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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: It’s Summer Break Time!

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The team will get a nice rest before training camp! Minicamp is in the books and the next scheduled OTAs have been cancelled. Apparently, it is normal and while it would be nice to give JJ more reps, if the head coach says it is OK then it is OK. Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell gives team much-deserved reward after good work during offseason practices Below is a link tha...2025
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• 2025 Vikings minicamp stock report: J.J. McCarthy, Sam Howell, Brian Flores' defense, other key standouts

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• Vikings Links: Vikings Practice Updates

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images It’s all we got right now Highlights From Day 2 of 2025 Minicamp Practice https://www.vikings.com/video/highlights-from-day-2-of-2025-minicamp-practice The next organized team activities. OTAs: June 16-18 Minnesota Vikings News and Links 3 Observations: Byron Murphy, Jr., Still Picky; J.J. McCarthy Finds Jordan Addison for Deep TD Left tackle Christian ...2025
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• Seahawks 2025 draft class projections: Will Rylie Mills be healthy enough to contribute?

Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images Mills was hurt late in 2024, bringing his availability for 2025 into question. ‘Trader’ John Schneider showed up on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft with a lot of movement up and down the board. One of these trades sent QB Sam Howell to the Minnesota Vikings along with No. 172 for No. 142, which the Seahawks used to select DL Rylie Mills from Notr...2025
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• Ramsey Trade Talk, NFC North Shifts, & Jim Marshall’s Impact

Two Old Bloggers honor Vikings legend Jim Marshall, celebrating his 282 consecutive games, 130.5 sacks, and Purple People Eaters legacy. A true captain, his toughness and leadership defined the franchise. | Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images Two Old Bloggers on Vikings 1st & SKOL tackle Jalen Ramsey trade rumors, NFC North shifts like Frank Ragnow’s retirement, debunk Kirk Cousins specu...2025
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• Vikings Nopedy Nopes: J.J. McCarthy Nonsense, the Jalen Ramsey Trade, Sam Howell Deal

Minnesota Vikings “nopedy nopes” are items from the week that are wild, false, bombastic, or a true “nope” regarding a […]...2025
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• Seahawks 2025 draft class projections: Will Rylie Mills be healthy enough to contribute?
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• Vikings Links: Another Day OF OTAs!

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images How long before they start televising these practices? Another day of OTAs today. What nuggets of excitement will be gleaned? All eyes will be on JJ McCarthy and his every move will be analyzed by the Super Nerds to try and come up with some kind of projection. These are the dog days of the offseason. We are scratching the bottom of the barrel in an ef...2025
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Two Days Of OTAs Are Done

Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images How did our QB look? The first two days of OTAs are in the books and it is all good right? I think it is and it is nice to see JJ McCarthy out there getting those first team reps. We got a long ways to go but it is a start. If I am going to be honest, I was not a big fan when he was coming out of college. It seemed like too much hype and the draft talk a...2025
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• NFC West offseasons: What in the world are the Seahawks planning?

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Seahawks traded away DK Metcalf and Geno Smith as they reimagine their offense There might not have been a more head scratching offseason across the NFL than that of the Seattle Seahawks. On the surface it makes sense to swap a quarterback into his late 30’s for a younger, more physicality talented model. DK Metcalf isn’t a flavor of receiver that works...2025
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• Vikings Links: In JJ We Trust

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Most fans cant wait to see the hopeful QBOTF play What do you think JJ McCarthy’s stats will be this year? I expect the Vikings to run better but not necessarily more. Maybe a little more because JJ will just be getting his first snaps. Bo Bix completed 376 out of 567 passes (66.3%) for 3775 yards with 29 TDs and 12 INTs. He ran 92 times for 430 yards ...2025
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• Seahawks 2025 draft film review: Rylie Mills will bolster the Seahawks’ defensive line

MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images When Mills recovers from his injury, he should be a great addition to Seattle’s defensive trenches. The Seattle Seahawks had just one pick at the end of the fourth round to start Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Seattle decided to trade down and then moved up about 30 picks with the trade of Sam Howell to the Vikings. The team mo...2025
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• Vikings Links: The Vikings Were Wise To Stay Put At 24 In The Draft

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Sometimes the best trade is the one you do not make! Now that the draft is over and it has been analyzed ad nauseum, we can see the picture of this “time horizon” that Kwesi speaks of often. Many of the Draft Doofi believed the Vikings were going to trade down. Yet they did not. It is fairly obvious the reason why. Two of the top three in...2025
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• Vikings Links: Can The Vikings Win 10 Games?

