Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Friday September 10th, 2021

Good Morning!

All hail, the “Z” key is back along with additional functionality we had with Chorus. I’ve been doing things around the house and therefore mostly lurking today but I did try out the “Z” key in the testing group on my laptop and on mobile and found it to be a worthy addition.

I case your forgot about all the former shortcuts, here they are:
Here’s a quick summary:

• Z – go to next unread comment
• shift-A – mark all comments that have loaded as ‘read’
• C – go to the next comment, regardless of if it’s new or not
• shift-C – go to the previous comment
• control-B – add/remove bold text in the comment you’re writing
• control-I – add/remove italic text in the comment you’re writing

Meanwhile we’ll carry on with our news and links open thread full of crockpot recipes, nap strategies and beer recommendations; drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and it’s weekend eve, almost time to fire up the smoker and watch the Vikings win on Sunday.

Around the DN since our last open thread:

2021 NFL Season Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals by Eric and Christopher.

The Z key is back!

Vikings at Bengals Week 1 Preview: Stuck in the Middle, by Eric.

NFL City Guides SB Nation has you covered with recommendations on where to eat, attractions to visit, and the best ways to enjoy game day in every NFL city.

Unbelievable! - Starting with Cincinnati. BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald take a look at Brian O’Neill’s contract extension, preview Minnesota’s matchup with Cincinnati and plenty more!

Vikings news from other sources:

From Vikings.com: The Voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen, is joined by former Vikings LB Ben Leber and Vikings.com’s Gabe Henderson to break down Sunday’s season-opener against the Bengals.

Vikings-Bengals Week 1 Injury Report Update: Conklin Upgraded to Full.

NFL Expert Picks: Vikings Favorites in Week 1 Vs. Bengals.

The Voyage | Episode 04 | Season 3. On this episode of The Voyage, hear from Harrison Smith on the contract extension he signed with the team and look back on time he spent in 2019 in the offseason near his Knoxville home.

From the Vikings Gazette: The Full Details Behind The O’Neill Extension.

League News:

Ravens CB Marcus Peters suffers torn ACL; RB Gus Edwards suffers potentially serious knee injury.

T.J. Watt agrees to four-year extension with Steelers worth more than $112M.

Week 1 NFL game picks: Buccaneers top Cowboys; Bills start 1-0.

Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:
-No discussion of politics or religion
-No feeding of the trolls
-Leave the gender hatred at the door
-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)
-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags
-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer
-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away
-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.
With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip the cows, watch out for that guy behind the plexiglass and Welcome Aboard!