Vikings Happy Hour

In Egan, the Minnesota Vikings Training Camp is in week 2 and the pads are on. You have questions and so do Flip and Eric. 

 

It’s time for Viking Hot Takes. The FAST MOVING Minnesota Vikings Talk Show. We have Eric Thompson from the Daily Norseman. We’ve got Flip Mazzi from Climbing the Pocket. SO Buckle Up, protect your kneecaps and Let’s GO!

It is hot, but fans are back watching their favorite team assemble for the 2021 campaign. No excuses this season. It is time to go further than any other Vikings team before it. Can they? Flip and Eric are back for the 12th episode of Viking Hot Takes on the Climbing The Pocket channel on Thursday night. Following the usual format of the show, we put the usual 20 minutes on the clock and asked each other three questions:

Flip asks

1. Who are your offensive and defensive MVPs of camp so far?

2. The sophomores look better than the rookies. Is that a good thing?

3. Which side of the ball are you more excited about?

Eric asks

1. What offensive change do you most want to see Klint Kubiak make in 2021?

2. What will the starting offensive line look like Week 1?

3. Which player is your surprise cut from the 53-man roster?

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Join us for the Climbing The Pocket Network’s and Daily Norseman’s “Vikings Happy Hour.” Matt Anderson will be welcoming his high school buddy back, Mr. Luke Braun of Locked on Vikings. Luke is visiting is home state and has been attending the Vikings Training Camp. He been sitting in the sun as he watches the team come together. He’s been impressed with a player or two like Justin Jefferson and Irv Smith Jr., and reported on others that were not so much. Which ones though? How does the team look?

Joining Matt and Luke will be Ryan and Myles to join in the festivities and that cool beverage after the day spent at TCO watching practice. So grab yourself something to sip 🥤 and join the conversation for Vikings Happy Hour! #SKOL!

Discussion topics tonight:

- Welcome back Luke to Minnesota!

- What ya been up to?

- Gladney was released, is he a bust?

- How do you determine if player is a bust?

- What has Luke seen out at TCO?

- Any standouts?

- Any Concerns?

- Kirk returns tomorrow, any thoughts?

- The Denver joint practice is next week, what should we be looking for/what are you all looking forward to?

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The Minnesota Vikings are full into training camp mode. Pads went on today and the hitting has started. There was a standout play or two too. The big news started the day with Chad Graff reporting the Vikings have the lowest vaccination rate of any team in the NFL with at least 5 starters [Pro Football Talk reports 7] are still unvaccinated. After Saturday with Kellen Mond testing positive for Covid and the rest of the QB room with the exception of Jake Browning, were put on Covid protocols calling for a minimum of 5 day quarantine. Without being vaccinated, this could happen at any time during the season costing the Vikings games. Coach Mike Zimmer is noticeably frustrated to say the least.

Earlier, a grand jury in Dallas indicted Jeff Gladney for 2 third degree felonies after he was arrest in April for domestic abuse charges. The Vikings released him this afternoon.

Come join the guys as they discuss the Vikings, these topics and more. SKOL!

On tonight’s show:

- Training camp

- Vaccination rates of the team

- Jeff Gladney released after indictment 

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald carefully discuss the issue the Minnesota Vikings are facing at training camp as it pertains to Covid-19. The guys also touch on a number of training camp updates including Oli Udoh's improvement and Bisi Johnson's ACL injury.

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Darren and Dave are selecting 3 topics plus 1, coming out of the first week of the Minnesota Vikings training camp. 

Plus 1 Topic: The COVID protocols and how when Kellen Mond tests positive, it takes out 3 QBs including starter Kirk Cousins.

Topic 1: KJ Osborn is getting some love from the coaches. After his rookie season where he was tried as a returner with disappointing results, he has focused on improving his wide receiver skills. It has been showing early and often so far in camp. Is it enough for him to capture the elusive WR3 position? The Vikes have Chad Beebe, Bisi Johnson [who left the field Friday with his knee in a brace] and new free agent Dede Westbrook. What about 5th rounder Ihmir Smith-Marsette? Will he surprise everyone? Can Osborn surprise everyone?

