Joe Webb continued to work on his game this offseason. The only difference is this year it will be at wide receiver, arguably his more natural position. Webb has a lot of work to do to avoid getting the pink slip when the Vikings cut down to 53 before the first week of the season but if anyone has that passion and drive it’s him. WR is a position that continues to entice me as training camp approaches. So many questions, with the biggest being, will Frazier carry 5 or 6 guys? This is relevant because if we only carry 5, the top 4 spots will ultimately go to Jerome Simpson, Greg Jennings, Jay Wright and Cordarelle Patterson. That leaves one spot for the likes of Webb, Greg Childs and a few intriguing youngsters in Chris Summer, Rodney Smith, Erik Highsmith, and Nicholas Edwards. It’s a little early to try and make any bold predictions but word from OTAs is good for Webb fanatics. Tom Pelissero tweeted that Webb has been catching everything that was thrown his way. The real issue will be how quickly Webb can pick up the offense, not an easy task for a guy that only played 2 years at the position in college. Right now, I’m rooting for him to snag that 5th or 6th spot. Otherwise, the Webb experiment will be put to an end and that amazing athleticism will go into the recycling bin only to be looked at by someone else.
Joe Webb making the most of his opportunities at WR
Vikings late draft options
With a title like this, there are about 200 players I could talk about. I’m also fairly certain that everyone who reads this is going to be upset that I didn’t mention this guy or that guy. But I just wanted to bring up some lesser thought about wild options.
First I would like to talk about the need for a QB. I think that 3 of our 4 QBs are plenty serviceable for the future, but some of you strongly dislike Christian Ponder.
Zach’s Vikings’ Top 30: 1-10
It’s finally draft day eve, and I’m as excited as a normal person is on Christmas eve. Tomorrow will be a big day for Vikings fans, and while I have some assumptions about what the Vikings will do tomorrow, GM Rick Spielman is always very secretive and not very predictable. The Vikings have talked about trading up, but that doesn’t sound like Spielman’s thing, unless it’s only a few picks to leap from the Rams for a player they need and only loose like a 5-7th rounder.
With today’s posting I will preface it with a few notes. In the past our MinneSPORTa team has talked a lot about drafts before they happen, we were all saying/high fiving when the Vikings drafted Adrian Peterson and not Brady Quinn. We all said that if we didn’t have AP that Chris Johnson would be a great prospect. In other years we’ve even said things like Larry Fitzgerald is going to be awesome, the Jared Allen trade for a first rounder made sense that year, I even remember Justin saying way back when that Ed Reed was going to be awesome, I thought he’d be good, but man was I wrong.
2013 Vikings jerseys
For those of you who couldn’t wait an extra day to see the new uniforms here’s a leaked picture of them. The new uniforms were suppose to be unveiled just before the NFL draft began on Thursday, but apparently someone got a little trigger happy and pulled it too soon.
For those of you like me who were afraid they were going to go in an ugly direction, there is no need to fear. For those of you who were worried they weren’t going to be cutting edge, now is the time to panic. They definitely lack an Oregon Ducks feel (one of their 75 jersey styles might have been cool in purple), but at least we don’t have to worry about an incredibly moronic style.
Zach’s Vikings’ Top 30: 11-20
The moment that you all have been waiting about 23 hours for has finally arrived. My second posting of the Vikings top 30 prospects. On a side note, I’m not doing this to milk it for 3 days, I’m just spreading it out to hopefully increase the excitement.
While the Vikings were a playoff team last season they still have many needs, and with 4 picks in the first 3 rounds they could add 4 potential starters. Let’s continue our look into who the Vikings should take.
Zach’s Vikings’ top 30: 21-30
The draft is but a mere 3 days away now. And my 2 months of hard work (watching Youtube videos, analysis, and interviews) is finally going to pay off. Now, everyone puts out their top whatever number of players, but what I’m going to do is just the top 30 that make sense for the Vikings. This being said, people like Geno Smith, Tavon Austin, and Luke Joeckel aren’t going to be on here. Whether because the Vikings don’t need them, or because they simply won’t be available for the Vikings to draft.
Also, I understand that I’m not an “expert” but hey, Mel Kiper Jr. has been wrong thousands of times (he’s probably been right once or twice too). All I can say is if you don’t like what I write, just assume I’m another one of those stupid crazy fans with a 1/3 ownership of a blog who thinks he knows things but actually doesn’t. Also, in a perfect world, the Vikings would get 4 of these guys in the first 3 rounds, but I can’t say if they’ll all be there for not. So, let’s get started.
Random Twins notes
It might be to early in the year to get excited, but it’s also never to late to start hoping for the Twins this season. They’re off to a far better start this year (6-7) than most people expected, although they aren’t by any stretch of the word good.
The two biggest headlines thus far this season for the Twins (if you ignore the fact that they’ve won 3 of their first 5 series) is how well two players are hitting the ball. Joe Mauer is a guy we always expect to do well, and we’ve perhaps set unrealistic expectations for him. I know I personally am disappointed in Mauer when he’s batting below .400, but that’s what one real season, and several video game seasons will do to my perception of Mauer.
Vikings restructure Williams deal
The Minnesota Vikings have been very busy this off-season, at times appearing to be moving backwards. This move doesn’t look like a move forward, like bringing in Greg Jennings, but it also doesn’t look like a move backwards, like telling Antoine Winfield to take a hike.
But none-the-less Kevin Williams will play an 11th season in purple and gold after restructuring his old deal of 7 million to a 4.9 million dollar fully guaranteed deal. For the record, 4.9 million dollars is about 4.905 million more than I’ve ever made playing football.
