Jared Allen Robbed of Defensive Player of the Year Award The NFL's 2011 AP Defensive Player of the Year Award should have gone to Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. Unfortunately, it didn't. Instead, the prestigious award went to Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs.
Minnesota Vikings' Top 3 Choices for Their First Pick in the NFL Draft The Minnesota Vikings have the third pick in the NFL draft this year after a disappointing year in 2011. However, despite the poor team record, the Vikings did at least find out that Christian Ponder is a talented young player and can develop into a pretty good starting quarterback in the NFL. Minnesota is going to want to add an impact player to this team with their first draft selection. They ...
Vikings 2012 Free Agency Profile: WR Vincent Jackson Throughout the 2011 NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings depended largely on speedy wide receiver Percy Harvin to be the focal point of their passing game. Although Harvin's numbers were impressive (career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns), he does the most damage for an...
2012 NFL Mock Draft: 7-Round Minnesota Vikings Predictions For the Minnesota Vikings , the 2012 season could be one of the most important in team history. After finishing the 2011 season 3-13, tied with the worst record in franchise history, they have the third pick in the 2012 NFL draft—the highest pick since the last time they finished 3-13, in 1984. That year, they used the fourth pick in the draft to select defensive end Chris Doleman, who is a ...
Minnesota Vikings: The Vikings Shouldn't Rule out Drafting a Quarterback The 2012 NFL draft holds little intrigue, at least as far as the first pick goes. It's almost unanimous that the Indianapolis Colts will draft Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. After that, it's anybody's guess. Based on 243 mock drafts , 47 percent of them have the St. Louis Rams selecting offensive tackle Matt Kalil. If St. Louis selects Kalil, the Vikings will have a huge decision to make ...
Oakland Raiders’ Tim Brown Leads NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Snubs – a Fan’s Take Oakland Raiders' receiver Tim Brown, Minnesota Vikings' receiver Cris Carter and Buffalo Bills' receiver Andre Reed have a legitimate complaint. The NFL announced its 2012 inductions into the NFL Hall of Fame on Feb.
2012 NFL Draft: Predicting Minnesota Vikings Full 7-Round Draft The Minnesota Vikings are coming off one of their worst seasons in franchise history. With a 3-13 record, the Vikings will have the privilege to select third in the 2012 NFL Draft. Much speculation has already been made on who the Vikings will select. Unfortunately for the Vikings, the Rams share the same needs and have a draft selection right before them. Luckily for the Vikings, the 2012 NFL ...
York High grad Chris Doleman gets into Pro Football Hall of Fame Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end and linebacker Chris Doleman was one of six players elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Minnesota Vikings: 7 Guys That Could Lose Some Money in 2012 The Minnesota Vikings—like many other NFL teams—are moving towards a younger roster, and presumably will continue trying to free up cap space to keep doing so as they move towards 2012. Every NFL team needs veterans in their locker room, but its important to recognize when a player is past his prime and to make personnel and fiscal adjustments to reflect those changes. In 2009, along with being ...
Minnesota Vikings: Biggest Moves the Vikings Need to Make Heading into 2012 The 2012 NFL draft is just about three months from now, and this year's draft is what could make or break the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings finished 3-13 in 2011, the first time they've done that since 1984. Highly plagued by inexperience at the quarterback position with rookie Christian Ponder, a depleted offensive line and a below-mediocre secondary, were the primary factors leading to the ...
