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The Vikings added Linebacker Sione Takitaki and Cornerback Tyrek Funderburk to the practice squad after placing Blake Cashman and Ty Chandler on IR. Cashman has had some battles with injuries throughout his career which is unfortunate. I do not know if this site is accurate but it shows several times where he missed games due to hamstrings. He did have a Inguinal Groin Tear is 2021 causing him to miss 10 games. It’s tough. Eric Wilson will probably start for Cashman while he is out. Zavier Scott gets the call for Chandler.
Since Van Ginkel is out this game, we get the chance to see Dallas Turner play a lot more snaps.
I am expecting the Falcons to try and get the ball to Bijan Robinson more this game. The defense is going to have it’s hand full trying to stop the Falcons run game and containing Drake London especially with Okudah out. Cornerback depth is already being tested.
Oh well, there will be some rain this season. I still am predicting the Vikings to win. What say you?
College football promotion note: If you watch college football, there is a post about players we might want to check out.
‘I absolutely love it’: Tom Brady on J.J. McCarthy’s emotional Vikings comeback
“I absolutely love it when I see that type of emotion,” said Brady when talking about the emotions McCarthy displayed during the Vikings’ 21-point fourth quarter. “I think it brings you to kind of a higher level of focus. Stands in there, takes a hit, makes a great throw. That game is all about emotional being at kind of a feverish pitch, but also controlled.”
Down 17-6 heading into the fourth quarter on Monday night in his hometown of Chicago, McCarthy led three touchdown drives over a 10-minute span that helped spur the Vikings to a season-opening win. McCarthy’s emotional reaction after scoring the game-sealing touchdown on a 14-yard run went viral, as the 22-year-old quarterback was visibly jacked up, pumping his arms and screaming. He was then swarmed by teammates and coaching staff following the touchdown.
“That was an eruption a little bit of our sideline and kind of what was keeping it together kind of let out in that moment,” said Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. “It was big-time to see the team. They voted him a captain. They clearly see something in him. We do as well. This is one game. He did an unbelievable job leading this team back to win. It was a total team effort. But we will use this as a major, major growth moment, and we’ve got a short week and got to get ready to go.”
“I could get there emotionally in a way that probably didn’t look like it on my face,” Brady said. “I think J.J. expresses that a little bit more.”
“I just think that emotion, when you’re electrified as a player, you play with the most focus, the most...
