Mike75 Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 #18-Minnesota Vikings Head coach Mike ZimmerGeneral manager Rick SpielmanOwner Zygi WilfHome field US Bank StadiumRecord 8-8Division place 3rd NFC NorthPlayoff finish Did not qualifyOffensive Scheme:Air CoryellOffensive Coordinator:Pat ShurmurDefensive Alignment:4-3Defensive Coordinator:George EdwardsOffense Rank-PTS 20.4(23rd);YDS 315.1(28th);PASS YDS 239.8(18th);RUSH YDS 75.3(32nd)Defense Rank-PTS 19.2(6th);YDS 314.9(3rd);PASS YDS 207.9(3rd);RUSH YDS 106.9(20th) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDQ_iUcJBz4 2017 Free Agents: Shaun Hill, QB Zach Line, FB C.J. Ham, RB (exclusive rights FA) Zac Kerin, C (exclusive rights FA) Willie Beavers, T (exclusive rights FA) Rashod Hill, T (exclusive rights FA) Justin Trattou, DE Toby Johnson, DT (exclusive rights FA) Chad Greenway, OLB Free Agency Additions: Case Keenum, QB – formerly with the Rams Latavius Murray, RB – formerly with the Raiders Michael Floyd, WR – formerly with the Patriots Adam Thielen, WR (restricted FA) – re-signed Riley Reiff, LT – formerly with the Lions Mike Remmers, RT – formerly with the Panthers Jeremiah Sirles, G (restricted FA) – re-signed Will Sutton, DT – released by the Bears Datone Jones, OLB – formerly with the Packers Terence Newman, CB – re-signed Ryan Quigley, P – released by the Cardinals Free Agency Losses: Matt Asiata, RB – signed with the Lions Adrian Peterson, RB – signed with the Saints Rhett Ellison, TE – signed with the Giants Charles Johnson, WR (restricted FA) – signed with the Panthers Cordarrelle Patterson, WR – signed with the Raiders Andre Smith, RT – signed with the Bengals Matt Kalil, LT – signed with the Panthers Audie Cole, ILB – signed with the Jaguars Captain Munnerlyn, CB – signed with the Panthers Jeff Locke, P – signed with the Colts Traded For: TBD Traded Away: TBD Released by Team: Chad Greenway, WR – retired Brandon Fusco, G Mike Harris, G/T Jake Long, LT – retired Scott Crichton, DE Cedric Thompson, S Blair Walsh, K – signed with the Seahawks Coaching Changes: Fired – Norv Turner, Offensive Coordinator (fired after Week 8) Promoted – Pat Shurmur, Offensive Coordinator (previously the tight ends coach with the team) Draft Picks:2nd Round: Dalvin Cook RB Florida State3rd Round: Pat Elflein C Ohio State4th Round: Jaleel Johnson DT Iowa4th Round: Ben Gedeon LB Michigan5th Round: Rodney Adams WR USF5th Round: Danny Isidora OG Miami6th Round: Bucky Hodges TE Virginia Tech7th Round: Stacy Coley WR Miami7th Round: Ifeadi Odenigbo DE Northwestern7th Round: Elijah Lee LB Kansas State7th Round: Jack Tocho CB N.C. State Starters: OffenseQB: Sam Bradford/Teddy BridgewaterRB: Dalvin CookWR: Stefon DiggsWR: Adam ThielenWR: Laquon TreadwellTE: Kyle RudolphLT: Riley ReiffLG: Alex BooneC: Pat ElfleinRG: Joe BergerRT: Mike Remmers DefenseDE: Danielle HunterDT: Linval JosephDT: Datone JonesDE: Everson GriffenOLB: Anthony BarrILB: Eric KendricksCB: Xavier RhodesCB: Trae WaynesCB: Terence NewmanS: Harrison SmithS: Andrew Sendejo 2017 SCHEDULE:Sep. 11 New Orleans Saints 7:10pm ETSep. 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00pm ETSep. 24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00pm ETOct. 1 Detroit Lions 1:00pm ETOct. 9 at Chicago Bears 8:30pm ETOct. 15 Green Bay Packers 1:00pm ETOct. 22 Baltimore Ravens 1:00pm ETOct. 29 at Cleveland Browns London, UK 9:30am ETNov. 5 BYE Nov. 12 at Washington Redskins 1:00pm ETNov. 19 Los Angeles Rams 1:00pm ETNov. 23 at Detroit Lions 12:30pm ETDec. 3 at Atlanta Falcons 1:00pm ETDec. 10 at Carolina Panthers 1:00pm ETDec. 17 Cincinnati Bengals 1:00pm ETDec. 23 at Green Bay Packers 8:30pm ETDec. 31 Chicago Bears 1:00pm ET PREDICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA IN 2017: I've never quite seen a scenario like the one playing out in Minnesota right now. A few years ago the Vikes picked Teddy Bridgewater to be their new franchise QB in the 2014 NFL Draft. For all intent and purposes he looked good and was on his way to being there long term then he suffered a severe injury that put him out of football in 2016 and possibly could wipe out 2017 as well. So the team trades a first round pick for Sam Bradford who does end up setting the best 2016 completion percentage for a QB. So this offseason the team finally unloads RB Adrian Peterson one of the best of his generation. The past four years have yielded just one winning season. Bovada has the Vikes at 8.5 wins for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Square Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Saints get the Vikes right out of the gate so we'll get a first-hand look at this year's team. Hopefully, we see some put it to the old team yards from Peterson and a Saints win! All the same it is a real shame what has happened to Bridgewater and the Vikings seem to be almost caught in limbo now as to how exactly they move forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trytrytry Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 disaster of a team 7 wins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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