Minnesota Vikings Discussion

[marshallb]

Originally Posted by General Zod

I would have hated to lose him also.

On a side note, Sydney Rice has caught everything thrown at him this pre season.

Now they are reporting that as part of reworking his contract, Wade will become a free agent after this season.

[JFLO]

Steve Hutchinson looks like Grizzley Adams mixed with a mountain!

[pete_norm]

The Vikings have got to keep T-Jax as a number 2 and Sage as a number 3. I'm pretty sure Favre won't play all the games this season. This means we need 2 quality backup with game experience. I have absolutely zero confidence in Booty and i haven't seen anything in preseason that makes me change my mind about it. We should try to slip him through waiver onto the practice squad. Even if it means someone does a Thigpen to us...

On a side note. Ian Johnson made a strong point to be kept on the roster as a third back. He looked good last night. Reynaud probably also won a roster spot last night with that return. Which means we would keep 6 WR on the roster.

[DHVF]

So far our cuts are JDB, Ian Johnson and David Herron.

http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=3284

Looks like T-Jack will stay with us throughout 09.

[DHVF]

Updated list of cuts:

QB John David Booty
FB Nehemiah Broughton
DE Martail Burnett
S De’von Hall
LB David Herron
RB Ian Johnson
TE Garrett Mills
TE Jake Nordin
WR Nick Moore

[pete_norm]

Only surprise for me on that list is Ian Johnson. I thought he would make the team. Let's hope we can sign him to the practice squad. He could replace Chester next year if he leaves through free agency.

I think the Vikings made the right choice with Booty.

[Dr. Gonzo]

This is ******* ********. ******* ********. **** ************. JDB waz the futurez!

[marshallb]

Originally Posted by diehardvikingsfan

Updated list of cuts:

QB John David Booty
FB Nehemiah Broughton
DE Martail Burnett
S De’von Hall
LB David Herron
RB Ian Johnson
TE Garrett Mills
TE Jake Nordin

you can add WR Nick Moore to that list.

EDIT: You can add WR Vinny Perreta as well

I'm glad they made the decision to keep T-Jack over Booty.

[marshallb]

Also Cut:
DT Tremaine Johnson
OT Drew Radovich
CB Marcus McCauley--maybe signals Paymah will make the team.

9 more cuts left

The Star Tribune is reporting that Jon Cooper HAS made the team.

[Crazy_Chris]

As far as I know this is the complete list of cuts for the Vikings

John David Booty QB
Ian Johnson Rb
Nemiah Broughton FB
Nick Moore WR
Vinny Perretta WR
Bobby Williams WR
Garret Mills TE
Jake Nordin TE
Drew Radovich OT
Chris Clark OG
Juan Garcia OG
Andy Kemp OG
Martail Burnett DE
Tremaine Johnson DT
Antione Holmes DT
David Herron LB
Marcus McCauley CB
Marcus Walker CB
Colt Anderson S
De'von Hall S

No real huge surprises in that list IMO.

[pete_norm]

So here's the 53 man roster:

QUARTERBACKS (3) -- Brett Favre, Sage Rosenfels, Tarvaris Jackson.

RUNNING BACKS (4) -- Adrian Peterson, Chester Taylor, Albert Young, Naufahu Tahi.

WIDE RECEIVERS (6) -- Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin, Bobby Wade, Darius Reynaud, Jaymar Johnson.

TIGHT ENDS (3) -- Visanthe Shiancoe, Jim Kleinsasser, Jeff Dugan.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) -- Bryant McKinnie, Steve Hutchinson, John Sullivan, Anthony Herrera, Phil Loadholt, Ryan Cook, Artis Hicks, Jon Cooper.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (9) -- Jared Allen, Kevin Williams, Pat Williams, Ray Edwards, Brian Robison, Jayme Mitchell, Fred Evans, Jimmy Kennedy, Letroy Guion.

LINEBACKERS (7) -- Chad Greenway, E.J. Henderson, Ben Leber, Heath Farwell, Erin Henderson, Jasper Brinkley, Kenny Onatolu.

DEFENSIVE BACKS (10) -- Antoine Winfield, Cedric Griffin, Madieu Williams, Tyrell Johnson, Benny Sapp, Karl Paymah, Jamarca Sanford, Asher Allen, Eric Frampton, Husain Abdullah.

SPECIALISTS (3) -- Ryan Longwell, Chris Kluwe, Cullen Loeffler.

