Both Vikings kickers, Ryan Longwell and Rhys Lloyd appear to be in good shape heading into the preseason.
Special Teams Coordinator Brian Murphy said today that he plans to have the two kickers split time throughout the preseason games. This means one will be kicking off and kicking field goals in the first half while the [...]
If you would’ve told me in February that the Vikings would wait four days before making their first free agent signing, I would not have been too surprised.
If you would have told me that the first signing would have been a kick, I would have last very loudly.
Regardless, the Vikings first free agent signing was [...]
As we mentioned earlier, the Vikings brought in kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd for a visit before he ventured to New York to visit with the Giants.
Lloyd won’t be going to New York.
The former Golden Gopher has signed a two year deal with the Vikings.
Both Lloyd and Longwell are expected to occupy roster spots at the [...]
The Star Tribune reports that the Vikings are bringing in kickoff specialist Rhys Lloyd in for a visit, meaning he is the first free agent being brought in by the Vikings nearly four days into free agency.
In two years Lloyd has forced 51 touchbacks on kickoffs. In 2009, Ryan Longwell forced only five.
Lloyd will not [...]
All of my other offseason previews were pretty extensive, but this one will be pretty simple.
Ryan Longwell, Chris Kluwe, and Cullen Loeffler all played pretty darn well in 2009 and all three should be back in 2010.
Longwell is in a contract year, but if the Vikings plan on replacing him they will probably due it via [...]
There are a few offseason moves that could happen very quickly. Here are some things we will be watching for over the following weeks:
BRETT FAVRE
Obviously, the 2010 Vikings will be greatly defined by the decision that Brett Favre has ahead of him. Favre is under contract through 2010, with $13 million awaiting him should he [...]
This game could end in an infinite number of ways. Two scenarios involve either a shootout and/or a very close ending. In fact, these teams are so evenly matched, in my opinion, that I would not be surprised if the difference is made on special teams. If Nate Kaeding and Shaun Suisham have taught us [...]
The Vikings and Cowboys are fairly evenly matched when it comes to special teams, with the exception of one major category which I will address towards the end of this post.
When it comes to the return game the Cowboys are quite dangerous. The biggest threat comes on punt returns (hopefully the Vikes won’t be punting [...]
Ryan Longwell seems to be one of those strange anomalies that keeps getting better with age. Longwell had a Pro Bowl season, despite what voters thought of David Akers, and has done nothing short of define the word “consistency” for the Vikings special teams.
Longwell has managed 92.9% accuracy on field goals this season which was [...]
When the Vikings won their first four games nobody was all that impressed. Afterall, they started out by beating the Browns and the Lions. Then they got “lucky” on a miracle throw against the Niners. Then they beat up on the Packer’s “Baby Swiss” offensive line in a game where the Vikes almost let them [...]
