Minnesota Vikings: Under New Management

[Kim Jong Umb]

well I mean who the bills draft?

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

well I mean who the bills draft?

The Bills ended up drafting in the first round, a Left Guard from Cincinnati named Brady George (84 Overall). Unfortunately for the Bills, their QB ratings are 79 (Trent Edwards, Injury Prone), 73 (Mark Thomas, Rookie), and 72 (Ben Wright, Rookie). So yeah, they got utterly fleeced in the draft.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

tbf you need a o lie so maybe Edwards pans out t

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

tbf you need a o lie so maybe Edwards pans out t

His awareness is 67.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

hes a rookie and is 84 overall so not terrible

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

hes a rookie and is 84 overall so not terrible

I was referring to Trent Edwards.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Oh yea Edwards was average at best but you never know lol

 

[Cwalker]

Can’t lie; kind of a bad draft. They got the “sexy” pick but traded some many picks away that they didn’t come away with much volume.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

After all that did you improve the Vikings overall ratin'?

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Can’t lie; kind of a bad draft. They got the “sexy” pick but traded some many picks away that they didn’t come away with much volume.

Has a lot to do with the whole cap situation and how the middle Maddens don't allow contract restructuring during the offseason after Free Agency.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

After all that did you improve the Vikings overall ratin'?

It's certainly better than it was last year, since it's mostly the same roster but with upgrades.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Training Camp Roster:
(*) Denotes Rookie
Name, Overall, Age, Years Left, Salary Per, Signing Bonus​

QB:

• David Garrard (91) [31] - 5 Year, $3.92M, $7.50M SB
• Colby Arden * (87) [21] - 7 Year, $5.33M, $17M SB

RB:

• Adrian Peterson (96) [24] - 3 Year, $7.68M, $6.70M SB
• Chester Taylor (89) [29] - 4 Year, $3.60M, $4M SB
• Maurice Hicks (78) [31] - 2 Year, $790K, $630K SB

FB:

• Thomas Tapeh (88) [29] - 4 Year, $1.00M, $2.50M SB
• Ricardo Smith* (77) [21] - 1 Year, $480K, $60K SB

WR:

• Bernard Berrian (86) [28] - 5 Year, $5.76M, $3.84M SB
• Chris Henry (84) [26] - 2 Year, $3.77M, $1.92M SB
• Nate Burleson (84) [28] - 2 Year, $3.46M, $1.30M SB
• Sidney Rice (83) [23] - 3 Year, $960K, $1.85M SB
• Bobby Wade (82) [28] - 3 Year, $2.92M, $2.00M SB

TE:

• Jerramy Stevens (79) [29] - 1 Year, $1.59M, $440K
• Garrett Mills (71) [25] - 1 Year, $540K, $340K

LT:

• Bryant McKinnie (94) [29] - 5 Year, $5.41M, $14.9M
• Chase Johnson (64) [25] - 1 Year, $460K, $180K

LG:

• Steve Hutchinson (98) [31] - 4 Year, $6.42M, $8.54M
• Brian Daniels (72) [24] - 3 Year, $640K, $360K

C:

• Eric Ghiaciuc (83) [28] - 3 Year, $1.94M, $1.56M
• Alex Stepanovich (75) [27] - 3 Year, $900K, $570K

RG:

• Anthony Herrera (86) [29] - 3 Year, $2.21M, $2.84M
• Artis Hicks (78) [30] - 1 Year, $930K. $1.44M

RT:

• Ryan Cook (88) [26] - 1 Year, 1.05M, 800K
• Marcus Johnson (75) [27] - 1 Year, $970K, $1.15M

LE:

• Ray Edwards (84) [24] - 1 Year, $1.35M
• Brian Robison (82) [26] - 2 Year, $580K, $760K

RE:

• Jared Allen (98) [27] - 5 Year, $8.78M, $11.3M
• Erasmus James (75) [26] - 2 Year, $3.35M, $1.08 SB

DT:

• Kevin Williams (99) [29] - 5 Year, $5.38M, $12.2 M
• Pat Williams (96) [36] - 2 Year, $6.38M, $7.44M
• Ethan Kelley (83) [29] - 3 Year, $2.97M, $2.60M
• Fred Evans (75) [25] - 1 Year, $1.77M, $320K

LOLB:

• Ben Leber (85) [30] - 2 Year, $4.43M, $1.80M
• Vinny Ciurciu (68) [28] - 1 Year, $1.13M, $300K

MLB:

