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Vikings Defenders Prove The Harlem Shake Isn't Dead Yet
Daily Norseman — It's the middle of May. If you haven't noticed, actual NFL news around these parts has been awfully slow since the post-draft hype settled down. Brian Urlacher officially isn't going to be a Viking, but we already knew that. We're still months away from training camp, the preseason, or any other football of real significance. It's tough to keep busy as an NFL fan this time of year. So what do NFL players do to keep themselves entertained during the doldrums of the NFL schedule? Well, apparently if you're a defensive player for the Minnesota Vikings, you inexplicably resurrect an intern...
7 hours agoUrlacher announces retirement
Vikings Gab — Ok, the drama is over. Brian Urlacher will not be joining the Minnesota Vikings and we can put all talk to the contrary to bed. This morning he released the following statement below through his Twitter account saying that after 13 seasons, he’s calling it quits after Eight Pro Bowl seasons and being named Defensive Player of the [...]
7 hours agoVikings waive OT Mark Jackson.
Vikings Gab — The Vikings made a roster move on Tuesday, releasing offensive tackle Mark Jackson. Jackson was a 6-foot-6 undrafted free agent who played his college ball at Glenville State. The team signed him to a free agent contract on April 30th. Jackson had participated in the team’s rookie camp. The Vikings roster now stands at 89 players, one below the offseason [...]
7 hours ago
Brian Urlacher Announces Retirement
Daily Norseman — Just saw this come across the Twitter a couple of minutes ago: It was an honor to play my entire career for the @chicagobears say.ly/GOh5Sxs — Brian Urlacher (@BUrlacher54) May 22, 2013 So, apparently that cut the Vikings made yesterday was NOT, in fact, part of an elaborate plan to sign Brian Urlacher. Or, if it was, Urlacher himself just put the kibosh on it. Urlacher was a huge pain in the butt for the Minnesota Vikings over the years. It seemed like every time the Bears and Vikings got together. . .particularly at Soldier Field. . .#54 was always making some sort of big play to...
11 hours ago
Super Bowls Awarded To Santa Clara, Houston
Daily Norseman — At the National Football League owner's meetings yesterday, the league awarded Super Bowl hosting rights to two more cities. Super Bowl XLVIII will be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this coming February. Super Bowl XLIX will take place at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. We knew both of those going into yesterday. Super Bowl L. . .or 50, for us non-Roman types. . .will be held in February of 2016 in the not-yet constructed stadium that the San Francisco 49ers will be calling home. It will be the Golden Super Bowl in the Golden State. (What the National Footbal...
16 hours ago
Leslie Frazier Still Not Terribly Aggressive
Daily Norseman — Our friends over at Football Outsiders have released their "Aggressiveness Index" for the 2012 NFL season, and it turns out that Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier is one of the least aggressive coaches in the league when it comes to going for it on fourth down. The Aggressiveness Index is a measure of how much more likely a coach is to go for it on fourth down in a non-obvious situation than the average head coach. "Average," in this case, is represented by a rating of 1.0. So, as FO explains, a coach that has an Aggressiveness Ranking of 1.20 is 20% more likely to go for it ...
16 hours ago
Minnesota Vikings News And Links, 5/22
Daily Norseman — Once again, we've hit hump day at your favorite Minnesota Vikings' website. Before we get too far into things, I need to discuss something that hasn't been much of an issue in recent weeks. . .heck, even months. . .but reared its head a bit yesterday. Whether it's in an Open Thread like this or in one of our other threads, please. . .don't feed the trolls. Just don't. Sure, it's fun to knock them around like a piñata for a little while, but eventually that loses its luster. Just flag their comments, and eventually one of the moderators will get around to them. When Ted and Eric were a...
16 hours agoVikings new digs will be very unique !
Vikings Gab — Ok, first of all, the new place is going be different, really different from any other NFL stadium in existence. We’ve seen the projected photos in all their surreal glory. But check out some of the amenities that visitors to Vikingsland will be enjoying. First, the new stadium will hold about 65,000 screaming fans. That’s [...]
