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Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:46 pm
by frosted
jackal wrote:
Not very encouraging from a OL standpoint...Pocket collapsing ?
OTH D line seems solid and added some more speed rushers with Crighton and Hunter
I wouldn't take much from those early practices with regards to .. Most anything, really. Things will be a bit different starting this afternoon when the pads go on. Should be more to go off of. Even then...the regular season can't get here soon enough. Everything prior to the real games feels somewhat like a farce.
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Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:53 pm
by DK Sweets
@MasterStrib "I asked how many dumb rookies do we have in here. One raised his hand." - Mike Zimmer #Vikings
Gold.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:19 pm
by HardcoreVikesFan
SMH. Arif doesn't even have the decency to wear something respectable as he 'covers' the Vikings.
Maybe this raging too hard on the guy, but, for someone like Arif to be given a press pass to an exclusive NFL event, and then proceed to dress tacky is disrespectful in my opinion.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:20 pm
by Funkytown
Raptorman wrote:
Josh Freeman's career is over. When you get cut by two teams without even a practice. I would rather see Tarvaris Jackson before Freeman.
Josh Freeman?
Is this real life?
lol, anyway...
Dolphins re-signed QB Josh Freeman.
It's an odd transaction as Freeman was just cut by the Dolphins on Friday. Regardless, he'll be a camp arm behind Ryan Tannehill, Matt Moore and McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
Source: Palm Beach
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:30 pm
by frosted
HardcoreVikesFan wrote:
SMH. Arif doesn't even have the decency to wear something respectable as he 'covers' the Vikings.
Maybe this raging too hard on the guy, but, for someone like Arif to be given a press pass to an exclusive NFL event, and then proceed to dress tacky is disrespectful in my opinion.
Guy...
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Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:40 pm
by Mothman
dead_poet wrote:
It's official: Jim hates numbers and analytics!
Carve it into stone so it'll last for ages!
I just don't find him a very enjoyable or reliable source of info about the Vikes.
That's cool. I've grown pretty tired of Zulgad myself. Who are your favorites?[/quote]
At this point, I don't have many when it comes to the Vikes. Over the years, Pelissero and Siefert have been my favorites but neither is on the Vikes beat anymore, although both still write about them and I enjoy it when they do. Mark Craig is my favorite of the current beat writers.
Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:52 pm
by frosted
I liked Tom P. - Goessling is OK. Zulgad is garbage. Souhan is terrible.
Vensel is good - Andrew Krammer is decent. Not a fan of Master T.
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Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:02 pm
by losperros
dead_poet wrote:
He's hardly the first. Pelissero and Zulgad have done that in the past, too. I think it's being guilty of wanting to rely too much on his own evaluation (being proved "right") and his purple bias. If you don't only read Hasan and instead use his work as one part of your content consumption I find he provides a unique perspective. He certainly seems like he has more schematic insight than most beat writers. YMMV
You'll no doubt be happy to hear that Hassan isn't the
only sports writer that I read. But thanks for the advice.
Mothman wrote:At this point, I don't have many when it comes to the Vikes. Over the years, Pelissero and Siefert have been my favorites but neither is on the Vikes beat anymore, although both still write about them and I enjoy it when they do. Mark Craig is my favorite of the current beat writers.
I like Mark Craig as well. I still like Pelissero and Seifert when they write about the Vikings. And I like Andrew Krammer.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:09 pm
by dead_poet
Judging by the live-Tweeting, Diggs is catching everything.
@eric_j_thompson Diggs is impressive. At like, everything so far.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:10 pm
by dead_poet
@eric_j_thompson Wallace is getting separation whenever he wants today.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:30 pm
by akvikingsfan
@eric_j_thompson via Twitter wrote:Going full speed 11 on 11 now. Without the hitting. AP looks like he wants to hit everything he can every time he touches the ball.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:31 pm
by frosted
@eric_j_thompson: Hodges is spending a lot of time in the backfield on running plays. Making great reads.
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Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:36 pm
by akvikingsfan
@murphPPress via Twitter wrote:Zimmer coaching up his overly aggressive defense for invading too deep into pocket: "Hey, stay away from the #### quarterback!"
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:50 pm
by akvikingsfan
@ArifHasanNFL via Twitter wrote:Kalil keeps losing to Griffen.
I know it's only one practice, but sounds like Kalil hasn't improved.
Re: Training Camp Master Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:56 pm
by DK Sweets
HardcoreVikesFan wrote:
SMH. Arif doesn't even have the decency to wear something respectable as he 'covers' the Vikings.
Maybe this raging too hard on the guy, but, for someone like Arif to be given a press pass to an exclusive NFL event, and then proceed to dress tacky is disrespectful in my opinion.
I don't see the issue with it, honestly.
Thanks DP and everyone else for posting the tweets.