• EJ Henderson (93) [29] - 2 Year, $5.80M, $6.35M
• Dana Russell* (77) [22] - 7 Year, $1.04M, $3.08M

ROLB:

• Chad Greenway (91) [26] - 2 Year, $2.30M, $3.00M
• Rufus Alexander (77) [26] - 1 Year, $470K, $510K

CB:

• Cedric Griffin (90) [26] - 2 Year, $1.28M, $4.10M
• Antoine Winfield (89) [32] - 4 Year, $5.14M, $5.20M
• Marcus McCauley (82) [25] - 2 Year, $640K, $880K
• Charles Gordon (79) [25] - 1 Year, $2.29M, $250K

FS:

• Madieu Williams (90) [27] - 5 Year, $5.15M, $2.52M
• Tyrell Johnson (81) [24] - 3 Year, $1.34M, $2.00M

SS:

• Mike Doss (84) [28] - 2 Year, $1.62M, $630K
• Michael Boulware (77) [27] - 1 Year, $1.20M, $170K

K:

• Josh Brown (93) [30] - 3 Year, $1.02M, 480K
• Bradley Taylor* (71) [23] - 1 Year, $480K, $60K

P:

• Chris Kluwe (80) [27] - 5 Year, $1.17M, $630K

Salary Cap: $129M
Cap Space: $40K
Cap Penalties: $0K​

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

2009 NFL Season

Training Camp:

Pat Williams Restructures Contract: 4 Year, $27.6M Tot, $5.52M SB

EJ Henderson Restructures Contract: 4 Year, $22.77M Tot, $5.68M SB

Ben Leber Restructures Contract: 4 Year, $18.40M Tot, $3.68M SB

Charles Gordon Improves (79) to (80)

Sidney Rice Improves (83) to (85)

Dana Russell Improves (77) to (79)

Preseason Week 1:
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Vikings Decimate Raiders 26-0 Passing: Colby Arden - ⅘, 82 Yards David Garrard - ⅖, 24 Yards, 1 TD Rushing: Adrian Peterson - 15, 31 Yards, 1 FUM Chester Taylor - 8, 10 Yards Receiving: Bernard Berrian - 2, 24 Yards, 1 TD Bobby Wade - 1, 42 Yards Defense: Ray Edwards - 3 Sacks Ethan Kelley - 2 Sacks Chad Greenway - 1 Sack Kevin Williams - 1 Sack Mike Doss - 1 Sack, 2 INTs, 1 TD Marcus McCauley - 2 INTs Cedric Griffin - 1 INT Kicking: Josh Brown - 4/4 FG, 49 LONG, 2/2 XPA​

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​	1ST​	2ND​	3RD​	4TH​	FINAL​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MIN[/BGCOLOR]​	7​	9​	0​	10​	26​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]OAK[/BGCOLOR]​	0​	0​	0​	0​	0​

Nate Burleson Dislocates Elbow, Out 12 Weeks


Preseason Week 2
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Vikings Decimate Chiefs 14-40 Passing: David Garrard - 10/13, 152 Yards, 2 TDs Colby Arden - 14/17, 157 Yards, 2 TDs Rushing: Adrian Peterson - 22, 133 Yards Chester Taylor - 18, 66 Yards, 1 TD Ricardo Smith - 2, 13 Yards Thomas Tapeh - 1, 6 Yards Receiving: Bernard Berrian - 13, 184 Yards, 3 TDs Bobby Wade - 4, 62 Yards Garrett Mills - 2, 7 Yards, 1 TD Defense: Pat Williams - 1 Sack Michael Boulware - 1 INT Tyrell Johnson - 1 INT Ben Leber - 1 FF Kicking: Josh Brown - 1/1 FG, 22 Long, 2/2 XPA Bradley Taylor - ½ FG, 45 Long, ½ XPA​

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​	1ST​	2ND​	3RD​	4TH​	FINAL​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(227, 24, 55)]KC[/BGCOLOR]​	0​	0​	0​	14​	14​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MIN[/BGCOLOR]​	14​	3​	13​	10​	40​

Vikings Release FB Ricardo Smith

Vikings Release DT Fred Evans

Vikings Release K Bradley Taylor

Sign DT Domata Peko (84) [24] to 4 Year, $14.6M Tot, $2.96M SB

Sign QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (73) [26] to 2 Year, $1.76M, $260K SB

