Sunday June 30th
left only 10 more Sundays until we have football action. As a Vikings fan there
is so much to think about and so many questions.
10
Sundays until football I will also
look at 10 Vikings questions to think about before and during camp while
watching:
1) Christian Ponder has been given some
more weapons so can he use them then way Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave has intended?
2) Adrian Peterson is a work horse as
proven in 2012. Can he stay on course to be a defensive team’s nightmare? The
fact thrown in with the rule of how player must now run with the ball. Can Adrian adapt?
3) 3 awesome first round picks in Sharrif
Floyd, Cordarrelle Patterson and Xavier Rhodes. Which player of the three will
make the biggest contribution to the team or will all three pay dividends throughout
the season?
4) Jared Allen coming from an off season
surgery. Will this make him even better knowing he had taken the steps to want
to be better? Honestly, he is so god already can he really be better? If so, I
feel for the quarterbacks he will face each Sunday, but not really. My hope
each qb is laying on the ground studying the roof tops and wondering should I
get up.
5) Blair Wash, Can he repeat year two
the way he performer in his rookie season?
6) Punter, Jeff Locke comes in with a
reputation with a big leg in college so will we see what the Vikings organization
saw in him that made them draft Jeff in the 5th round and let go of Kluwe?
7) The offensive line had a fabulous
year especially in the run blocking department. Will year 2 give defensive
lines in the NFL reasons to worry?
8) Safety, Harrison Smith in my opinion
had a great rookie year in 2012. Can he take the leadership role over in the
defensive backfield in the absence of Antoine Winfield?
9) The last few years of the draft the
Vikings draft choices have shown well so much that a high percentage are making
the team out of camp. How will the 2013 draft class do in their efforts to make
the 53 man roster in 2013.
10) Tight ends are big in Musgrave’s
system, so who will step up to be the other option besides Kyle Rudolph
This camp sets up for a ton to watch. It will
be worth the trip to Mankato to see the day in and out battles. These are just a few of my thoughts of what
to look for in camp. Don’t forget camp breaks on Thursday August 15th.
The month of August also is huge for this organization.
Former Vikings wide receiver, Cris Carter will join 6 other NFL stars as they
will be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. I am so happy
for Cris to finally make it. These 7 men will be the 50th class
inducted. What an honor and to have it on the 50th anniversary just making
it all that more special.
A look at
Carter’s stats: Carter amassed 1,101 catches for 13,899 yards and 130 touchdowns during
his 16-season NFL career. He recorded eight straight 1,000-yard seasons and had
42 career games with 100 or more receiving yards.
Thanks for reading
Purplestick
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