Minnesota Vikings

Joe Webb Making The Transition To Wide Receiver

It’s been rumored for quite some time and Joe Webb has been taking more snaps at wide receiver during drills this off-season but the Minnesota Vikings have officially said they are making the switch. Joe Webb is now a WR for the Vikings, and this gives him the best shot at sticking with the team. Webb is entering the final year of his rookie contract and the Vikings do not need another backup QB, especially a raw talent like Webb, after signing Matt Cassel.
If Joe can successfully make the switch, it would be great news for the Vikings. They could use some more talent at the WR position, as Greg Jennings is their only real threat at the moment. Webb has very nice size and posted fast forty times coming out of college of 4.45 and 4.44. If he can grasp the position quickly, Webb has a shot at being the fourth receiver. His size alone could make him a decent option in the red-zone.
But don’t kid yourself, this move doesn’t have any fantasy implications. Webb could develop into somethin…

Vikings’ Greenway named to NFL Network Top 100

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Playing in the Minnesota Vikings’ 4-3 defense, outside linebacker Chad Greenway doesn’t always get the same credit the pass-rushing outside linebackers in 3-4 systems receive.

Greenway clearly has earned a strong reputation though.

Greenway was named No. 70 in the NFL Network’s Top 100 list of NFL players, as chosen by votes of players in the league. It’s Greenway’s first time on the list.

Minnesota’s first-round pick in 2006, Greenway has led the Vikings in tackles each of the past five seasons and finished off his second Pro Bowl season in 2012 with 148 tackles, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, four pass deflections and an interception. He’s finished third in the league in tackles for two straight seasons.

Greenway has started all but one game in the past six seasons since missing his rookie year with a knee injury. Greenway is one of the leaders on Minnesota’s defense, and the Vikings locked him up to a new contract in 2011 through the 2015 season

Vikings’ Cassel prepared to mentor, push Ponder

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Even after four years with the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the things Matt Cassel is most known for was his time as a backup to Tom Brady with the New England Patriots.

Cassel’s started 62 games in his career, 47 the past four seasons for Kansas City and has made the Pro Bowl. Cassel’s career got started, in earnest, when he filled in for an injured Brady and led New England to a 10-5 record in 2008 after three years as Brady’s backup.

As he returns to a reserve role with the Minnesota Vikings, Cassel is ready to share with Minnesota starter Christian Ponder what he’s learned in the NFL. Cassel doesn’t mind being the mentor.

“Well, I taught Tom everything he knows; I don’t know what you guys are talking about. But I thought he really started to flourish once I got there,” Cassel joked at the start of May while attending the Vikings’ offseason conditioning program. “No, you know, it’s one of those things. I’ve been in the role, but again

Vikings’ Cassel prepared to mentor, push Ponder

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Even after four years with the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the things Matt Cassel is most known for was his time as a backup to Tom Brady with the New England Patriots.

As he returns to a reserve role with the Minnesota Vikings, Cassel is ready to share with Minnesota starter Christian Ponder what he’s learned in the NFL. Cassel doesn’t mind being the mentor.

Vikings moving Joe Webb to WR

While Christian Ponder may be the incumbent, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback who actually started a playoff game after the 2012 season is no longer in the picture at the position. According to The Associated Press, the Vikings are planning to convert former backup QB Joe Webb into a full-time receiver for the team. Webb completed 11 of 30 passes for 180 yards in that 24-10 wild-card loss to the Green Bay Packers, but it’s Webb’s skills as a wideout at Alabama-Birmingham that Minnesota is looking at. During his time in college, Webb served as a QB-WR hybrid, with the Vikings selecting him in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL draft largely because of his athleticism — many believed Webb was actually being drafted as a receiver. However, Minnesota signed Matt Cassel to be Ponder’s backup this offseason, leaving Webb without a role. Webb was informed of the team’s decision after the Vikings took Tennessee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson in last month’s draft. “Coach brought me in the offic…

Point/Counterpoint: Should Donovan McNabb Retire As a Viking?

Welcome to Purple Jesus Diaries’ Point/Counterpoint, where we interview two experts on a hotly contested topic of interest for Minnesota Vikings fans. This week, we’re tackling the news of former Eagles, Redskins, and Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb retiring. We asked an Eagles fan and a Vikings fan to make a case in support of their own team as to why McNabb should wear their colors upon retirement …

POINT: Eagles Fan

DONOVAN MCNABB SHOULD OOOBVIOUSLY RETIRE AS AN EAGLE BECAUSE HE PLAYED THE BEST YEARS OF HIS LIFE WEARING THE GREEN AND BLACK. THINK ABOUT THIS … FROM 2000 TO 2004, MCNABB LED THE EAGLES TO FIVE STRAIGHT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES. HE WAS IN HIS SECOND YEAR WHEN THE STREAK STARTED AND WAS A WILY OLD VETERAN OF SIX YEARS BY THE TIME THE EAGLES OBLITERATED ALMOST THE ENTIRE LEAGUE BEFORE LOSING TO THOSE CHEATING PATRIOTS IN THE SUPER BOWL OF THE 2004 SEASON. OF COURSE A PLAYER OF THAT CALIBER SHOULD ONLY EVER BE RECOGNIZED AS A PHILADELPHIA EAGLE, R…

Vikings’ Joe Webb will be a full-time receiver this season

Minnesota Vikings backup quarterback Joe Webb will be returning to the position that he was drafted as - wide receiver. The move was announced after the Vikings picked up former Patriots and Chiefs QB Matt Cassel, according to Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “We had been talking about it for a while, and we made the decision that this was the way to go after we had our draft,” coach Leslie Frazier said. Webb looks to be a much busier man in 2013. He’ll also contribute on special teams, the team said. “It’s going to be very interesting,” Webb said. “I haven’t played it since my rookie minicamp, but I think I can adjust to it pretty good. You just have to put in a lot of work. [Receivers coach George Stewart] will do a lot of that with me, so we’ll see what happens.” In college and the pros, Webb has caught 33 total passes for 480 yards and four touchdowns.

