Mike Kaszuba of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Minneapolis officials will announce a proposal Monday to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings on the Metrodome site that calls for the city to pay roughly 25 percent of the cost, a source with close knowledge of the plan said late Sunday. City officials have [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Vikings Gab Grades the Teams Picks in the 2011 Draft
By Abe Munch 1st- Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State 2nd- Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame 4th- Christian Ballard, DE, Iowa 5th- Brandon Burton, CB, Utah 6th- DeMarcus Love, OG, Arkansas 6th- Mistral Raymond, CB/S, South Florida 6th- Brandon Fusco, OG, Slippery Rock 6th- Ross Homan, LB, Ohio State 7th- D’Aundre Reed, DE, Arizona 7th- Stephen [...]
Cook Is Off The Hook
I hope the generally positive 2011 NFL Draft marked a turning point in the effort to bail water from a Viking Ship that seemed, over the course of 2010, to be rapidly sinking while heading at full speed towards a jagged rock cliff while being attacked by pirates. Up until the Draft, there was barely [...]
Mat 23rd Deadline Draws Nearer
The Minnesota Legislature’s session end on May 23rd. The Vikings, and many of their fans, are hoping to see a bill passed by then that would provide a funding plan for a new stadium and prevent the team from being sold or moved. Over the last couple of weeks, multiple ideas for a site have [...]
What Would Compensation Be For Edwards?
May 5th, 2011 
Adam Warwas 
Posted in 2011 Free Agency, 2011 NFL Draft, Features, Main, News, Offseason, Opinions, Rumors As we mentioned yesterday, it appears that Ray Edwards is not planning on being a Minnesota Viking for another season of football and perhaps for good reason. For well over a year, the Atlanta Falcons have been rumored to be interested in Edwards, as defensive end is one of their biggest needs as they aim [...]
Post-Draft Free Agent Targets
It has been a while since I have updated my “Top Ten Free Agent Targets.” The Draft was interesting in that, other than tight end, the Vikings needs have not changed too terribly much. While we don’t know who will be restricted and who won’t be, the fact is that free agency could begin at [...]
#28 Fights Real ‘Modern Day Slavery’
Interestingly enough, no reporter has found the stones to track down Adrian Peterson and press him about his “modern day slavery” comments that caused such a stir a while back. For those of you that missed it, he was essentially saying that NFL players are treated like slaves, despite the fact that he is going [...]
Welcome To The Big Show: Kyle Rudolph
May 4th, 2011 Adam Warwas Posted in 2011 NFL Draft, Features, Injuries, Main, News, NFL Draft, Offseason, Opinions, Roster Moves, Video In the weeks following the 2011 NFL Draft, I will be unveiling a “Welcome To The Big Show” feature, a comprehensive and detailed profile for each of the Vikings Draft selections. PERSONAL HISTORY After a high school career jam packed with awards and records in both football and basketball, Kyle Rudolph graduated from Elder High [...]
Top Ten Undrafted Free Agent Rookies
May 4th, 2011 Adam Warwas Posted in 2011 Free Agency, 2011 NFL Draft, Features, Main, NFL Draft, Offseason, Opinions As I mentioned the other day, the process for undrafted rookies signing with teams will be greatly different this year. Normally, the first giant wave of free agency would have happened prior to the Draft, leaving teams in a frenzy to compete over the remaining unsigned prospects and filling their rosters within hours of Mr. [...]
‘Former Viking’ Kicks Off Boxing Career
May 3rd, 2011 Adam Warwas Posted in 2011 Free Agency, Features, Main, News, Offseason, Opinions, Rumors Leslie Frazier stated in the offseason that the Vikings would like to retain 26 year old defensive Ray Edwards. The Vikings took a step towards doing that by tendering him as a restricted free agent at the first round level, but there is no guarantee that the tender will be valid following the outcome of [...]