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Vikings projected to have one of NFL’s five hardest schedules in 2025 Looking ahead to the schedule and giving a way too early prediction, I can see the games going down like this ... Eagles (home): Loss Ravens (home): Loss Lions (home and away): Win and Loss Packers (home and away): Win and Loss Commanders (home): Win Bengals (home): Win Chargers (awa...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Minnesota Vikings Draft Grades Roundup

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images How do the Really Smart Football People™ think the Vikings did? If you’ve been following this site for any length of time, you know that I think the concept of “grading” a draft less than 24 hours after it’s concluded is a fairly ridiculous exercise. There’s absolutely no way to know how these players are going to fare in the National Football League at t...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. It took until the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Cleveland Browns finally did it. They selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The selection ended the slide of Sanders, who went from being projected as a first-round pick by some to the fifth round, which is nor...2025
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"Vikings give Kirk Cousins' old No. 8 jersey to Sam Howell after acquiring ex-Seahawks QB via trade"

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"Mariota joins Sam Howell in the Washington QB room"

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"Commanders informing potential offensive coordinator candidates Sam Howell is their starting QB for 2023"

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"2022 NFL Draft grades: Washington Commanders pick QB Sam Howell at No. 144 overall"

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"2022 NFL Draft, ACC preview: North Carolina's Sam Howell top prospect, Clemson reloads on offense"

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"Sam Howell will be a top quarterback in the 2022 NFL Draft, and those preparations are already starting at North Carolina."

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"Sam Howell is the Number 2 prospect in the state of North Carolina"

• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: It’s Summer Break Time!
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• Seahawks 2025 draft class projections: Will Rylie Mills be healthy enough to contribute?
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• Ramsey Trade Talk, NFC North Shifts, & Jim Marshall’s Impact
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• Season of Gratitude: Part III

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The third installment of the series in which I write about reasons that I am grateful to be a Minnesota Vikings fan going into the 2025 season. If we live with a gratitude mindset, we will be rewarded with things worth being grateful for. Reason for Gratitude #18: Mentors. At the end of the day, all NFL players have one thing in common: they’re human...2025
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• NFC West offseasons: What in the world are the Seahawks planning?
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• Vikings’ 2025 Draft Video Review: Is it a SKOL Blockbuster?

Tyler Forness & Dave Stefano review the Vikings’ 2025 NFL Draft video like a blockbuster! Is it a SKOL-worthy hit or a draft dud? Dive into Donovan Jackson, Tai Felton, Kobe King, and a $16.4M cap update. Tune into The Real Forno Show! | Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Dive into The Real Forno Show as Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano review the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 NFL D...2025
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• Season of Gratitude: Part III
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• The Crystal Ball Says...

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Thoughts on the 2025 Minnesota Vikings Schedule In my inaugural article for the DN, I discussed reasons for optimism in 2025. The first was key free agency additions, particularly in the trenches. This builds on the greatest free agent class the team has ever had in 2024. The second was an unwavering faith that J.J. McCarthy is the real deal. Our Monta...2025
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• Seahawks 2025 draft film review: Rylie Mills will bolster the Seahawks’ defensive line
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• Seahawks 2025 draft film study: Will the Jalen Milroe project work?

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The Seahawks finally took a quarterback with potential to be a starter. Let’s look at the good and bad of Jalen Milroe. Since Russell Wilson was traded to the Denver Broncos in 2022, there has been speculation that the Seattle Seahawks would draft a QB. The only investment made was a failed trade for Sam Howell, who was drafted by Washington in 2022. The day has fin...2025
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• Vikings’ 2025 Draft Video Review: Is it a SKOL Blockbuster?
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• Thoughts on the Vikings’ Draft

The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books and the Minnesota Vikings emerged with a total of five draft picks and a veteran backup quarterback as well. Not a bad haul numbers-wise considering they only had four picks to begin with, but the definitive proof of whether this was a good draft for the Vikings or not won’t be available for a few years- after we see the results on the field and the development ...2025
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• Vikings Links: 2 Days Until The Draft

