Elflein now on IR

[PurpleCrush]

Injured thumb. No word yet on who's up next.

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Damn...It will be interesting (and telling) to see who they replace him with. Best case scenario: Samia takes over the starting job and never gives it up. 

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Could be a Wally Pipp moment eh...  B)  

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@Kentis said:
Could be a Wally Pipp moment eh...  B)  

Yesssss......

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Dakota Dozier has starting experience at right guard. I wouldn't mind seeing him move back to right guard and give Ezra Cleveland the starting left guard spot. Probably just a matter of time before Samia then takes the right guard spot from Dozier. I think it might be time to let our young guys develop.

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[Guest]

So the Elf has been put on the shelf, so to speak. 

[Guest]

Finally some good news.  

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Any word who's going to replace him?

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@StickyBun said:
Any word who's going to replace him?

Most in Minnesota media are assuming it's Samia. But who knows with the Vikings. They could go any number of ways. Move Dozier to the right, start Collins at LG. Could be Cleveland, though I really doubt he's ready. They could even sign Josh Kline but that seems unlikely considering Elflein may only be down for 3 games. 

I hope it's Samia. He's probably an improvement on Elflein in pass pro, but a downgrade in run blocking.