Jones In case you missed the earlier news Mike Remmers Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings have acquired offensive lineman Brett Jones from the New York Football Giants in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. We knew that the Vikings were likely going to be looking for offensive line help, and it appears that the deal for Jones is a pretty good one for the purple.But, since I don’t know a whole lot about Jones, I reached out to our friend Ed Valentine from Big Blue View, SB Nation’s home for New York Giants football. He gave me a little bit of information about Jones, and here’s what he had to say.Well. . .the rule of thumb is that if fans of the other team don’t think it’s a good trade for them, then it must be a good trade for us, right?As mentioned in the previous post about Jones, he did start 13 games for the Giants last season, with 12 of those starts coming at center (and the other coming at left guard). He got the same second-round tender placed on him this offseason as Nick Easton did, and could very well be playing for a big deal somewhere next season.I’m still reading up on what Jones has to offer, but someone that’s watched him a heck of a lot more than I have seems to think that the Vikings got a pretty good player out of the deal, and gave up just a seventh-round pick next year, when the Vikings should have several extra picks in their back pocket thanks to compensatory selections.On the surface Cheap Everson Griffen Jersey , this appears to be a solid move by Rick Spielman. We’ll see where Jones fits in once he finally gets to Minnesota, but I don’t see anything to be disappointed with at this point.Vikings’ NFC North Rivals: News and Notes from Camp One week into the preseason schedule - well, two if your team is the Chicago Bears - and there’s plenty to focus on inside the NFC North.On the field, the Bears were again beaten, this time by the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27; the Detroit Lions dropped their game with the Oakland Raiders 16-10; the Green Bay Packers defeated the Tennessee Titans 31-17; our Minnesota Vikings, of course, defeated the Denver Broncos 42-28.Chicago BearsThe Bears - like every other team - kept their starters off the field for the most part against Cincinnati.Mitchell Trubisky completed only two passes for four yards in two series.Later, on a play in which Cincy’s 2017 first round pick John Ross slipped and fell to the ground while running his route, the Bears’ Kyle Fuller made a nice play and snatched the ball out of the air returning it for a pick-6.The Bengals’ first and second teams outscored the Bears 23-14 going into the half before the scrubs finished out the game.**on a side note, former Viking Moritz Boehringer, who is trying to earn a spot with the Bengals this year as a Tight End did not play in the game.It seems that he’s getting very limited reps in camp, and may be a practice squad stash.2018 First Round pick Roquan Smith has ended his holdout, as he and the Bears have finally agreed to the terms of his contract.The holdout had to do with certain language in the contract, which potentially could have allowed the Bears to reclaim some of the guaranteed money if the young linebacker were to be suspended for an illegal hit with his helmet.Smith played his college ball at Georgia Cheap Kyle Rudolph Jersey , and could make his preseason debut this weekend against the Denver Broncos.Detroit LionsDetroit played the Oakland Raiders, and also sat most of their starters.One player who logged pretty significant time was rookie running back Kerryon Johnson, who rushed for 34 yards and caught passes for another 33 yards.The Lions may have finally found the back they’ve been looking for ever since Barry Sanders retired.Johnson even flashed a little bit of vintage Sanders on Friday - though the play was called back.Ameer Abdullah is beginning to run away with another one of the spots in the backfield, as he had a great game as well.Theo Riddick did not see the field, although there is some speculation that he may be the one who is becoming expendable.The Lions have a really crowded backfield, and there’s a good chance that a pretty good player will have to be cut loose.And speaking of players who could be cut loose, Lions safety Miles Killebrew was moved to Linebacker this week and logged only seven snaps.Some are wondering if he could be caught up in a numbers game in the Lions’ crowded competition at the Safety position.He’s another player that I could see the Vikings showing interest in - if he is indeed let go.The Lions will take on the New York Giants this week at home.Green Bay PackersThe Packers boatraced the Titans 31-17 this week, and the talk in Packerland is centered around this year’s squadron of undrafted, unheralded, or just plain unstoppable Wide Receivers.This script is beginning to feel very familiar:Aaron Rodgers prepares for another season while the team brings in several new receivers who wow during camp and become the next great hope.Jarrett Boykin.Jeff Janis.Ty Montgomery (before he was a running back).Jared Abbrederis.Geronimo Allison.The 2018 version includes illustrious names such as J’Mon Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Jake Kumerow, and Equanimeous St. Brown.Those four combined for 15 catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns.Imagine what Aaron Rodgers career would look like if the Packers were as good at finding defensive players as they are finding fourth string wideouts!Speaking of A-a-ron, he wants his preseason action to come this weekend at Lambeau Field Andrew Sendejo Jersey , in front of the home fans.And the young receivers better be ready, as well.Rodgers had been quite vocal about the sloppy play of the offense earlier in camp.To hear him tell it, his knowledge of the Packers playbook dates back perhaps all the way to advent of the forward pass, and he wants his young wideouts to know that they better be well versed in it, as well.From our friends at Acme Packing Company:That’s more than a hundred years of offensive knowledge to digest before Thursday.I see late night cram sessions, Ramen Noodles, and a case of JOLT Cola in their future.Hope the youngsters are ready!In more serious news, the Packers got some good news on the injury front, as Pro-Bowl left tackle David Bakhtiari, along with rookie defensive back Jaire Alexander both returned to practice this week.The Packers meet up with the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. « Vikings kickers Minnesota had a couple of bad breaksMany individuals will tell you that there is no way of e » Weitere Artikel der Kategorie Allgemein |
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