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He hasn’t had a good start as a Viking though,and has been called out by both Zimmer and veteran players as someone who needs to get his arse into gear and start acting like a professional.
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Yea, I can see that, very cocky player on film, could imagine him rubbing people the wrong way. Hopefully he gets his head in check.
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I like Klint Kubiak 
, **** you Zimmer...
Vikings OC Klint Kubiak said TE Irv Smith is "going to have more opportunities" this season.
This conflicts with Mike Zimmer's comments, who downplayed Smith's role in the offense. Smith reported to OTAs in "phenomenal shape" and expects his "role to increase." The Vikings have talked up fourth-year TE Tyler Conklin, but Smith stands to benefit the most from Kyle Rudolph's departure. Minnesota is expected to remain run-heavy under Kubiak, which should lead to TE heavy sets. Even if his role stays the same, Smith's target share is in a good spot to rise as the likely No. 3 option behind Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson.
, **** you Zimmer...Vikings OC Klint Kubiak said TE Irv Smith is "going to have more opportunities" this season.
This conflicts with Mike Zimmer's comments, who downplayed Smith's role in the offense. Smith reported to OTAs in "phenomenal shape" and expects his "role to increase." The Vikings have talked up fourth-year TE Tyler Conklin, but Smith stands to benefit the most from Kyle Rudolph's departure. Minnesota is expected to remain run-heavy under Kubiak, which should lead to TE heavy sets. Even if his role stays the same, Smith's target share is in a good spot to rise as the likely No. 3 option behind Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson.
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KSTP's Darren Wolfson reports extension talks between the Vikings and SS Harrison Smith have "picked up."
According to Wolfson, the Vikings are also working on a contract extension for right tackle Brian O'Neill. Wolfson noted that he believes both players will receive extensions before the year is over. The Vikings have made a habit of extending players on the first day of training camp which could be the result for Smith and O'Neill. Both players have contracts that expire at the end of the upcoming season. Smith, at 32 years old, has shown no signs of his age yet. In 2020, the veteran safety tallied five interceptions and 10 pass defenses. Pro Football Focus graded him as a top-10 safety in pass coverage (minimum 300 coverage snaps). A multi-year extension for the perennial stud safety is inevitable.
According to Wolfson, the Vikings are also working on a contract extension for right tackle Brian O'Neill. Wolfson noted that he believes both players will receive extensions before the year is over. The Vikings have made a habit of extending players on the first day of training camp which could be the result for Smith and O'Neill. Both players have contracts that expire at the end of the upcoming season. Smith, at 32 years old, has shown no signs of his age yet. In 2020, the veteran safety tallied five interceptions and 10 pass defenses. Pro Football Focus graded him as a top-10 safety in pass coverage (minimum 300 coverage snaps). A multi-year extension for the perennial stud safety is inevitable.
Sven
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"Smith's target share is in a good spot to rise as the likely No. 3 option behind Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson." is a pretty good summary, because the Vikings failed to address WR3 during the off-season. Chad Beebe and Olabisi Johnson are bit players in the offence and the rookies (Smith-Marsette in particular) have not impressed during OTAs. 3rd year player K.J. Osborne has been the best performed of an ordinary crew so far.I like Klint Kubiak
Vikings OC Klint Kubiak said TE Irv Smith is "going to have more opportunities" this season.
This conflicts with Mike Zimmer's comments, who downplayed Smith's role in the offense. Smith reported to OTAs in "phenomenal shape" and expects his "role to increase." The Vikings have talked up fourth-year TE Tyler Conklin, but Smith stands to benefit the most from Kyle Rudolph's departure. Minnesota is expected to remain run-heavy under Kubiak, which should lead to TE heavy sets. Even if his role stays the same, Smith's target share is in a good spot to rise as the likely No. 3 option behind Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson.
The Vikings had the lowest percentage of snaps in 11 personnel (3WR) in the NFL last year (29%, against a league average of 60%), and I wouldn't expect that to change any time soon.
