What Is Hip?
by Christopher Gates on Dec 9, 2011 9:41 PM CST
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Right now, the most important hip in Minnesota belongs to quarterback Christian Ponder, as in the one he injured against the Denver Broncos at some point in the first quarter when the Broncos were laying a significant beatdown on the rookie signal caller. Head Coach Leslie Frazier said that he would have to see Ponder practice on Friday in order for him to have any chance of facing the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Ford Field.
Well, that's exactly what happened, and Ponder has been listed as "questionable" on the Vikings' final injury report for this Sunday's game. Ponder will likely have to go through a workout at Ford Field before the game before Frazier makes a final determination, but it looks like Ponder will be getting the start on Sunday unless there's a drastic change.
Adrian Peterson is also listed as questionable, and says that he's at "about 80%." Peterson has been making cuts, though he says he can't cut as hard as he would be able to if he were healthy, and says he'd be willing to take a pain killing shot in order to play if necessary.
On the Vikings' ever-increasing injury list, the following players are listed as "probable":
Steve Hutchinson (illness)
Brian Robison (concussion)
Asher Allen (shoulder)
Chad Greenway (elbow)
Visanthe Shiancoe (hamstring)
Everson Griffen (quadriceps)
E.J. Henderson (shoulder)
Anthony Herrera (knee)
Percy Harvin (finger)
Harvin had limited participation in practice, as he apparently tore a ligament in one of his fingers the other day at practice. Everyone else listed as "probable" had full participation.
The Lions are a bit of a M*A*S*H unit going into this one as well. We already know that they're going to be without Ndamukong A Thug Named Suh for this one, but it appears that two big pieces of their secondary, safety Louis Delmas and cornerback Chris Houston, could miss this one after they both suffered MCL tears. The Lions could also be without rookie defensive tackle Nick Fairley, who has a foot injury that has forced him to be in a walking boot all week.
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No Percy!
Im game from making the playoffs in my FF league lol.
After last week, i need Percy back!
2011 Vikings, keeping the liquor industry in the green ALL YEAR LONG!
It was either that
Or Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie.”
But I fired up that particular video, and the next thing I knew it was an hour and a half later and I hadn’t actually typed anything yet.
That Shakira is a work killer, I tell you.
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by Christopher Gates on Dec 10, 2011 8:29 AM CST up reply actions
I feel the same way
every time i see that music video.
when asked by Dan Patrick if his name alluded to not making quick decisions in the pocket, Ponder calmly replied "As crazy as it sounds, my mom's maiden name is actually Superbowlwinner. All one word"
No Suh and Fairley
With those two not in on their D-Line, I don’t care who’s under center, it gives our O-Line a fighting chance. If we can get pressure on Stafford, then it doesn’t matter how open Megatron gets, Stafford will be on the ground. Detroit’s RB situation is pretty dire, and they basically gave up on the run against us earlier in the year. While I do think that Burelson and Megatron will be open all day in our secondary, whenever an offense in 1 dimensional, defenses can bring extra guys in and put Stafford on the turf.
With AP hopefully back, and the D-Line hurting, we could actually sneak out with a win. I know that hurts our draft position, but I don’t want 2011 to go down as the worst season in Vikings history, draft position be damned.
SKOL Vikings!
good god, our injury report is a song + more...
heeeeeaaaads, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toooooes…
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
Rest 'All Day'
No brainer here – keep AP on the pine; 80% healthy with chance of re-injury would make it irresponsible to play him at all. He is like a race horse who would run himself to death if you let him – all heart and champion guts with no quit ever. Its in his and the teams best interest long term to put him back in the stable to run another day.
Besides, I feel Toby is just getting warmed up… He’s ready for 25 carries for 125 yards and 2 TD’s. All he needs is more carries to prove he’s on the way to really show that we have a great one-two punch…
by Day1VikesFan on Dec 10, 2011 10:31 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
That's a rec.
As great as it is to watch AP run, let the face of the franchise heal. We have a lot of things to do if we want to be competitive next year, and a healthy Adrian will be a big key to that.
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