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2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:35 am
by dead_poet
Use this thread to post news, practice reports, interviews, photos, etc. Hopefully we get lots of great competition and zero injuries. Enjoy!

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:16 am
by Funkytown
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Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:09 am
by Funkytown
Matt Vensel ✔ @mattvensel

The first player to report to #Vikings training camp this morning? Top pick Laquon Treadwell, more than a half hour early.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:20 am
by dead_poet
And when I say injury-free, I mean it. Bears' first-round pick just got carted to the locker room already.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:53 am
by Funkytown
Andrew Krammer ‏@Andrew_Krammer

Second-year QB Taylor Heinicke just rolled in with his left leg in a cast, propped up on a scooter.
Vikings Corner ‏@VikingsCorner

Heinicke coming to camp in a cast helps make more sense of why the team was reportedly looking at Nick Foles.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:31 am
by halfgiz
Gee that's interesting on Heinicke. And a cast no less...injuries seem to be a well kept secret these days.
Thank you for the update!

Edit: hope it's a prank.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:40 am
by Funkytown
Matt Vensel ‏@mattvensel

Alex Boone, who sat out last month's minicamp due to an injury, said he is "ready to roll" for tomorrow's first practice.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:34 pm
by dead_poet
Mike Zimmer says the Vikings are satisfied with their QB group at the moment but stressed that can change.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:50 pm
by Funkytown
I love this guy. I met him at the Draft Party, and he's freaking hilarious.
VikingUpdate.com ‏@VikingUpdate

#Vikings fan: "I want you to punch Clay Matthews in the face!" Alex Boone: "I think everyone here does, right?"
:govikes:

Oh, I hope that doesn't offend anyone here. Boone is pretty classless. :P

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:55 pm
by Jordysghost
Funkytown wrote:I love this guy. I met him at the Draft Party, and he's freaking hilarious.
:govikes:

Oh, I hope that doesn't offend anyone here. Boone is pretty classless. :P
What a silly hyperbolic statement of you to make. Did Boone ever leave the field while a game was going on in a hissy fit? Your non sequitor comparison is borderline delusional.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:07 pm
by halfgiz
dead_poet wrote:
Was that his reply addressing the Heinike situation :mrgreen:

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:11 pm
by fiestavike
VikingUpdate.com ‏@VikingUpdate

#Vikings fan: "I want you to punch Clay Matthews in the face!" Alex Boone: "I think everyone here does, right?"
Given that Clay seems to have carte blanche to do whatever he wishes with little consequence, including punching oposing players in the back of the head in a fit of roid rage, I'm sure there are players all over the league who would like to punch Clay Matthews in the face.

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:20 pm
by dead_poet
Teddy Bridgewater: "I love pressure. I've been dealing with it since I've played sports. It's why I play this position." #Vikings

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:22 pm
by dead_poet
NFL's highest-paid safety Harrison Smith took the bus, populated most often by rookies, to camp. No new car? "Got a team-issued bike."

Re: 2016 Vikings Training Camp

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:39 pm
by dead_poet
It's a Mankato tradition (*sigh*)
Health of Anthony Barr. Said will follow game plan given. Doesn’t know how much doing Friday “I’m hoping to be full go as soon as possible’’