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Vikings offseason might have created a hotter seat for Mike Zimmer
by Adam Patrick
Heading into the 2021 season, the Minnesota Vikings have the pieces to contend for a championship. But if they don’t meet expectations, people could be shown the door.
Last season, things really couldn’t have gone much more poorly for the Minnesota Vikings. And despite everything the Vikings dealt with in 2020, they still managed to finish the season with seven wins.
This year, Minnesota has spent the last few months reloading their defensive roster and improving their offensive line with young prospects.
With all of the moves the Vikings have made, they seem to be doing what they can to make sure they’re in the hunt for a championship next season. Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer was already heading into a pivotal year, but all of the recent roster additions might have made the team’s expectations for 2021 even harder to achieve.
No more excuses for Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings in 2021
Before the Vikings remodeled their defense this offseason, the expectations for 2021 were probably just for the team to earn a spot back in the playoffs and possibly win a postseason game or two.
But now that Minnesota’s starting defense for next season will feature Patrick Peterson, Harrison Smith, Danielle Hunter, Dalvin Tomlinson, Eric Kendricks, Michael Pierce, Xavier Woods, Anthony Barr, and possibly Bashaud Breeland, the excuses for not succeeding are going to be hard to come by.
Sure, injuries are going to happen, as they do every year. But the good teams around the NFL are able to overcome injuries each season and the Vikings will be expected to do the same in 2021.
Getting to the Super Bowl will be difficult without Minnesota finishing as the No. 1 seed in the NFC next season. But to believe that the Vikings are capable of at least making it to the NFC Championship if the majority of their roster can remain healthy doesn’t seem like a crazy thought to have.
With there being the possibility of Barr, Peterson, Woods, Breeland, and Smith all leaving in free agency in 2022, Minnesota is set up to make a push toward the Super Bowl this year. And if the Vikings don’t win a playoff game or miss out on the postseason altogether next season, the team’s ownership might decide to make some drastic changes in 2022.
by Adam Patrick
Heading into the 2021 season, the Minnesota Vikings have the pieces to contend for a championship. But if they don’t meet expectations, people could be shown the door.
Last season, things really couldn’t have gone much more poorly for the Minnesota Vikings. And despite everything the Vikings dealt with in 2020, they still managed to finish the season with seven wins.
This year, Minnesota has spent the last few months reloading their defensive roster and improving their offensive line with young prospects.
With all of the moves the Vikings have made, they seem to be doing what they can to make sure they’re in the hunt for a championship next season. Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer was already heading into a pivotal year, but all of the recent roster additions might have made the team’s expectations for 2021 even harder to achieve.
No more excuses for Mike Zimmer and the Minnesota Vikings in 2021
Before the Vikings remodeled their defense this offseason, the expectations for 2021 were probably just for the team to earn a spot back in the playoffs and possibly win a postseason game or two.
But now that Minnesota’s starting defense for next season will feature Patrick Peterson, Harrison Smith, Danielle Hunter, Dalvin Tomlinson, Eric Kendricks, Michael Pierce, Xavier Woods, Anthony Barr, and possibly Bashaud Breeland, the excuses for not succeeding are going to be hard to come by.
Sure, injuries are going to happen, as they do every year. But the good teams around the NFL are able to overcome injuries each season and the Vikings will be expected to do the same in 2021.
Getting to the Super Bowl will be difficult without Minnesota finishing as the No. 1 seed in the NFC next season. But to believe that the Vikings are capable of at least making it to the NFC Championship if the majority of their roster can remain healthy doesn’t seem like a crazy thought to have.
With there being the possibility of Barr, Peterson, Woods, Breeland, and Smith all leaving in free agency in 2022, Minnesota is set up to make a push toward the Super Bowl this year. And if the Vikings don’t win a playoff game or miss out on the postseason altogether next season, the team’s ownership might decide to make some drastic changes in 2022.
