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Where is Adam Thielen?

When Kevin O’Connell was hired in February as the new Vikings head coach, there was an assumption that we’d go from a monotonous offense, to one that would be a little more electrifying. Through three games, albeit a small sample size, we’ve yet to see it. Aside from Justin Jefferson in week one, the WR…

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Take your time recovering Dalvin, the Vikings will be fine

With the Vikings sitting at 2-1 and an ‘easy’ schedule looming, should they risk playing Dalvin Cook?

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Pump the brakes, the Vikings will be fine

HC Kevin O’Connell stated after his victory over the Packers “The second you celebrate, and start feeling yourself a little bit, this league has a funny way of humbling you”. That’s exactly what happened in Philly, but fans should pump the breaks on their concerns.

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The Kirk Cousins Conundrum

The #Vikings and new GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah have a lot of tough decisions to make this offseason about this roster.

@MattAnderson_8 is here to break down the options the Vikings have this offseason. Especially when it comes to QB Kirk Cousins #Skol

Which way are you leaning?

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Now is the Time to Lure Ed Dodds Away from Indianapolis

For years, NFL teams have interviewed and offered Indianapolis Colts assistant general manager Ed Dodds but time again they can’t seem to lock him down, now is the time for the Vikings to back the brinks truck up to Dodds or do whatever they have to so they can get him. It was announced this…

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An Open Letter to Mike Zimmer ❤️

@MattAnderson_8 got all in his feels on NYE after a few drinks and wrote #Vikings HC Mike Zimmer and open letter, thanking him for everything he’s done in his tenure here.

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The Hunter Returns

The daily art post from producer Dave is done in a “Marvel-like” graphic novel style and focusing the return of Danielle Hunter this weekend as the Minnesota Vikings travel to the Cincinnati Bengals. This image was against their old quarterback. Old QB, new QB, it won’t matter, because the results will be the same. Hunter…

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“Looking Back Through Rose Colored Glasses”

Most of you know me as Producer Dave. Besides doing all the lives shows on Climbing the Pocket, one thing I love to do is create art. Much of my art is football focuses, especially on the Vikings. It is a team I love and like all artwork, it can be therapeutic. Being Vikings fans,…

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Vikings Training Camp Stock Report, Winners and Losers

Well folks, training camp has concluded. Which is weird, because I feel as if it just started. We’ve had a lot of strong performances in camp and thankfully not so many poor performances. As we conclude this series here at Climbing the Pocket, we will take the final segment and highlight the winners and losers…

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Vikings Training Camp Stock Report 8/12/21

Well it’s been a while since I’ve written a stock report due to me being out of town, but we’re back now! We’ve had a practice at US Bank Stadium, along with a walk through and one normal practice. Now the Denver Broncos are here for some a couple joint practices for a few days…

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