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Thielen gets a nice go ball vs P2. Good ball from Browning
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“A lot of people don’t understand how talented he is… Nobody knows how much work he’s been putting in the past 2 years… He was working with 4 different centers and 3 WR groups… He killed it . It was awesome.”

-#Vikings C Garrett Bradbury on QB Jake Browning

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Zimmer on how Danielle Hunter is moving so far:

"He's moving with explosiveness. He's still a little bit rusty, but he is so athletic and quick and sudden and strong. He gets out here and he wrecks a lot of plays for the offense."

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1. The pads were popping Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer wasted no time in making sure his players got in good work during their first day in pads, as Minnesota did multiple goal-line drills in the first half of practice. Tight end Irv Smith, Jr., continued his stellar camp with a pair of touchdown catches, including a one-handed snag from Jake Browning.
Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison also had touchdown runs, and Chad Beebe had a nice leaping score in the back of the end zone. Fullback Jake Bargas ended the drill the first time around with a touchdown catch after securing the ball in the flat after a play fake. Defensively, Patrick Peterson forced an incompletion on a fade route to Justin Jefferson, while Mackensie Alexander denied a score on a pass to rookie Ihmir Smith-Marsette in the corner of the end zone. 2. Joseph continues strong camp Vikings kicker Greg Joseph has now made 17 of 20 field goals in team drills so far in camp after an impressive performance Tuesday. The lone kicker available due to Patterson being on the PUP list, Joseph came through in the clutch at the end of a game-like situation. With the game tied at 17, Browning led the offense down the field to get in field goal range, with help from a beautiful sideline catch from Adam Thielen that gained roughly 35 yards. Joseph soon stepped in an drilled a 52-yarder to break the tie and give the offense the win.
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3. Browning gets nearly all of the work
Minnesota now has three quarterbacks on the active roster. Chase Cookus practiced for a second consecutive day, and Danny Etling, who was claimed off waivers Monday, hit the field for the first time.
And while both were on the practice field, their limited knowledge of the playbook meant a ton of work for Browning.
The former undrafted free agent took all but one rep in 11-on-11 drills, with Cookus stepping in to hand off on a play later in practice.
Vikings Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak had praise for Browning earlier Tuesday.
"He's been putting the work in for two years and had a chance to prove it to his teammates," Kubiak said. "He hasn't arrived, and he knows that, so we're challenging him to get better."
The three quarterbacks on the Reserve/COVID-19 List — Kirk Cousins, Nate Stanley and rookie Kellen Mond — might be able to return later this week, depending on protocols agreed to by the NFL and NFLPA.

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BarrNone, just want to thank you for putting these together.  

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@"VikingOracle" said: BarrNone, just want to thank you for putting these together.  
Yes. Much obliged, Barr.
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@"BarrNone55" said:
Oli Udoh taking 1st team reps at RG early on today.

Weird. I heard they were handing the job to Dozier.



Shhhhh!  Don't jinx my reverse psychology!  B) 

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@"VikingOracle" said: BarrNone, just want to thank you for putting these together.  
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@"VikingOracle" said: BarrNone, just want to thank you for putting these together.  
Yes. Much obliged, Barr.
You are most welcome :)
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Davis's workout is tomorrow, says Chris. 28-year-old with 4.4 speed and a better career punt return average than Dede Westbrook (10.1 to 9.8). Probably just special teams depth if signed, unlikely to be a factor at WR.
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Source said free-agent WR/punt returner Trevor Davis flew to Minnesota today and is scheduled to work out Wednesday with the #Vikings If all goes well, he has a chance of being signed. Vikings have open roster spots and Davis, 28, has impressive career punt return average of 10.1
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Oli Udoh has another good dayThe standout on the offensive line through a week of training camp has been Udoh, the third-year player out of Elon. The former right tackle has been splitting reps with Dakota Dozier as the first-team right guard, until moving over to left tackle on Monday out of necessity. He was back at guard on Tuesday and showed why he should have the upper hand on Dozier in the competition for that starting spot.
The Vikings did a lot of goal line work early on during practice, and Udoh held up well. He's been stout in pass protection and has generated some push in the run game. The offensive line vs. defensive line 1-on-1s were fun to watch now that pads are on, and Udoh held his own there too. He was beaten by D.J. Wonnum on one rep I saw, but seemed to win all of the others. Notably, they spent a good amount of time working on stunts, which was a major struggle for the Vikings' OL last year. Udoh handled this stunt quite well:
Udoh spoke on Tuesday about the transition from tackle to guard and why the Vikings think he can be successful on the interior.
“Honestly just because of the physical abilities God gave me," he said. "I’m 6'6", long arms, kind of quick. If you can put that in a compact area, you got a pretty good guard and I guess that’s what they saw in me looking forward."
“The space, everything is a lot tighter (compared to tackle). You’re probably going to want to punch a lot sooner than you think. You’re moving some big guys like Dalvin (Tomlinson) out there, he’s as much as I weigh except he’s compact. So a lot of torquing and physicality that goes into that position."
Udoh mentioned that he's been learning from Ezra Cleveland, the Vikings' starting left guard who moved from left tackle in college to playing right guard last year as a rookie.
Playing on the Vikings' offensive line requires athleticism, and Udoh has that. He ran a 5.05-second 40 at the 2019 combine, which is in the 90th percentile among offensive linemen. Here's a clip of him getting out and driving linebacker Chazz Surratt upfield on Tuesday.
If he keeps playing like this, Udoh might end up as the starting right guard in Week 1.

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Hard to tweet about the Vikings without the general vibe of “ugh, morons”, but anyway, P2 said they call ISM “Maserati”. Because he’s a little speedyboi
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@"BarrNone55" said:
Hard to tweet about the Vikings without the general vibe of “ugh, morons”, but anyway, P2 said they call ISM “Maserati”. Because he’s a little speedyboi
Oh man, Ihmir is going to love that nickname haha
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Plenty left too. I mean, in the distance, not direction.

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Oli Oli Oli!

He's large with strength and quickness.  He could be a great fit for RG, the guy that Aviante Collins should have become.

Darrisaw-Cleveland-Bradburry-Udoh-ONeil

Has a lot of potential.  A LOT OF POTENTIAL

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@"Skodin" said: Oli Oli Oli!

He's large with strength and quickness.  He could be a great fit for RG, the guy that Aviante Collins should have become.

Darrisaw-Cleveland-Bradburry-Udoh-ONeil

Has a lot of potential.  A LOT OF POTENTIAL


Yes, I would love that lineup. I'm just a little cautious, because last year Aviante Collins was in a neck and neck competition with the very same Dozier...until he was released. Udoh won't be released, but I this OL coaching staff almost always favors experience over upside. 

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