Vikings OL

[MaroonBells]

Plenty of reason to be concerned about the back up center. Is Jurgens capable of making the calls and protecting JJ ?
Or should they pick up a guy with more experience?

I'm not so much worried about him making the calls. Plenty of rookies start at center. Jurgens is in his 2nd season, so he should know the offense and the line calls. I'm more worried about him having the requisite skillset to start and not hurt us. He was a 7th rounder for a reason.

[Knucklehead]

I'm not so much worried about him making the calls. Plenty of rookies start at center. Jurgens is in his 2nd season, so he should know the offense and the line calls. I'm more worried about him having the requisite skillset to start and not hurt us. He was a 7th rounder for a reason.

Jurgens is a 7th rounder & Huber is an UDFA. I haven't heard of any other OL taking snaps as a Center in camp.

[medaille]

In 9 seasons he has played in 121 out of 148 games and before last season, when he missed 7 games due to injury in the previous 5 seasons he missed 6 games total.  He does not appear to have an extreme injury history for an offensive lineman.  I would have preferred a younger center, but think he will be solid and provide great leadership.

I don’t think he has the worst injury history or anything.  I was just replying to the comment that asked why wouldn’t he play all 17 games, when that was more rare than the norm.  If he’s out for 2 games or something, I don’t think we’ll be too concerned with our depth.  If he’s out for half a season, we’ll probably have to try and bring someone else in.  Not sure we will be SB competitive with a rookie-ish QB and garbage center.  That said, hopefully we’ll have enough quality on our OLine to weather an injury or two.

[Mattyman]

I think Donavan Jackson is gonna play way better than people are expecting from him this year, as a rookie.

Jackson and Darrisaw will be extraordinary playing next to each other.

[StickierBuns]

I think Donavan Jackson is gonna play way better than people  are expecting from him this year, as a rookie.

Jackson and Darrisaw  will be extraordinary playing next to each other.

Agreed. He's going to have some rookie moments with quick D-linemen and guys that use their hands well, but once he picks those things up, watch out. Having Jackson next to Darrisaw and Fries next to O'Neill is perfect.

[medaille]

I think Donavan Jackson is gonna play way better than people  are expecting from him this year, as a rookie.

Jackson and Darrisaw  will be extraordinary playing next to each other.

Me too