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Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Who Will Be Mr Eagan?
As we trudge along watching the leaves fall from the trees, there is not a whole heck of a lot to discuss besides you know what and that is kind of boring already. It wont stop some folks as you will see in the links. One thing that might be interesting is to give your […]
Norse Code Podcast Episode 606: Dry July
Download Link Here Episode Notes: Follow us on Twitter / Bluesky To listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: What Position Group Are You Looking Forward To Watching?
or me, out of the position groups, I think defensive line is going to be the most interesting to watch and to see how it all shakes out. I am always a fan of the big uglies and I think it is key to the success of the defense. I have to trust Flores and […]
Vikings Reacts Survey: Let’s Talk About Sacks, Baby
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It is time, once again, for another one of our SB Nation Reacts surveys, where we […]
Dianna Russini Has Managed to Drag the Vikings Into Her Nonsense
Generally, when a story with scandalous overtones makes its way through the NFL landscape, one of the things that fans of the Minnesota Vikings have a tendency to think is, “Well, at least our team wasn’t involved.” In the case of what has been one of the bigger stories of this past offseason, it turns […]
Hot Takes, QB Battle, and Why This Team Is Being Slept On
The Minnesota Vikings are being overlooked heading into 2026 — and if history is any guide, that might be exactly what this franchise needs. On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness of Vikings 1st & SKOL welcomed football analyst and YouTube personality Garret Greenlee of Football Analysis — a channel […]
Vikings Not Well Represented on CBS Sports Top 100 Players List
We’re in the home stretch of the NFL’s offseason, and that means we have just one question for you. WHATCHA GONNA DO. . .WHEN LIST-A-MANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU?! ahem. . .Sorry about that. Yes, it’s listing and ranking time around the football media landscape as we get closer to the start of the season, […]
NFC North Cold War: Vikings QB Film Room Gap?
Are the Minnesota Vikings leaving wins on the table because Kevin O’Connell isn’t putting in the late-night film sessions that Ben Johnson is doing with Caleb Williams in Chicago? Or is he? That’s the provocative question Dave Stefano and Darren Campbell tackle head-on in this week’s episode of Two Old Bloggers, a Minnesota Vikings podcast […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: The Offseason Doldrums!
The first training camp practice is 34 days away. Rookies report to training camp in 28 days. Time flies no? Without any practices there is not a lot to discuss besides the endless debate about the QB competition. I am preparing for the 2027 draft which leads me to plan my viewing schedule (as if […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Harrison Smith is Coming Back! (We Think)
As promised, we’ve got the results of our SB Nation Reacts poll for this week, so let’s take a look at what everyone thought about this week’s question, shall we? We asked all of you out there whether or not you thought the great Harrison Smith would be returning to the Minnesota Vikings for a […]
Forecasting the NFC North
We’ve now entered the summer, when news and updates about our favorite team are scarce until training camp. So…what’s a DN contributor to do? How about a look at the NFC North for 2026? That works! I’ve already made my prediction for the good guys this upcoming season: 12-5 (this time I’m serious!). That would […]
Name Kyler Murray Starter Now & Other Keys to Vikings Super Bowl Run
Can the Minnesota Vikings win Super Bowl 2026? On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano of Vikings 1st & SKOL break down the five critical things the Vikings must execute to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. From the quarterback controversy to red zone struggles and a young […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Will The Team Be Competitive This Season?
According to overthecap, the Vikings currently have 13.1M in cap space for the 2026 season and 46.1M for the 2027 season. In 2027, as of today, the internal unrestricted free agents will be Brian O’Neill, Andrew Van Ginkel, Jordan Mason, Kyler Murray, Jauan Jennings, Blake Brandel, Aaron Jones, Isaiah Rodgers, Ivan Pace Jr, Carson Wentz, […]
Vikings Reacts Survey: Will the Hitman Return?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for our latest SB Nation Reacts survey about our Minnesota […]
Vikings Fan Q&A: Training Camp, QB Trades & Teasley’s Roster Power
In this special YouTube members episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano fielded direct questions from Vikings fans on the 2026 season outlook, the brewing quarterback competition, and life heading into training camp. Forness and Stefano go deep on the 2026 Vikings season outlook, breaking down who wins the […]
Sack Crisis and New Faces: Navigating Vikings’ Changes
New Vikings GM Nolan Teasley is wasting no time reshaping the front office — and not everyone is happy about it. On this week’s episode of Two Old Bloggers, Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano dig into the eyebrow-raising hire of former Chicago Bears GM Ryan Pace as a “football advisor,” alongside the lesser-known but quietly […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Center of Concern
We’ve got the results of this week’s SB Nation Reacts poll concerning our Minnesota Vikings, so let’s take a look at what our readers had to say about our question about our favorite team. We asked everyone what position, outside of quarterback, was their biggest concern as we get closer to the start of the […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Are The Vikings Set At EDGE Rusher?
Happy Father’s Day! I hope the fathers out there have a good day today. I am a father and I have already done all my chores! I think we are going out to eat tonight because my kids want to take me out to dinner to their favorite restaurant. I’ll give you one guess who […]
ESPN Suggests One More Offseason Move for the Vikings
With just over a month left until training camp gets underway, the Minnesota Vikings are likely in the process of deciding what final moves they need to make to shore up their roster before everyone gets together in Eagan to prepare for the 2026 NFL season. Lots of people have suggestions, but one outlet has […]
Why Bell and Williams Might Surprise Vikings Fans This Season
Could Dillon Bell and Elijah Williams be the Minnesota Vikings’ next surprise impact players? On this episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness breaks down two under-the-radar roster players who could reshape the Vikings’ depth chart heading into 2026. From a UDFA rookie wideout with a remarkable backstory to a defensive lineman who came […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: What Will We Talk About Until Training Camp?
You already know the main topic of conversation is going to get beat, beat again, and beat again. It is already a runaway train and there is no stopping it now. Stories must be written and there will be new imaginings produced incessantly. I cannot wait! Since that subject is going to be regurgitated endlessly, […]
Vikings Reacts Survey: What Are We Worrying About?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We said that we’d have another SB Nation Reacts survey about our Minnesota Vikings for you […]
Why the Vikings Quarterback Competition Could Backfire
The Minnesota Vikings concluded their mandatory minicamp last week, but Kevin O’Connell said the starting quarterback competition between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy would continue into training camp. Just how long into training camp it would continue was a little vague. Equally ambiguous was O’Connell’s explanation about how snaps may be divided between the two […]
Can Nolan Teasley Afford O’Neill, Addison, Redmond & Kyler Murray?
New Vikings GM Nolan Teasley faces critical contract extension decisions that will define Minnesota’s salary cap future. On this episode of The Real Forno Show, Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano break down potential extensions for Brian O’Neill, Jordan Addison, Jalen Redmond, and even Kyler Murray — and what each deal means for the Vikings […]
Vikings Release 2026 Training Camp Schedule
The Minnesota Vikings (and the 31 other NFL teams that don’t matter nearly as much) are just about six weeks away from finally starting training camp, and today the team released the schedule for how things are going to go when things finally get started at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan. Let’s […]