The offseason is exciting! Perhaps it isn't, but we have a podcast anyway.
Episode Notes:
- I guess Christian Ponder was shaky at OTAs, which is actually kind of new if I recall correctly. Sure, he wasn't great in the regular season, but I don't recall him being poor at OTAs.
- Anthony Barr is a distance learner! Correspondence courses have really advanced far in the past few years.
- Take a look at the OROY odds yourself! I imagine you've been treated to the Vegas win total over/unders, but it makes sense to leave a link to those here.
- If you wanted to see a Vikings fan argue in favor of Lesean McCoy over Adrian Peterson, Brent Labathe, newest writer at Vikings Territory, has you covered.
- You probably heard about Chad Greenway rescuing a boater, so obligatory link. This series of tweets is where the "overcommitted" joke comes from.
- The Colin Kaepernick deal is insanely team friendly.
- Tony Siragusa wants you to guard your manhood.
- Kevin Williams got a call from the Patriots! How nice of them.
- There are some cool home field/home continent effects in the World Cup.
There's quite a few links in the link roundup. The first one was mentioned in the show, and it's why I've changed my mind about whether or not Josh Robinson was redeemable as a starting level corner, even on the outside.
I also took a look at how well teams did in a new stadium. The effect is negligible.
I had opinions about Brandon Fusco being named PFF's Secret Superstar.
Darren Page joined VT as our resident draft analyst. He wrote a fantastic piece on Scott Crichton.
Adam Warwas took a look at the future, first by figuring out the compensatory picks for the Vikings for next year, then contract-year concerns.
Carl Knowles continued his roster evaluation series. He starts off with a double-header on Jeff Baca and Joe Berger, followed by his take on Robert Blanton.
Over at cover32, I took a look at the training camp battle for the fifth receiver, I made the case that Phil Loadholt may be elite, and projected how Adrian Peterson's role will change in the Norv Turner offense. I also asked if the Minnesota Vikings would carry three quarterbacks on opening day.
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