rk week Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , I see a nice, long downhill coast into a beautiful weekend."Happy Wednesday, everyone!We’re inching closer to the downhill side of this week, and then it’s only one more work week until the NFL Draft is finally upon us. I don’t expect a whole lot of noise or surprise moves by the Vikings during the draft; no ‘move-up’ in the first round or anything, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they pulled the trigger on a trade either in the days leading up to the draft, or during the draft. They have an extremely talented roster, but it is also a roster that is starting to get a little older, and in order to continue to keep that roster talented, you have to rotate the stock. I think Zimmer and Co. are trying to build a consistent winner, they’re not trying to shoot the moon to win it all with no forethought of the future in mind (despite a couple of Rick’s decisions in the last pre-season, I’m still a little peaved about those). Who would I expect them to trade? I honestly don’t know, but there are vets like Everson Griffen who would bring a lot in a trade, and although impossible or extremely difficult to replace talent-wise Replica Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , are basically at their peak as far as value in a trade. I would hate to see Griffen leave, and I’m not suggesting that they trade him, I just threw his name out there as one of several highly talented vets who are near or at the 30 mark. These guys are valuable to the team, but they are also valuable in a trade, and the GM of a team with a huge need at that position would pay a premium in order to secure the guaranteed talent of one of these vets. We’ll know in a little over a week if it will happen.Around the DN since our last open thread:Everson Griffen seems to be doing well, and says he is ‘comfortable,happy’ now, after some personal issues last season, per Chris.Similar to us die-hard fans, many of the Vikings players are ‘Vikings for life’, per Wludford.Chris has the latest on the Vikings 2019 schedule and opponents, and also a rumor tracker where you can keep up with the latest noise being heard through the grapevine.Vikings & NFL news from elsewhere, other sports news Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , & random oddities:From Vikings.com, Adam Thielen spoke with the press after his contract extension, you can also hear from Dalvin Cook as well as Harrison Smith.From the Sporting News, the Packers could be considering a quarterback in the early rounds of the upcoming draft. Wow, we haven’t heard rumors like this since........the early 90s? There were no rumors of them looking QB when Rogers miraculously fell to them in 2005, and they haven’t really looked since, although they did select Brett Hundley in the 5th round in 2015.Odd story from CBS. In Florida, a guy got caught stealing $300 worth of stuff from KMart, which isn’t odd, until you learn that this same guy recently bought an $8 million island.Riveting news from Montana, traffic stopped and the road was blocked last night by.......a beaver......dragging a tree across the road, from UPI.We come to today’s media selection:That last story gave me an idea for our media selection. Here’s some Primus, enjoy!Again Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, and try the chitlins. MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings have been built around a stifling defense since Mike Zimmer was hired as head coach.That foundation has developed a frightening amount of cracks, one-fourth of the way through Zimmer’s fifth season. The Vikings allowed 456 passing yards in their 38-31 loss in Los Angeles to the Rams on Thursday night, the highest total against them since 1980.More Vikings coveragePhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Rookie Bradbury is central figure to Vikings’ overhauled offensive lineVikings depth at cornerback being tested, Hughes still not clearedPlayers to watch at Minnesota Vikings 2019 training campTop Tweets: Vikings WR Diggs makes push for All-NFL Style TeamZimmer said afterward he’s never been a part of pass defense so poor in his career Olisaemeka Udoh Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , which includes successful stretches as an innovative defensive coordinator with Cincinnati and Dallas. The following afternoon, Zimmer wasn’t in any better of a mood when he was asked to assess the coverage breakdowns that led to five touchdown passes by Jared Goff.“It was guys getting out of position. There was some misdirection plays. It was similar to what we’ve gotten before,” Zimmer said on a conference call with reporters on Friday. “Some of it was corners, some of it was safeties, some of it was linebackers, some of it was nickels, some of it was me.”You?“I might be over-coaching them some,” Zimmer said.The good news is the Vikings have three extra days to recover from the Rams game and prepare for their trip to Philadelphia. The bad news is that next game is against the Super Bowl champion Eagles, who were last seen by the Vikings in that 38-7 blowout in the NFC championship game. As dominant as Zimmer’s defenses have been, certain teams with versatile and creative passing attacks have been able to exploit them. The Eagles last season and the Rams this year are two glaring examples.Zimmer stopped short of blaming his system for the problems against the Rams, noting the 24-7 victory by the Vikings in Minnesota last season, but the most devastating plays against them on Thursday night were the result of mismatches that Rams head coach Sean McVay helped create with either pre-snap confusion or clever play-calling.Vikings outside linebacker Anthony Barr wound up in coverage on three of the five touchdown passes, to running back Todd Gurley Youth Alexander Mattison Jersey , wide receiver Cooper Kupp and wide receiver Robert Woods .“They had a good game plan against us,” defensive end Danielle Hunter said. “We made more mistakes than they did, and then they ended up on top.”The Vikings only allowed 300-plus passing yards in six games over Zimmer’s first four seasons, let alone 400-plus, with a previous high of 383 passing yards at Miami in 2014. Even the 2013 team that finished next-to-last in the league in passing defense didn’t yield a 400-yard game.With the arrival of a new quarterback and offensive coordinator, Zimmer said, he figured the Vikings (1-2-1) could start slowly the season. They were 2-2 at the first-quarter mark last year, before finishing 13-3. So all is not lost, but this once-daunting defense has a lot of work to do.“This team has a chance to be really, really good. One week it’s the offense. One week it’s the defense. One week it’s the special teams,” Zimmer said. “If we put it all together, we can beat any team there is.”