First, the hate, anger, lack of respect Viking fans have for this kid is amazing.  There is no doubt his coach, his teammates and people that know him, love him.  If anyone can bounce back from this injury, it’s 5.  

Now, look back at 2015, we are a kick away from the Divisional round, a game in Arizona I think most Viking fans felt we would win in a healthy rematch (during the season, the TNF game we didn’t have Harrison, Barr and Linval).  Teddy kept us in that game on the road versus a team that almost went to the Super Bowl.  Teddy’s numbers were not amazing in 2015, but he won.  His OC ran a very conservative offense, plenty of 3 TE, max protects, due to a lack of established playmakers outside and a solid enough OL to spread the field.  Very few QB’s would put up crazy numbers under that scenario.  What we had in Teddy was a good smart QB with accuracy and an ability to play very well versus adversity.  Don’t forget, his GUMP for a reason, something that even Sam isn’t.  Going into 2016, we were all optimistic about the young QB’s 3rd year, due to a natural maturation, due to reports from camp, due to rhe progression of new weapons on the outside.  We caught a glimpse of beautiful sideline dimes, productive scramblig skills, and a strike down the seam in the preseason game before the injury.  Then the injury.

If the kid bounces back from the injury, which we can debate, but if he does let’s be honest what he has:
MUCH IMPROVED OL
BEST GROUP OF WR’S HE’S EVER HAD
OC with a dynamic spread gameplan
NOTHING TO LOSE

Those 4 points right there, regardless of your belief in Teddy, can’t be overlooked.  His passing abilities are perfect for having AT19 in the slot for cross routes and mid range sideline touch passes.  A spread field gives a QB like Teddy great options to make plays in space.  Diggs, Thelein, Floyd/Treadwell, Rudy, is a formdiable foe for defenses, eliminating the dreaded 60 min run blitz we faced in 2015.  Frankly you can’t stack the box anymore versus this Vikings team, and the person who will love that the most will be Teddy.  Having a defense on their heels, is advantage offense.  Why are people calling him mediocre?  Why are they harping on the 14TD’s?  Why are fans, Viking fans doubting this kid’s toughness, calmness, and ability to play versus pressure?  THIS IS THE GUY YOU WANT at QB.  You need a guy who can get going when the times are tough, who can lead 4th quarter comebacks and get wins, not fill up the stat sheet.  He won’t ever be Rodgers or Stafford but he could be Brees, he could be Brady.  Tom Brady wasn’t a passing stud until 2007, that was post 3 Super Bowl wins.  He was clutch, he played smart with a lead, he made plays with his legs when necessary, and he played on a damn good team with premier coaching and defense.  That’s what we almost have here.  I think this defense will get better, you see glimpses of youngstres like Harris, Mac Man, and Lamur making plays.  Hunter has yet to break out, Jaleel Johnson and Weatherly are just starting to hit the field to add more wrinkles to this defense.  We have barely seen the double A gap blitzing that gave us a historic start to last season.  This defense will get better, the special teams has yet to male plays, they will get better.  

Despite the tough schedule, despitelosing a potential pro bowl RB, this team will get better.  Adding 5# to the mix adds another layer.  I really like Case, and I believe that his ceiling is higher than most believe, but with that said there wasn’t one play Case made last Sunday that Teddy can’t make in 3-4 weeks if healthy.  If it’s Teddy, that tipped pass pick from Case, is turned into a HUGE slant, maybe a TD to Floyd.  Teddy can make all the passes that Case can and more.  Teddy can go on the road and lead a team down the field to win in a hostile environment.  Teddy being on the field, gives his teammates, the fans, the media confidence, Case is almost a holding your breath waiting for that errant pass to be picked and the momentum of a winnable game to be lost.  It’s not a fault of Case, it is what it is.

Believe in 5, his teammates do, his coaches do.  Believe in Teddy because if anyone is going to defy the odds, it’s going to be him.  Be realistic anout the situation surrounding him, it’s much better now than in 2015, be realistic he’s a smart accurate young QB who has proven in the past when times get tough, you can call on him.  His leg might not allow him to be the guy he was destined to be, but let’s give him a shot and stop doubting his potential.

We have had Viking teams who were the best defenses (69, 87, 88), the best offenses (98), great front running teams (2000) great dominate teams (2009), but with all this we still haven’t won shit.  Maybe this is how it gets done, maybe this team goes 6-2 by the bye and Teddy comes back versus almost unsurmountable odds, leads this team to the playoffs, leads this team to Super Bowl, maybe just maybe, this is the team that gets it done.

