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Vikings rookie cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. strung together a second consecutive practice Thursday, inching closer to a return from a quad injury suffered Sept. 11 against the Packers.Booth, a second-round pick out of Clemson, remained limited by the injury, which is the latest for the 22-year-old who also dealt with core muscle and ankle issues this summer. Coaches expect Booth to assist on special teams when healthy, jumping back onto a similar developmental track as first-round safety Lewis Cine before his season-ending injury.
"He was sidelined by some temporary setbacks, but he's a resilient guy," defensive coordinator Ed Donatell said. "His first contributions, he's a tough special teams player and he'll bring that."
Booth could eventually climb up the depth chart, but for now cornerback Cameron Dantzler is expected to hold onto that job. Dantzler, the third-year corner, has had an uneven start to the season, but Donatell commended how the corners are tackling on the perimeter and Dantzler had three deflections against the Saints last week.
Before the quad injury, which Booth suffered on his second snap on special teams in Week 1, the young corner had showed off his brashness with aggressive coverage in camp that was equally disruptive and flagged.
"The first thing, he's tough," Donatell said. "He's really tough and he's got good skills, and it means a lot to him. Everything points in the direction of a positive output.
https://www.startribune.com/vikings-notebook-andrew-booth-lewis-cine-kirk-cousins-dalvin-cook/600213634/
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
Vikings rookie cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. strung together a second consecutive practice Thursday, inching closer to a return from a quad injury suffered Sept. 11 against the Packers.Booth, a second-round pick out of Clemson, remained limited by the injury, which is the latest for the 22-year-old who also dealt with core muscle and ankle issues this summer. Coaches expect Booth to assist on special teams when healthy, jumping back onto a similar developmental track as first-round safety Lewis Cine before his season-ending injury.
"He was sidelined by some temporary setbacks, but he's a resilient guy," defensive coordinator Ed Donatell said. "His first contributions, he's a tough special teams player and he'll bring that."
Booth could eventually climb up the depth chart, but for now cornerback Cameron Dantzler is expected to hold onto that job. Dantzler, the third-year corner, has had an uneven start to the season, but Donatell commended how the corners are tackling on the perimeter and Dantzler had three deflections against the Saints last week.
Before the quad injury, which Booth suffered on his second snap on special teams in Week 1, the young corner had showed off his brashness with aggressive coverage in camp that was equally disruptive and flagged.
"The first thing, he's tough," Donatell said. "He's really tough and he's got good skills, and it means a lot to him. Everything points in the direction of a positive output.
https://www.startribune.com/vikings-notebook-andrew-booth-lewis-cine-kirk-cousins-dalvin-cook/600213634/
Interesting they keep mentioning Dantzler as the one who might be replaced. I know you probably don't want two young corners out there, but IMO, Dantzler has played a little better than Peterson. Peterson doesn't make as many mistakes, but I don't think he has CD's coverage or tackling chops.
Quote: @MaroonBells said:
@ purplefaithful said:
Vikings rookie cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. strung together a second consecutive practice Thursday, inching closer to a return from a quad injury suffered Sept. 11 against the Packers.Booth, a second-round pick out of Clemson, remained limited by the injury, which is the latest for the 22-year-old who also dealt with core muscle and ankle issues this summer. Coaches expect Booth to assist on special teams when healthy, jumping back onto a similar developmental track as first-round safety Lewis Cine before his season-ending injury.
"He was sidelined by some temporary setbacks, but he's a resilient guy," defensive coordinator Ed Donatell said. "His first contributions, he's a tough special teams player and he'll bring that."
Booth could eventually climb up the depth chart, but for now cornerback Cameron Dantzler is expected to hold onto that job. Dantzler, the third-year corner, has had an uneven start to the season, but Donatell commended how the corners are tackling on the perimeter and Dantzler had three deflections against the Saints last week.
Before the quad injury, which Booth suffered on his second snap on special teams in Week 1, the young corner had showed off his brashness with aggressive coverage in camp that was equally disruptive and flagged.
"The first thing, he's tough," Donatell said. "He's really tough and he's got good skills, and it means a lot to him. Everything points in the direction of a positive output.
https://www.startribune.com/vikings-notebook-andrew-booth-lewis-cine-kirk-cousins-dalvin-cook/600213634/
Interesting they keep mentioning Dantzler as the one who might be replaced. I know you probably don't want two young corners out there, but IMO, Dantzler has played a little better than Peterson. Peterson doesn't make as many mistakes, but I don't think he has CD's coverage or tackling chops.
If Dantzler can get his head right and know the defense, he could be good. I think PP is over the hill and would be more likely to be replaced. That great breakup he had against the Olavu was because of an underthrow. PP was beaten so bad the announcer was cheering like it was going to be a TD.
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