20 hours ago
Where Does Bud Grant Rank All-Time?
Daily Norseman — Apparently the folks from ESPN are going to start doing a countdown on their website of the twenty greatest coaches in the history of the National Football League. They will also be putting together an accompanying television series about the topic. The countdown on the website kicks off tomorrow with #20, while the television series will start on 4 June at 6 PM Central time. Rick Reilly, formerly of Sports Illustrated and now of ESPN.com, has put together his own countdown of the greatest coaches in NFL history, and places Minnesota Vikings legend Bud Grant at #11. The Norse God. He ...
May 21, 2013
Vikings Waive Offensive Tackle Jackson
Daily Norseman — The Minnesota Vikings made a minor roster move on Tuesday, releasing offensive tackle Mark Jackson. Jackson was an undrafted free agent that the team gave a $3,000 bonus to in the wake of the 2013 National Football League Draft. He played his college ball at Glenville State. The news of Jackson's release isn't really that big a deal. What is important about it is the fact that it leaves the Vikings one body below the 90-man roster limit, as they currently have 86 players signed to contracts and contract offers out to rookies Sharrif Floyd, Xavier Rhodes, and Cordarrelle Patterson. This...
May 21, 2013
Minnesota Vikings News And Links, 5/21
Daily Norseman — We're making our way through the week here, Vikings fans. It's only Tuesday. . .feels like it's been a lot longer than that already. . .but we'll make it through this together. I think. Before we get to anything else in the Open Thread here, I want to pass along a link from one of our SB Nation sister sites, Welcome to Loud City (where they cover the Oklahoma City Thunder). They have a story about what you can do to send aid to the people affected by yesterday's storms in the Moore, Oklahoma area. It's pinned to the top of our front page for a while here as well. Since the last time we...
May 21, 2013
Is A Significant Change Coming For The NFL Calendar?
Daily Norseman — Most NFL fans have the NFL's off-season schedule down pat. After the Super Bowl, we get the Scouting Combine in February, the start of free agency in March, the NFL Draft in late April, and then. . .a long, mostly dull period of OTAs and things of that nature until the start of Training Camp in July. Well, according to a report from ESPN.com's Adam Schefter, the league appears to be on the verge of changing that. The NFL's Owners Meetings are taking place this week in Boston, and the first day appears to have produced what would be a pretty significant shifting of events. The new propo...
May 20, 2013New Vikings Stadium Roof To Be Self Cleaning
Vikings Gab — The Vikings new stadium will have the largest transparent roof in the world. The roof will use ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), which is a polymer, not glass. It’s like a pillow, and light is diffused that goes through there. It’s not direct sunlight, so shadows will be diffused. ETFE will be above the whole playing field. [...]
May 20, 2013
Minnesota Vikings News And Links, 5/20
Daily Norseman — Another week kicks off today here in Viking Land, ladies and gentlemen. This is probably going to be a short work week for most of you, what with a holiday weekend coming up, but we hope to cram quite a bit in here this week for your reading pleasure. Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . . -We took a look at what might become the new source of funding for the state's portion of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium. -We had some shots of rookie Cordarrelle Patterson at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere that took place this past weekend. -The odometer moved past another traffic mile...
May 20, 2013
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Vikings Prominent Among All-Time Great Tackle Duos
Daily Norseman — Historically, one of the strengths of the Minnesota Vikings has been the defensive line. From the Purple People Eaters all the way up to the law firm of Williams, Williams, and Allen (and Edwards, I guess), it has been rare to see a Vikings team that hasn't been strong up front. In light of Detroit Lions' defensive tackle Nick Fairley declaring himself and Ndamukong Suh to be the best pair of defensive tackles in the National Football League, Dan Pompei of the National Football Post decided to take a look at what he thought were the best defensive tackle pairings in the history of the ...
May 20, 2013
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Vikings Defenders Prove The Harlem Shake Isn't Dead Yet