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Rick Dennison out as Minnesota Vikings assistant after refusing COVID-19 vaccine, sources say
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Courtney Cronin
EAGAN, Minn. -- After refusing to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, Rick Dennison is out as a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Friday.
Dennison, who had served as the Vikings' offensive line coach/run game coordinator the past two seasons, is believed to be the first NFL position coach to part ways with his team after choosing not to receive a vaccine.
The vaccine is required for all Tier 1 staff, including coaches, front-office executives, equipment managers and scouts. Players are not required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine but will face strict protocols during training camp and throughout the season that vaccinated players will be able to forgo.
In a memo released by the league earlier this summer, the NFL said any unvaccinated Tier 1 staff member must provide a valid religious or medical reason for not receiving the vaccine. Losing Tier 1 status prohibits coaches from being on the field and in meeting rooms and having direct interactions with players.
Phil Rauscher has been promoted from assistant offensive line coach to fill Dennison's position, sources told ESPN. The Vikings also hired Ben Steele, who had recently been hired by Auburn as a special-teams analyst, to fill the position Rauscher had held since 2019.
Dennison's departure comes at a time of transition for the Vikings offense, which will be guided by first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was promoted this offseason to fill the role his father, Gary, held in Minnesota during the 2020 season.
With 27 years of NFL coaching experience, Dennison was considered a vital piece in helping bridge the gap for the younger Kubiak given his extensive experience calling run plays and knowledge of the scheme the Vikings have used since the 2019 season.
Dennison worked with Gary Kubiak for more than three decades in Denver (1995-2009, 2015-16), Houston (2010-13) and Baltimore (2014). Prior to joining the Vikings in 2019, Dennison served as the offensive line coach/run game coordinator for the New York Jets during the 2018 season.
Rauscher is entering his seventh season as a coach in the NFL after joining the Vikings in 2020. He coached with Dennison on the Broncos staff during the 2015 and 2016 seasons and was Washington's offensive line coach in 2019.
Steele was on several NFL rosters as a tight end from 2001 to 2007, including in Houston under Gary Kubiak. He began working in the NFL in 2013 as an offensive quality control coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a position he held until 2016. Steele was later promoted to tight ends coach for the Buccaneers before moving to the Atlanta Falcons, where he was an offensive assistant in 2019 and tight ends coach in 2020. He was hired by Auburn earlier this year.
The Vikings will hold their first training camp practice Wednesday.
3:43 AM AEST
Courtney Cronin
EAGAN, Minn. -- After refusing to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, Rick Dennison is out as a Minnesota Vikings assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Friday.
Dennison, who had served as the Vikings' offensive line coach/run game coordinator the past two seasons, is believed to be the first NFL position coach to part ways with his team after choosing not to receive a vaccine.
The vaccine is required for all Tier 1 staff, including coaches, front-office executives, equipment managers and scouts. Players are not required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine but will face strict protocols during training camp and throughout the season that vaccinated players will be able to forgo.
In a memo released by the league earlier this summer, the NFL said any unvaccinated Tier 1 staff member must provide a valid religious or medical reason for not receiving the vaccine. Losing Tier 1 status prohibits coaches from being on the field and in meeting rooms and having direct interactions with players.
Phil Rauscher has been promoted from assistant offensive line coach to fill Dennison's position, sources told ESPN. The Vikings also hired Ben Steele, who had recently been hired by Auburn as a special-teams analyst, to fill the position Rauscher had held since 2019.
Dennison's departure comes at a time of transition for the Vikings offense, which will be guided by first-year offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who was promoted this offseason to fill the role his father, Gary, held in Minnesota during the 2020 season.
With 27 years of NFL coaching experience, Dennison was considered a vital piece in helping bridge the gap for the younger Kubiak given his extensive experience calling run plays and knowledge of the scheme the Vikings have used since the 2019 season.
Dennison worked with Gary Kubiak for more than three decades in Denver (1995-2009, 2015-16), Houston (2010-13) and Baltimore (2014). Prior to joining the Vikings in 2019, Dennison served as the offensive line coach/run game coordinator for the New York Jets during the 2018 season.
