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Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 5,6 August 2023

Filed under: To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often. - Winston Churchill We are getting closer and closer to the first preseason game where many of us will get our first chance at

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To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often. - Winston Churchill

We are getting closer and closer to the first preseason game where many of us will get our first chance at seeing the players perform even if most of them our not the first string. Injury news is always disheartening. I think that the offense if really going to be better provided that they get some type of running game. Say what you will about Cook but he was a threat to “house” it with every touch. I do not think the team has that now at the running back position. It is tough but the cap hit was too much and his refusal to give some back was the decider. We shall see what he ultimately gets which I believe the team could have matched. Once they went with Mattison it was all but over.

I am cautiously optimistic about the defense and Flores’ has his hands full. This is the time of year when it all sounds great but when the pressure if on in real games, we will see how much the players have truly picked up. I think it is going to be a work in progress but luckily for us, there is only one way to go for this defense. UP!

Since yore last open thread ...

Vikings 2023 Training Camp Megathread

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Vikings lose James Lynch for season with torn ACL

Tough break for the young man who was entering his final season of his deal. He’ll probably be released with an injury settlement of some sort.

Vikings 8/3/23 Night Practice Notes

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Other Vikings stuff ...

11 Impressions So Far from Vikings Training Camp

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I will say this about that trade down. If Cine and Booth do not amount to naything and Ingram eventually fizzles, it will be pretty awful.

‘Dominating on the field in all three phases’: Kevin O’Connell sends message to Vikings fans

Vikings Not ‘Thrilled’ With Veteran, Could Trade Him Before Season, Insider Says

Hot take here. Williams signed for 1.1M with a 25K signing bonus which was all that was guaranteed. Davis got a 1 yr 3M deal with a 1.5M signign bonus. Big difference there but the “veteran” presence angle still applies I suppose. If Williams is cut it is no big deal because his contract should have informed how much the Vikings really liked him. Ain’t nobody trading for him.

If Blackmon is starting then the cornerback depth is pretty awful and Booth is a huge disappointment. I am not saying he is a bust but time is running out for him to be available and to make plays.

NFL News

Sean Payton’s remarks put searing spotlight on Broncos; Justyn Ross poised for star turn on Chiefs?

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Good info. I wonder if there is a trade out there that can help the defensive line and secondary (specifically corners)?

Matt Ioannidis DT might not be a bad signing.

2023 NFL training camps: First-stringers who could lose starting jobs

Browns’ Top Trade Candidates Ahead of 2023 Training Camp

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1 Trade Each NFL Team Should Consider Before the 2023 Season Starts

I am going to list the trades of players that I like with the bolded ones being the best.

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This one wont ever die and they just copied it from a previous story. No imagination on their part. Why they think Lance would get a 3rd and a 5th is a mystery considering he is relegated to 3rd string. Either they think Kwesi can be manipulated or that just because the 49ers gave up sooo much for Lance, it is only fair they get something back because Lance’s value is tied directly to the draft capital spent. Ignorance.

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Yore Mock

29: R1 P29 DL Maason Smith - LSU 6’6’ 315

55: R2 P23 RB Blake Corum - Michigan 5’8 213

98: R3 P34 S Malachi Moore - Alabama 6’0” 198

123: R4 P23 LB Cedric Gray - North Carolina 6’2’ 235

142: R5 P6 C Beaux Limmer - Arkansas 6’5’ 307

159: R5 P23 G Tate Ratledge - Georgia 6’6’ 315

168: R5 P32 S Kenny Logan Jr. - Kansas 6’0” 215

173: R5 P37 EDGE Xavier Thomas - Clemson 6’2’ 255

198: R6 P23 QB Grayson McCall - Coastal Carolina 6’3’ 220

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