Preseason Week 3:
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Vikings Murder Dolphins 14-49 Passing: Colby Arden - 13/15, 210 Yards, 2 TDs, 158.3 QBR David Garrard - 8/17, 200 Yards, 2 TDs Rushing: Chester Taylor - 19, 65 Yards, 1 TD Adrian Peterson - 19, 49 Yards Receiving: Bernard Berrian - 7, 174 Yards, 1 TD Sidney Rice - 4, 97 Yards, 1 TD Jerramy Stevens - 2, 27 Yards, 1 TD Garrett Mills - 1, 11 Yards, 1 TD Defense: Ben Leber - 3 Sacks Pat Williams - 1 Sack Jared Allen - 1 Sack Cedric Griffin - 2 INTS, 1 FR Rufus Alexander - 1 INT Tyrell Johnson - 1 INT Madieu Williams - 2 FF Charles Gordon - 1 FR Kicking: Josh Brown - 5/5 FG, 53 Long, 4/4 XPA​

MIN and MIA combined 6/30 on 3rd Down Conversions

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​	1​	2​	3​	4​	FINAL​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 142, 151)]MIA[/BGCOLOR]​	7​	7​	0​	0​	14​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MIN[/BGCOLOR]​	16​	7​	16​	10​	49​

Sign TE Jermichael Finley (78) [23] to 3-year deal, $3.51M Tot, $510K SB

Vikings Release TE Garrett Mills

Sign TE Clark Harris (71) [26] to 1-year deal, $690K, $90K SB

Vikings Name Garrard, Allen, and Peterson TC’s

Preseason Week 4
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Minnesota Loses Close Game to Steelers, 34-36 Passing: Colby Arden - 11/26, 247 Yards, 2 TD / 2 INTS David Garrard - 8/15, 53 Yards, 1 INT, 1 FUM Rushing: Chester Taylor - 13, 69 Yards, 1 TD, 1 FUM Adrian Peterson - 15, 58 Yards Receiving: Chris Henry - 7, 144 Yards, 1 TD Bernard Berrian - 5, 79 Yards, 1 TD Defense: Marcus McCauley - 1 Sack Ben Leber - 1 Sack Ray Edwards - 1 Sack Michael Boulware - 1 INT Pat Williams - 1 FF Charles Gordon - 1 FR Kicking: Josh Brown - 2/2 FGA, 52 Yards, 4/4 XPA​

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​	1ST​	2ND​	3​	4​	FINAL​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(79, 38, 131)]MIN[/BGCOLOR]​	0​	0​	17​	17​	34​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(16, 24, 32)]PIT[/BGCOLOR]​	7​	6​	13​	10​	36​

Colby Arden Improved (87) to (88)

Dana Russell Improved (79) to (80)

Rufus Alexander Improved (77) to (78)

Marcus McCauley Improved (82) to (83)

Tyrell Johnson Improved (81) to (82)

Vikings Name Colby Arden as Starter over David Garrard

Kevin Williams Replaces Garrard as Team Captain


Final Preseason Stats:

Passing:
Colby Arden - 42/63, 696 Yards, 6 TD / 2 INT
David Garrard - 28/50, 429 Yards, 5 TD / 1 INT, 1 FUM

Rushing:
Adrian Peterson - 71, 271 Yards, 1 FUM
Chester Taylor - 58, 210 Yards, 3 TD, 1 FUM

Receiving:
Bernard Berrian - 27, 461 Yards, 6 TD
Chris Henry - 10, 169 Yards, 1 TD
Bobby Wade - 10, 184 Yards
Sidney Rice - 9, 146 Yards, 1 TD
Jerramy Stevens - 5, 71 Yards, 1 TD

Defense:
Ray Edwards - 4 Sacks
Ben Leber - 4 Sacks, 1 FF
Ethan Kelley - 2 Sacks
Pat Williams - 2 Sacks, 1 FF
Mike Doss - 1 Sack, 2 INTs, 1 TD
Marcus McCauley - 1 Sack, 2 INT
Chad Greenway - 1 Sack, 1 FF
Jared Allen - 1 Sack
Kevin Williams -1 Sack
Cedric Griffin - 3 INT, 1 FR
Tyrell Johnson - 2 INT
Michael Boulware - 2 INT
Rufus Alexander - 1 INT
Madieu Williams - 2 FF
Charles Gordon - 2 FR

Kicking:
Josh Brown - 12/12 FGA, 53 Long, 12/12 XPA

Regular Season Week 1 Preview:

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[Kiffy Lube]

Arden snakin' the startin' spot from Garrard. He better damn well be our future.

Edit: Oh fuck... I didn't see at first but Nate is gone for 12 week. God damn.

 

[Chris]

Bruh this is so in depth I love it, also Fitzmagic