One of the
hardest days as a Vikings diehard training camp guy is when the team has a day
off. Only 2 days of camp, (Friday and Saturday) so far, then a day off already
on Sunday.
Monday July
29th will be the biggest in the early stages of camp. You ask why? The answer
is this; Monday is the first day where we will see the team suit up in pads
since the playoff loss in Green Bay.
The schedule
will be 10:30-11:30 with a walk through in Blakeslee Field and then the afternoon
practice begins at 2:45 and this is where we will see our boys put on the pads.
It is hard
to believe the first game is a week from Friday when the Houston Texans come to
Mall of America Field.
The other
special day about Monday is it will be the first autograph day. Monday’s group
is due to be the offensive line.
It will be interesting
to see what time the first person gets in line. I find it very common to hear
people will wait 2-3 hours even before practice begins. You figure waiting 2
plus hours to get in and then you add the hour practice even before a fan can
meet their player they’ve been patiently waiting for. I got a funny feeling
Matt Kalil’s line will be obnoxious. I have no proof, just a gut feeling. I
will of course find out for myself when I show up in Mankato and witness the other
die hards.
I will write
tomorrow night covering the day’s activites with my thoughts on what I watched.
My goal is for those who can’t make the trip to Mankato, you can read my blog
and feel like you were a part of the day.
Until Monday
Thanks for reading
Purplestick
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