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Pat Williams Says Hello to Toby Gerhart

Jul 31st, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

Camp is underway, and Pat Williams is feeling frisky.
Just ask rookie Toby Gerhart, who during an early practice session on Saturday, found himself on the wrong end of a salty Williams tackle.
This wasn’t just any old run-of-the-mill



Vikings Camp Opens Without Brett Favre

Jul 31st, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

No, Brett Favre did not pull off the shocker move of the summer and report for training camp.
If you have the get out of camp free card, you use it.
No one else on the Vikings has the card. Not even Adrian Peterson, who showed up on the first day, and



Training Camp Preview: Secondary

Jul 31st, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

No area of the Vikings‘ roster is more rife with potential trouble than the secondary. There are several situations to keep an eye on as camp and the preseason unfold:
The Antoine Winfield Situation. There’s a possibility that Winfield is no



Training Camp Preview: Defensive Line

Jul 30th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

It has been, to say the least, an interesting off-season for the Vikings‘ four starting defensive linemen.
Among the four, Ray Edwards has had perhaps the most tumultuous few months. When the old CBA expired, Edwards found himself being demoted



Training Camp Preview: Quarterbacks

Jul 29th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

One question above all others has consumed Vikings fans’ minds this off-season:
Is Joe Webb for real?
Yeah, okay, and there’s the Favre thing. But let’s talk about Joe Webb first.
He was drafted in the 6th round out of UAB (no periods,



Training Camp Preview: Wide Receivers

Jul 28th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

The Vikings receiver corps may have a new addition soon, if the rumors are to be believed. According to Judd Zulgad of Access Vikings, the pass-catcher thought to be on on the Purple’s radar is Kelley Washington, who caught 34 balls for 431 yards



Divisional Smackdown: The Finals

Jul 28th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

FanSided’s divisional smackdown began with eight teams. Now it is down to two.
And one of those two is the NFC North.
You know what you have to do, Viking fans.
Get over there and vote for our division, so we can emerge triumphant.
Before I forget,



Great Offer from The Viking Age: Get 50% Off CBSSports.com’s Fantasy Football Commissioner

Jul 28th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

Fantasy football season is going to start cranking up very soon. And of course you will need a great tool for setting up and managing your league.
There is no better tool out there than CBSSports.com’s Fantasy Football Commissioner. And if you



Training Camp Preview: Running Backs

Jul 27th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

With camp just a few days away, it seems like a good time to roll up our sleeves and do a little position-by-position analysis. We’ll start with the running backs.
Obviously, any discussion of the Vikings‘ running back corps must begin with



Brad Childress On Brett Favre, Other Quarterbacks

Jul 26th, 2010 | Source: The Viking Age | Category: Latest Minnesotavikings Blogs

Camp is set to open Friday, and everyone already knows Brett Favre won’t be there.
If the 2009 timeline plays out the same way in 2010, Brett will remain in Hattiesburg until the beginning of preseason, and will see his first on-field action in the