Be advised a nice piece done this morning on Griff. and the Vikings defense.
Keep an eye open if your near the TV, they will probably show throughout the morning

Showed him with "The Mountain" from Game of Thrones (I guess - I haven't seen it) but Griff asks him how much he weighs......"400 pounds"

They both flex for the camera, scuffle a little...it was a nice bit for Vike fans

They talked about his six game sack streak...there was a cool part...they asked him if the hit on Rodgers was "dirty" he said no....said he's the best in the league, but that he said he likes Aaron Rodgers because he's the QB that he has sacked the MOST !!!

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/10/19/teammates-impressed-with-teddy-bridgewater-in-first-day-back/

Vikings coach Mike Zimmer did his best to keep the expectations in check.His players felt no such compulsion after watching quarterback Teddy Bridgewater practice for the first time in 14 months.
Via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Bridgewater’s teammates were effusive in their praise of the former (and possibly near future) starter.
“I thought he looked like Joe Montana,’’ tight end Kyle Rudolph said. “He was excited. He was smiling, bringing energy to practice.’’
“He looked good,’’ running back Jerick McKinnon said. “Just to see him go through that whole stage, the process of rehabbing, working through the kinks, and to come out here the first day and just be him and do him is something remarkable to see.’’
Bridgewater hadn’t practiced since blowing out his left knee on Aug. 30, 2016, but according to backup quarterback Kyle Sloter, Bridgewater was getting some reps in practice with the first team.
“It looks like they’re trying to get him ready to play,” Sloter said. “Case [Keenum] is the guy right now, he’s been playing well, . . .But I thought [Bridgewater] looked great.’’
With Sam Bradford out with a knee injury, Keenum is in charge for the moment. But if the progress from Bridgewater continues at this pace, it’ll be hard for the Vikings to hold him back.

http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/video...9400f88514

Still getting an ear full from the cheese heads about the hit on Rodgers by Barr, yet not one word about the profanity that was directed at Barr from Rodgers. Maybe the N.F.L. should put flags on the quarterbacks, not all of them, just the special ones, like Erin and Tammy up in New England and Denise in New Orleans, as so they won't get offended when playing the game. Any Volunteers to help Tammy and Denise give Erin his next sponge bath?
Trade Bridgewater. Now that he is on his feet again, the Vikings should make an attempt to trade him to some quarterback starved team fro draft picks. With Keenum running the show and Bradford in the wings with Sloter on deck, the Vikings can pick up a solid quarterback, with TWO good knees, in the 3rd round.


Crapola call on Treadwell. Now, because a player who does not pay attention on the football field and  does not look where he is going, suddenly becomes a defenseless play. The first thing one learns in Pee Wee football is to keep ones head on a swivel. A clean block by Treadwell becomes a 15 yard plenty because some else is not looking. What next? No blocking?


AP. He may not have a full tank of gas but 3/4 will do. It was a bad fit in New Orleans. It looks like he will get things worked out in Arizona. It will be interesting to see the out come of the game the next time Peterson plays the Vikings, when the Cardinals play the Vikings in the playoffs.

Must really suck hard for packer fans...

Back in August, Laquon Treadwell held court following a training camp practice, telling several reporters that he’d seen the light. He’d learned from stars Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen how to “win” against NFL corners and spent this offseason focusing on technique and route running.
Through the first five games, the Minnesota Vikings didn’t need Treadwell to prove that he’d grown. They needed him to block and play decoy while Diggs and Thielen dominated.
But with Diggs out against the Packers, he was called upon to play a role in the passing game. He showed some of the growth he talked about in camp by coming up with his best career day: Three catches for 51 yards, including a one-handed grab that made every NFL highlight show.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/1...treadwell/

If the Vikings were to waive quarterback Kyle Sloter to create room on the roster for Teddy Bridgewater, the rookie is confident he would find a job
If the Vikings activate Bridgewater, they would need to create room on the 53-man roster. If they seek to waive Sloter to get him onto the practice squad, there is the risk of another team claiming his nonguaranteed $1.665 million contract. If Sloter is not let go, Minnesota could have four quarterbacks on the active roster, something quite rare in the NFL.





I’m not really too concerned day in and day out with my NFL future,’’ Sloter said of the possibility of being waived by Minnesota. “I think that I’ll have a job.”
Sloter wants to remain on the Vikings’ active roster.
“I feel like they like me here, so hopefully I’m going to be here and this is the place I’m going to be,’’ he said.




Sloter is the only Minnesota quarterback under contract now for next season. Bradford, Keenum and Bridgewater are at this point bound for free agency in March.

“That’s something that I knew coming in, but it’s not something I’m really concerned about because (the Vikings) make those decisions, and all I do is play football,’’ Sloter said.
http://www.twincities.com/2017/10/18/qb-...y-vikings/