I like Kirk, Westbrook told Twin Cities media members following Wednesday s practice, which was the first full-team session of the 2021 season. I thought it was crazy because, obviously, Kirk s been in the league for a while. I ve been watching him for a minute now, and for me to get that text message, Hey, it s Kirk Cousins, he s excited to work with me, my heart kind of [skipped]. I m excited to be out there with him too, building that chemistry up, he added.
The Vikings didn t put Westbrook through the gauntlet on Wednesday but could soon shift where passes are also things he receives from Cousins.
There are certain traditions that should not be lost with the death of Sid Hartman last Oct. 18 at age 100. One of those would be marking the start of Vikings training camp with considerable optimism printed in a sports column in a Minneapolis morning newspaper.
Hartman handled the chore for six decades, even last summer, when the pandemic kept Sid from actually attending. As camp was starting in Eagan, Hartman wrote: The Vikings decision to give contract extensions to quarterback Kirk Cousins and coach Mike Zimmer this offseason mean that this club has made its decision on who can lead it to a Super Bowl.
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Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer provided details on how responsibilities and duties will be shared between the group. Rick is a football coach, and he s got 40 years of experience doing what he s doing. I felt like it was important that we use him as a resource, but we also give him the opportunity to continue to work, Zimmer said. He has so much knowledge and so much experience that I felt like he could be a big help with [Vikings Offensive Coordinator] Klint [Kubiak] and myself. Basically, what he s going to be doing, he s going to [virtually] watch the practice [film] with the offensive coaches, he s going to be helping to evaluate. Little things like that, Zimmer added.
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The months-long flirtation of Aaron Rodgers potentially playing for the Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, or nowhere is deceased.
Rodgers – for some reason – orchestrated almost 90 days of drama pertaining to his 2021 whereabouts, a saga of Brett Favrian proportions. Now, Rodgers is back in Green Bay with boots on the ground. He’ll be the QB1 of the Packers for a 14
th season.
When the tarot cards suggested Rodgers was done in Wisconsin, the 2021 stakes for the Minnesota Vikings changed. Rodgers
out of the way would mandate that Vikings skipper, Mike Zimmer, win an NFC North crown to continue beyond this season. After all, the signal-callers within the division would formulate a ho-hum outlook: Andy Dalton, Jordan Love, and Jared Goff.