillo
And not to mention the following banged up guys
-Adrian Peterson
-Kyle Rudolph
-Percy Harvin
-Visanthe Shiancoe
-Anthony Herrera
Can we even field a team of 22 starters on offense and defense (let alone a full squad of 53 NFL caliber players?)
SKOL Vikings!
IR
That makes 7 of our players on IR, 5 of whom were starters, 1 of which would have seen significant playing time (Brinkley) and the last who would have likely seen some work on the O-line (Kooistra).
Which makes 8 less players than the Packers put on IR last year… AND WON THE SUPERBOWL!
Good teams lose players, but continue to win games. Bad teams lose a couple and crumble into a top-5 pick.
by Jayrome007 on Nov 30, 2011 9:26 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This season is bad enough.
Please quit pointing out the truth!
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― Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
Completely different situations than GB from last year.
Green Bay had the youngest team in the NFL. I’m not sure where we are ranked, but probably towards the oldest last year. We had humongous holes BEFORE losing those players. GB was actually pretty solid across the board before the injuries. Oh, and they were already in a mini-rebuilding period there for a couple years so that helped. Our team has been almost completely gutted since ’09.
White Horn Gold Pants
Copy your point, but...
you can’t compare last year’s Packer team to this year’s Viking team. Even if they had more injuries than we currently do.
In 2009 the Packers were coming off of an 11-9 record, and had a solid experienced team going into 2010 expecting to win the division.
Last year the Vikings finshed with a record of 6-10, and were predicted by many to finish last in the division with the same or worse record. Granted a veteran team, but a team with new coaches in many of the key coaching positions…a new starting quarterback in McNabb…and a lot of questions about many of the OL, DB, and WR positions. And to have a shortened pre-season to get the team ready.
So, no…you can’t compare the two teams. Sure you “can”, but it really isn’t much of a comparison.
Dang
I was hoping for a comeback by the Super Star (Mike Morris) at Long Snapper. We would have at least made some headlines then. 50 year old Long Snapper Signed by Vikings. That would have been great.
Just a quick question from an outsider
Who is on the Vikings practice squad? Could any of those guys been moved up in order to fill some of these spots?
RB Caleb King, WR Emmanuel Arceneux, TE Mickey Shuler, LB Tyrone McKenzie, G Butch Lewis, CB Reggie Jones, and WR Kerry Taylor.
The only ones with legitimate chances at getting playing time right now are King, Arceneaux, and Shuler, realistically. Reggie Jones could get a glimpse too, but other than that, nada really.
"Like I said, I don’t think anybody on this team knows what schism is, let alone could use it in a sentence. I thought it was an STD when I first heard it. And I was like whoa, we preach abstinence around these parts." - Jared Allen
Seriously!
Get this man some reps! What have we got to lose?! If we lose, we win anyways.
Just a thought
WR1 – blackmon
WR2 – desean Jackson
WR3 – p.Harv
Next year of course
by tswing-AK on Nov 29, 2011 11:50 PM CST via mobile reply actions
New thought
W1 Jackson (agree)
W2 Floyd from Notre Dame he looks just as explosive as Blackmon minus the arrest and he is also from St. Paul Min.
Slot Harvin (agree)
well...Blackmon can play the convicted felon spot on our team.
I think we are about to get an opening on the roster.
Michael Floyd
has also been arrested. Multiple times if I’m not mistaken. Just saying. But hey, we’ve had success with WR’s with character concerns in the past…Just not on the second go-round.
by Zach_Bodenner on Nov 30, 2011 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
I don't remember Blackmon having any legal issues
Not sure where that is coming from. I believe the issue he had was that he ate dinner at Deion Sander’s home because Deion’s been a “mentor” of sorts to Blackmon over the years. Blackmon lied to the NCAA so he was suspended for the whole 2010 season because he lied to investigators, but he didn’t do anything wrong. You’re right though, Floyd is the one that I’ve heard has had like DWI or drug possession issues in the past. Don’t remember exactly what it was though.
White Horn Gold Pants
And thank you for the front page reference, Chris!
Always cool to see stuff that I wrote mentioned on the front page (all of two times!!! I’ll take what I can get. :D), and you obviously write about this stuff a lot better than I do!
"Like I said, I don’t think anybody on this team knows what schism is, let alone could use it in a sentence. I thought it was an STD when I first heard it. And I was like whoa, we preach abstinence around these parts." - Jared Allen
Here's a thought.,.
Joe Webb at the safety position or in place of Jenkins at wide-out. Honestly he’s got more talent and skill than most on this team and he certainly can’t do any worse than what we have now. What do we have to lose?
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No thanks. Keep Webb at QB
Jerking him around at various positions didn’t turn out so well. The sacks and hits can be brutal and always need 1-2 options on hand in case something freaky happens with the arm or shoulder.
by VikesFanSince1967 on Nov 30, 2011 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
It doesn’t effect you that much when the guys getting put on IR shouldn’t have been starting in the first place. Most of these guys couldn’t start for Cleveland and they’re starting for us. Any wonder why we routinely give career games to everyone we face but can’t block long enough for our own QB to make any passing play not look like a bootleg?
Even including Hutch, our offensive line is just a bunch of backups. Not surprising since we’ve mostly ignored the line for so long. But we draft DBs seemingly every year in the top 3 rounds and what have we gotten for these picks? A bunch of guys who’s only redeeming description seems to be that they have “potential”. Potential that never gets realized of course, but who’s counting?
Cleveland actually has a pretty good defense
I would switch everyone sans KWill and JA.
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Agree I like Floyd as well is there a possibility we can get him in the second?
by tswing-AK on Nov 30, 2011 3:01 PM CST via mobile reply actions
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