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Almost time for your final mocks! Let’s see those mocks today with the position you want taken first! A good article about Aeneas Peebles but also includes a caution about Emmanwori. 2025 NFL Draft Value Plays: Comparable talent, better investment after Round 1 Why draft Walter Nolen in the first round when you can take Aeneas Peebles in the third? Wal...2025
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• Giants news, 4/22: Daboll downplays reported draft division, Russell Wilson, Jaxson Dart, more headlines

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View New York Giants reportedly remain split on Shedeur Sanders Brian Daboll downplays reported split over third overall pick Russell Wilson: QBs need ‘it factor’ to command a team, be successful Giants land 49ers QB Brock Purdy in a very bold pre-draft hypothetical Pro Football Network 7-round mock draft foll...2025
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• Commanders informing potential offensive coordinator candidates Sam Howell is their starting QB for 2023

Washington's new offensive coordinator will likely have to work with Howell, who was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 draft...2023
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• Taylor Heinicke will start for Commanders in Week 18 vs. Cowboys, but Sam Howell also set to play, per report

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• Commanders' Sam Howell will make first career start at QB in Week 18 vs. Cowboys

Another QB swap in Washington...2023
• Lamar Jackson trade request: Ron Rivera explains why Commanders have no interest in pursuing Ravens QB

The 'roster building' Commanders are content with Sam Howell and Jacoby Brissett...2023
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• 2023 NFL free agency: Commanders to sign Jacoby Brissett, 'fired up' to have veteran compete with Sam Howell

Brissett outplayed his replacement in Cleveland in 2022, the well-compensated Deshaun Watson...2023
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• Commanders' Sam Howell remains QB1 entering offseason following Eric Bieniemy's arrival, per report

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• Commanders name Sam Howell starting quarterback for 2023 season: 'Sam's our guy' says Ron Rivera

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• Season of Gratitude: Part III
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• Draft Thoughts and Other Musings

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Our newest writer shares his thoughts on the 2025 NFL Draft Draft Thoughts and Other Musings The Draft Well, that didn’t go as expected (at least on my end). As the 1st Round unfolded, I assumed the play was either a trade down or Georgia safety Malaki Starks. The latter seemed a natural fit for Brian Flores’ scheme. His exceptional recognition in run sup...2025
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• The Linc - Bucs fans worried that their team “could get obliterated on Monday night”

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 9/21/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... What could happen, should happen, and will happen: Week 3 Eagles at Buccaneers - Bucs NationThe Bucs could get obliterated. One of the scariest things about this game for Tampa Bay fans is the very realistic possibility that the Central Florida fairy tale of weeks ...2023
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• Minnesota Vikings News and Links: It’s Summer Break Time!
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• Seahawks 2025 draft class projections: Will Rylie Mills be healthy enough to contribute?
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• Ramsey Trade Talk, NFC North Shifts, & Jim Marshall’s Impact
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• Season of Gratitude: Part III
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• Vikings Links: Another Day OF OTAs!
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• NFC West offseasons: What in the world are the Seahawks planning?
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• The Crystal Ball Says...
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• Seahawks 2025 draft film study: Will the Jalen Milroe project work?
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• Vikings give Kirk Cousins' old No. 8 jersey to Sam Howell after acquiring ex-Seahawks QB via trade

That might do it for any remaining Cousins-to-Minnesota speculation...2025
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• Can the Vikings’ 2025 Rookies Turn a Quiet Draft into Loud Wins?

Vikings’ 2025 Draft: Donovan Jackson to fix O-line, but no CB or RB picks? Two Old Bloggers debate if it’s a Super Bowl move or a miss. Howell’s backup role & Smith’s return spark hope. Tune in for SKOL-ful insights! | Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images In this episode of Two Old Bloggers, hosts Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano analyze the Vikings’ 2025 NFL Draft. They ...2025
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/27): The Browns actually did it!
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• Sunday Dawg Chow (4/20): Draft trades, draft profiles, draft intrigue, and more!

Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images The latest Cleveland Browns news and notes from around the NFL in the Sunday Dawg Chow. The latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL in today’s edition of the Sunday Dawg Chow, including the ongoing quarterback debate, draft profiles, draft intrigue, draft misses, and, if you are tired of draft talk, there are other stories to enjoy! Dawgs By Nature: ...2025
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