Bradford was wearing what Sugarman said was an “unloader brace” on his left knee that “unloads the part of the knee joint that has the stress, that’s why he wears the knee brace.”

Does this really sound like someone who was ready to play? He needed to wear a brace to reduce the weight load in his knee joint. He had a noticeable limp which may be from his injury, or could have been caused by the restricted movement of the knee brace itself to protect the joint. Either way, just another headscratching move by this staff who thought an immobile QB when healthy could be effective with his injury and a restrictive brace.  

All of the uncertainty about the health of quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Teddy Bridgewater means that long-term decisions about the Vikings' future at those positions are hardly cut-and-dried.
Sugarman said Tuesday that Bradford’s previous surgeries are “certainly a contributing factor” to his current issues, adding that “anyone that’s had two ACLs is probably at risk” for arthritis in the future. It means that while Bradford can avoid a protracted post-surgical rehab, he also is theoretically at risk of a flare-up any time he gets his knee in an awkward position, as Sugarman said he did in Week 1. There’s no quick (or permanent) fix, in other words, and knees generally don’t get stronger as people age.
Bradford started 29 of his teams’ next 32 games after his second ACL surgery — and one of the games he missed was the Vikings’ 2016 season opener, which came just eight days after they acquired Bradford. But his issues now could be the kind of thing that crop up in the future, and the Vikings will have to ask themselves how much they want to commit to a player that might not be available for a handful of games at any given time.
Then there’s the question of Teddy Bridgewater, who will be re-evaluated by Dr. Dan Cooper (the surgeon that performed his knee operation) next week and could return to practice shortly thereafter. The mere fact of Bridgewater returning to practice doesn’t necessarily mean the Vikings will activate him from the physically-unable-to-perform list; they have three weeks to make that decision once Bridgewater starts practicing. But if the 24-year-old is healthy enough to return this season, Bradford’s issues make it more feasible Bridgewater could get a chance to show why he should regain his job.
There are plenty of unanswered (and for now, possibly unanswerable) questions about Bridgewater’s long-term health, too, and it’s possible the right course of action for the Vikings is a quarterback with no history of knee issues, rather than one with two ACL operations and one with a knee dislocation in his past. ...
http://www.startribune.com/vikings-bradf...450398373/

Fuck the packers
Fuck their fans
That is all

I don't know if any of you are watching but they did a fantastic job of honoring the first responders and victims. 

#VegasStrong 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000...ar-to-knee

In past years, I don't think McKinnon would have made it very far, he would fail to see the lanes available.  That run was beautiful, a good read, patience on his part, and a good job pulling out by Elf to clear the way.

We've got 7 on the active roster...if I'm Rick I give Reese a call...

Vikings rookie running back Dalvin Cook underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn left ACL suffered during an Oct. 1 game.
The surgery was performed by noted orthopedic surgeon James Andrews in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
A source had said the surgery went well and there is a “100 percent” chance he will be recovered by the start of next season. Vikings athletic trainer Eric Sugarman concurred.
“No real further damage in his knee, thankfully,” Sugarman said Tuesday. “Pretty straight ACL. And I’d hope to expect him at training camp next year.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/10/10/vik...l-surgery/

Entire article here: Vikings’ quarterback situation about to get more interestingThat’s good news for the Vikings but this situation could soon become
even more interesting. That’s because Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports
reported on Sunday that Bridgewater is expected to be activated from the
physically-unable-to-perform list after Week 6. Bridgewater missed all
of last season after suffering a gruesome injury to his left knee (torn
ACL, dislocation and more) in a non-contact drill during practice just
before the regular season began.

If Bradford had played in all four games this season, Bridgewater’s
return would not be as interesting. But the fact his knee is bothering
him again changes everything.

Bradford is playing in the last season of his contract and there has
to be concern at Winter Park that signing the soon-to-be 30-year-old to
an extension would be a big risk. The Vikings haven’t shared much
information about what’s wrong with Bradford’s knee, but the fact that
he’s twice torn the ACL in it and now it’s bothering him again is reason
to worry.

Bradford remains a bit of an unknown, but considering how hard it is
to find quality quarterbacks in this league it’s not a stretch to
believe that someone is going to make him the type of lucrative offer
that the Vikings might find to be too rich for them.

So the question becomes do you attempt to see if Bridgewater is the
future? It’s far from ideal, and you have no real idea when he will be
ready to go, but if the Vikings feel there is a good chance they will
let Bradford walk, they likely will want to get a look at Bridgewater.

Just because Bridgewater can be activated after Week 6 doesn’t mean
he will be ready anytime soon. The Vikings will play host to the Packers
in Week 6 and Baltimore in Week 7, before going overseas to face
Cleveland before their bye.

The Vikings will have a three-week period for Bridgewater to practice
before they have to decide whether to activate him or shut him down for
the remainder of the season. The latter scenario is unlikely to happen,
so it won’t be surprising if Bridgewater is back on the 53-man roster
in the second half of the season.