The news of Outside linebacker Erin Henderson sitting out Sunday against the 49ers is extremely disappointing considering the start of the season he is off to leading the team in sacks with 2 and also the leading tackler on the team. The thought is he suffered a concussion last Sunday in Indy so the team is definitely doing the right thing by holding him out. I just feel bad for him considering what he has gone through to make the team as an undrafted rookie free agent a few years ago. My best wishes for him and hope to see him in action soon.
Henderson’s replacement is Marvin Mitchell who has veteran experience in fact he played on the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl team. He looked very good in camp so tomorrow when the game counts I am anxious to see how he performs.
An update for fans in Minneapolis as the city is trying to provide something different and it is called “Railgating.”
It starts Sunday with 2 blocks along 5th Street that will be blocked off right next to the light rail tracks.
16 food trucks will be parked on the sidewalks some serving gourmet breakfast foods, others typical grill-out options.
Beer in not allowed as of yet as part of this Railgating as far as sales.
Mayor Rybak is encouraging fans to get down their early as Railgating starts at 7am and lasts until an hour after kickoff. This is all in the works for every home game and could expand if there is interest.
The Mayor has also introduced what he calls “Purple Path”. It is the name for 5th Street on game day. It is a path from the Warehouse district to the corridor downtown through the Armory district to the stadium.
The food trucks are helping to chip in to help pay for the cleanup as well as providing Port-A-Poties.
In addition to Railgating the city is for the first time in their history allowing tailgating the parking meters.
Hope to see a lot of people trying this, it should be fun. I appreciate Minneapolis trying to help get the fans involved even more.
One last bit of info before this big game and that is my final prediction: Vikings 24 49ers 20.
Thanks for reading
Purplestick
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