Vikings make Joe Webb a full-time wide receiver

The Minnesota Vikings have moved Joe Webb from quarterback to wide receiver, according to the Star-Tribune.
Those who thought Joe Webb had no future as at quarterback should be happy, because the former Alabama-Birmingham standout has become a full-time wide receiver for the Vikings.

Coach Leslie Frazier said the decision to shift Webb to receiver was made after the draft, when the team selected receiverCordarrelle Patterson in the first round and also because the Vikings had signed free agent quarterback Matt Cassel.

“We had been talking about it for a while, and we made the decision that this was the way to go after we had our draft,” Frazier said.

Webb said he was told of the decision on the first day of the teams workouts.
The Vikings are making the right move. Webb was horrible during last year’s playoff loss to the Packers. He didn’t look bad a couple of years earlier, but it’s obvious he’s not an NFL quarterback.
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Vikings’ Erin Henderson ‘pissed’ about lack of respect

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Erin Henderson wants everyone to show him a little respect. “Coach told me all the time, ‘Play angry. You’re too nice sometimes. Play angry,’” Henderson told 1500ESPN.com by phone on Wednesday. “I haven’t been more pissed in — I couldn’t tell you. I don’t

Vikings sign 3 more draft picks

The Minnesota Vikings have signed three more draft picks, including punter Jeff Locke of UCLA.

The Vikings announced the signings on Wednesday. Locke was taken in the fifth round to replace longtime punter Chris Kluwe, who was released last week.

The team also signed sixth-round draft choice Jeff Baca, a guard from UCLA, and seventh-rounder Travis Bond, a guard from North Carolina.

The Vikings have signed six draft picks in the last two days, but the biggest deals are still to come. The last three players to sign from this year’s class are all first-round picks.

They drafted Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes and Tennesee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson.

Vikings sign three draft picks; only first-rounders remain

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. With two weeks before organized team activities officially begin, the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with three more of their third-day draft picks, leaving only the team’s three first-rounders left to sign.
Minnesota announced Wednesday via its Twitter account the team has signed fifth-round pick Jeff Locke, sixth-round pick Jeff Baca and seventh-rounder Travis Bond. The team signed fourth-rounder Gerald Hodges and seventh-rounders Michael Mauti and Everett Dawkins on Tuesday.
The only unsigned of the Vikings’ nine picks are first-rounders Sharrif Floyd, Xavier Rhodes and Cordarrelle Patterson.
Locke, out of UCLA, is expected to take over the team’s punting job after Minnesota released veteran punter Chris Kluwe last week. Baca, out of UCLA, and Bond, from North Carolina, will provide depth along the offensive line. Baca and Bond are both guards but are considered to have the versatility to play along the line.
Four-year contracts are standard for non-first round pick

Cordarrelle Patterson Will Be a Bust with Minnesota Vikings

As a Vols fan, it was nice seeing a former player go in the first round of the NFL Draft after another abysmal year.However, that doesn’t mean the pick will work out.When the Vikings took Cordarrelle Patterson 29th overall, it seemed like a good move until they revealed what was given up: a second, third, fourth and seventh round pick. That’s basically the Vikings’ entire draft!The Vikings selected Patterson because of his elite athleticism. That alone is worth the gamble, but he is also extremely raw and only played in D-1 football for one season.There are also concerns about Patterson’s ability to learn a playbook and run the proper routes.While I expect him to have an impact in the return game immediately, you don’t take a player in the first round with those intentions. I feel they could’ve waited until the second round to get him, but then again, I have no clue what goes on in those war rooms.Cordarrelle Patterson will bust in Minnesota because of these…

Healthy Simpson looking to make full impact in Year 2

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Jerome Simpson came to the Minnesota Vikings last season as a breath of fresh air.

The former Cincinnati Bengals receiver was excitable, always smiling and he connected with quarterback Christian Ponder on a few big plays during minicamp. He was going to be the deep-threat receiver Minnesota had been looking for.
Then he served his three-game suspension for drug-related charges at the start of the season, slowing the momentum he had built with his new team. He returned in Week 4 and had four catches for 50 yards and drew two big pass-interference penalties. It turned out to be his best game of the season.
Simpson suffered a mysterious back injury that caused issues with his legs. The explosiveness that was seen in highlight films a year earlier when Simpson did a flip into the end zone over a defender to score a touchdown was gone. Simpson couldn’t push off with his legs, his burst to get away from defenders was gone.
“It was just one of those freak things; L5 lower back,”

Healthy Simpson looking to make full impact in Year 2

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Jerome Simpson came to the Minnesota Vikings last season as a breath of fresh air.

Damn! The Minnesota Vikings Fly Through Video of Their New Stadium is Badass

Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy features. So the team, the public agency in charge of the stadium and the architects designing it literally saw the light. The yet-to-be-named multipurpose facility will have a translucent roof and moveable front windows. Bryan Trubey, the lead architect for the project for the Dallas-based HKS Sports and Entertainment Group, presented images to a crowd of fans, public officials and members of the Vikings organization Monday night. The event took place at the Guthrie Theater, a few blocks from where the stadium will be built in downtown Minneapolis. [Continue Reading]
My first reaction is: if this Stadium was going up in Southern California it’d be the most badass stadium ever built. It’s in Minnesota. Most of Football is played in the winter. Something just doesn’t add up here. With that said, the design looks unreal. These stadiums are i…

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