Kick Ass Offense

Childress is not scheduled to be in Miami this week, but the Vikings’ Zygi and Mark Wilf are expected later in the week, along with the team’s vice presidents.

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Source: Kevin Seifert Star Tribune
In the nine days since the Vikings began searching for a new defensive coordinator, no confirmed candidate has emerged. A few rumors have circulated and a couple of guesses have found their way into print.

The truth? Few people in the NFL know what the Vikings have done, are doing [...]

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The verbal beefs between Olin Kreutz and Pat Williams are well documented.
But the Chicago Bears’ Pro Bowl center acknowledged that the Vikings defensive tackle’s selection to the Pro Bowl was long overdue.
“Pat is the best run stuffer in the league, by far, of all the guys I’ve played against,” Kreutz said Sunday night as the [...]

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The Vikings spent part of last off season discussing a possible trade for Atlanta backup quarterback Matt Schaub. Schaub is a restricted free agent this off season. Assuming Atlanta offers Schaub the highest possible tender ($2,350,000), which is likely given the controversy surrounding starter Michael Vick, the Vikings would have to compensate the [...]

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Florida State Running Back Lorenzo Booker apparently wowed Minnesota Vikings Coach Brad Childress with his knowledge of X’s and O’s.
Booker has had interviews with the majority of NFL teams, but he said, interviews with the Vikings and Rams went the best.
“When you’re interviewing with these guys, they just want to get a feel of who [...]

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Vikings nose tackle Pat Williams has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl team as the replacement for injured Chicago Bear Tommie Harris.

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Assuming Brad Childress does not improve in his second year Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf will have some good coaching options. Next offseason, teams in search of head coaches could be choosing from a field that includes former Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher, Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher, Chicago’s Lovie Smith, San Diego’s Marty Schottenheimer, maybe Bill [...]

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Defensive back Dustin Fox, the Vikings’ third-round pick in 2005, has been re-signed by the Philadelphia Eagles. Fox spent most of the 2006 season on the Eagles’ practice squad.

Source: Access Vikings:Blog

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Amobi Okoye DL 6-2 312 Louisville
Ben Patrick TE 6-4 270 Delaware

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Darren Perry resigned as The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs coach after meeting with new head coach Mike Tomlin on Wednesday morning in Mobile, Ala. One wonders if Vikings Defensive Backs coach Joe Woods is about to rejoin Tomlin in Pittsburgh.

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