Topic 2: What is with the Vikings under the Zimmer era always moving offensive linemen out of their drafted or natural position? We get that the more positions on the line makes a player more versatile especially when injuries start to hit, but does it do harm to a player’s learning curve when they now have to try something new, learn the footwork, hand play, even the blocking assignments before they have learned to step up their play at their drafted position? Yes, you want players that can do this, but is the team actually harming its progress by doing it too early in a player’s career. They draft a left tackle of the future and make him a right guard who now is at left guard, Ezra Cleveland. This season, Oli Udoh who was drafted 2019 as a tackle in the 6th round and was being groomed as a swing tackle, is now splitting first team reps with Dakota Dozier at right guard. Another tackle playing guard. A lot of college tackles become NFL guards, but it is looking like the OL might be 4 tackles and a center. That may be thinking outside of the box and work, or another disaster when the team was hoping to protect Kirk Cousins and open holes for Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison. …And after the disaster of having Dozier playing last season, drafting a multiple time All American right guard from Ohio State named Wyatt Davis, is Dakota still on the team much less the first team?! Again to the original question of are the Vikings doing more harm than good? Davis was seen snapping to Kellen Mond the other day. Coaches may have wondered if he could snap in an emergency or if Garret Bradbury needs yanked or gets hurt to get him on the field, or they are doing this position swap thing because that’s what they do. Who knows? At least Mond got some extra snaps.

Topic 3: Danielle Hunter is back from neck surgery. “It was just a tweak!” Mike Zimmer jokes about it now, but it turned out to be a herniated disk in the neck that required surgery. The Vikes have slowing integrated him into practice and he is now taking the majority of reps with the first time and looks even better than before. Will he stay healthy once the pads go on this week and hitting cracks up? Can he be as good or better than he was during the season when teams will be focusing on him? Let’s hope so.

Join us for your Minnesota Vikings talk amongst Two Old Bloggers. 

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In Egan, the Minnesota Vikings Training Camp is now underway. You have questions and so do Flip and Eric. 

 

It’s time for Viking Hot Takes. The FAST MOVING Minnesota Vikings Talk Show. We have Eric Thompson from the Daily Norseman. We’ve got Flip Mazzi from Climbing the Pocket. SO Buckle Up, protect your kneecaps and Let’s GO!

It is hot, but fans are back watching their favorite team assemble for the 2021 campaign. No excuses this season. It is time to go further than any other Vikings team before it. Can they? Flip and Eric are back for the 11th episode of Viking Hot Takes on the Climbing The Pocket channel on Thursday night. Following the usual format of the show, we put the usual 20 minutes on the clock and asked each other three questions:

Flip asks

1. How do we know that camp is going well?

2. Do these 1 year rentals raise expectations?

3. What your most/least favorite olympic sport?

Eric asks

1. What camp position battle are you most excited about?

2. What part of the team has the most to prove in 2021?

3. Is this the last season Aaron Rodgers will be in the NFC North?

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Join us for the Climbing The Pocket Network’s and Daily Norseman’s “Vikings Happy Hour.” Matt Anderson is stoked to start this season off with Will Ragatz from SI Now and my guy Ryan Ortega covering all things Vikings Training Camp! 

So grab yourself something to sip 🥤 and join us! #Skol Grab your libation of choice and join the conversation for Vikings Happy Hour! 

Discussion topics tonight:

- Training Camp Battles (touching on Will’s Articles at SI)

   •Offense

   •Defense

   •ST

- Dede Westbrook is here, thoughts? 

- Biggest concern heading into season?

- What are you most confident with heading into season?

- What is Will working on?

- Touch on Mr Mankato odds.

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Your Minnesota Vikings are reporting to camp. What is the overall state of the team as they get ready to hit the grass as a full 90 man squad? There are a lot of new faces and many are free agents. Most of them are on one year contracts. Do those guys that signed those one year agreements raise your expectations? Who will contribute mightily? 

In other NFC North news, the drama that has been teasing Vikings [and Chicago Bears] fans all offseason has come to a conclusion with Aaron Rodgers deciding at the last minute to return and play for Green Bay. Is he now happy? How about other players on the team like WR Davante Adams who’s extension talks broke off, LB Za’Darius Smith in need of a realtor ASAP, and LT David Bakhtiari hurt because Aaron doesn’t consider him “close people”? Can the Vikings still win the North with Aaron back for one last dance? 

Come join the guys as they discuss the Vikings, these questions and more. SKOL!

On tonight’s show:

- The state of the roster heading into training camp.

- Do these 1yr rentals raise expectations? 

- Can the Vikings win the NFCN with Rodgers staying in GB?

- Rick Dennison.

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BJ Reidell and Drew Mahowald discuss the Minnesota Vikings offensive camp battles with a specific focus on the recently signed DeDe Westbrook and the team's wide receiver 3 slot.

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The Climbing The Pocket gang is starting to get in camp shape. On this get together, Tyler Forness and producer Dave sit down and will be talking Vikings football! Topics:

-Training camp battles we are looking forward to

-How optimistic we should be about the signings

-How is Kirk’s contract a detriment

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