Rauscher is entering his seventh season as a coach in the NFL after joining the Vikings in 2020. He coached with Dennison on the Broncos staff during the 2015 and 2016 seasons and was Washington's offensive line coach in 2019.
Steele was on several NFL rosters as a tight end from 2001 to 2007, including in Houston under Gary Kubiak. He began working in the NFL in 2013 as an offensive quality control coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a position he held until 2016. Steele was later promoted to tight ends coach for the Buccaneers before moving to the Atlanta Falcons, where he was an offensive assistant in 2019 and tight ends coach in 2020. He was hired by Auburn earlier this year.
The Vikings will hold their first training camp practice Wednesday.
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Vikings make Phil Rauscher offensive line coach, shift Rick Dennison to senior offensive advisor
Posted by Mike Florio on July 27, 2021, 1:10 PM EDT
Rick Dennison isn’t out. He’s still in. And he’ll technically be in a new role.
The Vikings have announced that Dennison will serve as “Senior Offensive Advisor” to the Vikings. The Vikings attribute the change to the COVID-19 protocols.
Phil Rauscher becomes the team’s offensive line coach. He served as assistant offensive line coach in 2020.
Ben Steele replaces Rauscher as the Vikings’ assistant offensive line coach.
Dennison and the Vikings reached an agreement regarding his revised duties and title based on Dennison’s decision not to be vaccinated. It’s believed that he will continue to be paid the same salary he would have received as offensive line coach.
Posted by Mike Florio on July 27, 2021, 1:10 PM EDT
Rick Dennison isn’t out. He’s still in. And he’ll technically be in a new role.
The Vikings have announced that Dennison will serve as “Senior Offensive Advisor” to the Vikings. The Vikings attribute the change to the COVID-19 protocols.
Phil Rauscher becomes the team’s offensive line coach. He served as assistant offensive line coach in 2020.
Ben Steele replaces Rauscher as the Vikings’ assistant offensive line coach.
Dennison and the Vikings reached an agreement regarding his revised duties and title based on Dennison’s decision not to be vaccinated. It’s believed that he will continue to be paid the same salary he would have received as offensive line coach.
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I love these draft war room negotiations. Great insight.
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Minnesota Vikings TE Irv Smith has shown better chemistry with QB Kirk Cousins through the first three days of training camp than Cousins did with former Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph. Vikings reporter Judd Zulgad believes this could result in a big season for Smith. Zulgad said, 'There has been talk about how much of a factor the recently signed Dede Westbrook might be as the third wide receiver. But it's much more likely that if someone other than Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen put up significant numbers, it will be Smith.'
Analysis: This is music to the ears of gamers already on the Smith bandwagon
yes, yes it is. Jump on the Irv Wagon everyone.
Analysis: This is music to the ears of gamers already on the Smith bandwagon
yes, yes it is. Jump on the Irv Wagon everyone.
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Vikings LT Christian Darrisaw (core) has missed the first three days of training camp.
Darrisaw, who's recovering from January surgery, was also held out of Vikings’ OTAs. There's no timetable on when he'll practice, but the Vikings not placing Darrisaw on the active/NFI list suggests the team expects him to be cleared soon. SKOR North's Judd Zulgad believes the Vikings won't start Darrisaw in a regular season game without "being absolutely sure he’s ready." Rashod Hill has repped with the first-team offense and could open the year at left tackle if Darrisaw isn't ready for Week 1.
Darrisaw, who's recovering from January surgery, was also held out of Vikings’ OTAs. There's no timetable on when he'll practice, but the Vikings not placing Darrisaw on the active/NFI list suggests the team expects him to be cleared soon. SKOR North's Judd Zulgad believes the Vikings won't start Darrisaw in a regular season game without "being absolutely sure he’s ready." Rashod Hill has repped with the first-team offense and could open the year at left tackle if Darrisaw isn't ready for Week 1.
