In hopes of gaining some insight into the Vikings‘ opponent for Thursday night – that would be the Saints, for those who have been living on Jupiter – I asked Who Dat Dish blogger Keith Null five penetrating questions. And here are his answers:
Q: We know the Saints are Super Bowl champs, but 2010 is a new season and everybody’s got to start from scratch. What are your biggest concerns about the team going into the opener?
A: Returning 20 of 22 starters from last season is a very good start and arguably the defense you see take the [...]
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Chris Cook and Jimmy Kennedy are officially listed as out for tomorrow night’s sure-to-be-epic clash with the Saints. Cook is recovering from a knee injury suffered in the last preseason game, while Kennedy continues to battle the bad knee that has bothered him for a couple of weeks.
The news is better on John Sullivan. Last year’s starting center missed all of preseason with a calf injury, but he has been steadily recovering and is now listed as probable. Jon Cooper would start if for some reason Sullivan is not able to go.
And then there’s Cedric Griffin, who was on the [...]
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Nothing is official yet, but all indications are that when the Vikings take the field Thursday night against the Saints, Husain Abdullah will be lining up at starting safety alongside Madieu Williams.
Abdullah’s promotion is something of an out-of-leftfield development, given that all training camp and preseason the competition for that spot was between Jamarca Sanford and Tyrell Johnson.
Then, in the last preaseason game, Brad Childress threw a curveball by working Abdullah into the safety rotation earlier than expected. That should’ve been a hint that Abdullah was at least in the running.
Now we know that he was more than just “in [...]
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