PLAYERS RELEASED SATURDAY -- QB John David Booty; RBs Ian Johnson and Nehemiah Broughton; WRs Nick Moore, Bobby Williams and Vinny Perretta; TEs Garrett Mills and Jake Nordin; OLs Drew Radovich, Chris Clark, Juan Garcia, Brian Daniels, and Andy Kemp; DLs Otis Grigsby, Martail Burnett, Antoine Holmes and Tremaine Johnson; LB David Herron; DBs Marcus McCauley, De'von Hall, Marcus Walker and Colt Anderson.

[marshallb]

CrazyChris, you are missing OL Brian Daniels and DE Otis Grigsby.

[General Zod]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Chris

As far as I know this is the complete list of cuts for the Vikings

John David Booty QB
Ian Johnson Rb
Nemiah Broughton FB
Nick Moore WR
Vinny Perretta WR
Bobby Williams WR
Garret Mills TE
Jake Nordin TE
Drew Radovich OT
Chris Clark OG
Juan Garcia OG
Andy Kemp OG
Martail Burnett DE
Tremaine Johnson DT
Antione Holmes DT
David Herron LB
Marcus McCauley CB
Marcus Walker CB
Colt Anderson S
De'von Hall S

No real huge surprises in that list IMO.

I have never been impressed with John David Booty, so I am ok with this cut.
If I had to choose between Ian Johnson and Albert Young, I would have took Johnson. Somebody will claim him for sure. I am sad to see McCauley get cut. Only because I was big on him when we drafted him. Im glad to see both Darius Reynaud and Jaymar Johnson make the team.

I so hoped Ryan Cook would make this list. I want that man to have nothing to do with this team. The Lions can have him.

[wogitalia]

Sad to see McCauley and Ian Johnson go. Johnson has looked so good in the preseason to me, just seems so much better than Young.

McCauley was so good in his rookie season, a pity he hasn't gone anywhere from there, still liked his potential though.

[BuckNaked]

Booty goes and Tarvaris stays! This is like christmas morning for me

[FuzzyGopher]

McCauley was the training camp champion his rookie year. I remember every report said he was locking guys down, sucks he never panned out. Booty never showed 1 ounce of improvement in his 2 years, he will most likely be picked up by some other team.

I love that we have dedicated a lot of roster space to special teams players because we were soooo bad there last year. With Paul Ferraro gone, Farwell back, and some really talented guys our ST should be much improved. All in all I think we have a pretty solid roster.

[Vikes99ej]

Not many cut surprises for me. I thought Garrett Mills would stick around as an H-back, but I guess not. Glad to see McCauley gone. He was trash.

[General Zod]

The Lions claimed McCauley today.

[marshallb]

I agree with FuzzyGopher. I am really excited to see that they put an emphasis on STs. I think that STs play is the main reason why Paymah made it over McCauley, and the only reason why Onatolu made the team. I would have liked to see Ian Johnson make the team, but it's not a huge loss. I thought there was a chance that Cook might be cut after his horrible preseason, but I never really expected it.

[Vikes99ej]

http://blog.vikings.com/2009/09/06/v...ractice-squad/


Our Practice Squad:

DB Colt Anderson

QB John David Booty

OT Chris Clark

RB Ian Johnson

DT Tremaine Johnson

TE Garrett Mills

WR Nick Moore

OT Drew Radovich

[the_legend_killer]

Glad we were able to hold onto Ian Johnson and Mills.

[FuzzyGopher]

Originally Posted by marshallb

I agree with FuzzyGopher. I am really excited to see that they put an emphasis on STs. I think that STs play is the main reason why Paymah made it over McCauley, and the only reason why Onatolu made the team. I would have liked to see Ian Johnson make the team, but it's not a huge loss. I thought there was a chance that Cook might be cut after his horrible preseason, but I never really expected it.

Cook does have some value in that he can play pretty much any position on the line.

Booty on the PS! There is still hope for Booty time!(Even though he sucks donkey ****) I like Radovich as well, hopefully he can continue to and develop become a backup someday.

[BuckNaked]

Cook has value because he can play every position? Let me rephrase that..Cook has no value because he plays every position, and is a butcher at every one of them.

[FuzzyGopher]

I didn't say he could play them well, just that he could play them. Check that, Cook can line up at any position on the offensive line.

[BuckNaked]

Originally Posted by FuzzyGopher

I didn't say he could play them well, just that he could play them. Check that, Cook can line up at any position on the offensive line.

Stephen Hawking could line up at any position on the offensive line, still doesn't make him in the least bit effective.