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August 15 http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/laquon-treadwell-jersey , 2018 Happy Hump Day, everyone!We’re at the half-way mark of the week, and also the half-way point of the month of August. Real football will be here before we know it, let’s hope the team can enter the regular season with no additional major injuries. This is going to be a FUN year for we Vikings fans.Around the DN since our last open thread:Dan Persons has news and notes from the training camps of our 3 NFC North rivals.The O line will find out what they’re made of as they practice against a formidable Jaguars defense, per Wludford.Ted shared a hint from PA that there could be a Vikings preseason trade in the works.Chris shared the ESPN opinion (they actually get this one right, keep reading!) that the Vikings have one of the NFL’s best collections of young talent. I have to say, they’ve certainly improved at bringing in and developing young players since Zimmer and Company came to town.Chris posted the transcript from yesterday’s media address by George Edwards.Vikings news from other sources and news from around the league:FoxSports looks at Rashod Hill’s development as he goes up against a tough Jags defense in practice.At the Strib, hear how Coach Zimmer is taking steps to ensure the Vikes-Jags joint practices are clean. Just one of the many reasons I respect the hell out of Mike Zimmer, I am so thankful the Vikes brought him here.Over at Vikings.com, hear OC John DeFilippo as he’s wired for sound, catch Mike Hughes talking with the media, and there’s lots more to look through in the media vault.Ben Rothlisberger is in concussion protocol after taking a hit during practice yesterday, per NFL.com.Carson Wentz says it will be close when asked if he’ll be able to start week one, from the USA Today.HC Todd Bowles thinks Terrelle Pryor should exercise his right to remain silent when he’s asked about injuries, from NFL.com.We come to today’s media selection:We may not have regular season football yet Womens Eric Kendricks Jersey , but we have some hype videos to get us pumped up for the season. Here’s one of ‘em, enjoy! Possible warning: there may or may not be NSFW language in the.........music?......on this video, I had to mute it a few seconds into the video, so I’m not sure. Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you mustSpeaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume anything you read is sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, & try the lutefisk A very merry hump day to you all!We’re half-way through the week, and if you’re anything like me Customized Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , you’re eager to see the Vikes get back on the field. I hope to see them build off of Sunday’s win, and see the defenses continue to come around and be a dominant force once again. The run game showed a faint pulse on Sunday, but there is a lot of room for them to improve. Getting Dalvin Cook back to 100% will be huge, but the O line has to step up and create some gaps for the running backs to hit. Play one game at a time, improve every week, and then get REALLY hot going into the playoffs.Around the DN since our last open thread:Ted brought us our latest installment of Zim Tzu, and Zim is ruffling some feathers this week. Coincidentally, I hope to be ruffling some pheasant feathers this weekend.Chris has your Minnesota Vikings Power Rankings Roundup for week five.The team drew inspiration from a local source prior to leaving for Sunday’s game in Philly, per Chris.Chris shared a next-gen stat on Linval Joseph’s touchdown, and it’s pretty dang impressive. I really wish someone would have been in front of him and tried to tackle him, just to see what would happen. They’d probably be still trying to dig the poor guy out of the ground......or turf.....or whatever they use in that stadium.Vikings news from other sources and news from around the rest of the NFL:At Vikings.com, see Wobby open the Pick Six Mailbag, check out Beyond the Gridiron as they look back at the 1987 Vikings, and there’s plenty more traffic to sift through in the media vault.FoxSports has the snap counts form Sunday, and Mike Hughes didn’t miss a defensive snap.Antonio Brown is good at catching footballs www.authenticsminnesotavikings.com , he’s also good at throwing........furniture.......and other household items..........off of a balcony. Unlike catching footballs, he isn’t being paid for throwing the items, he’s being sued for doing so , per NFL.com. I’d go back to catching and being paid, instead of throwing and being sued, but that’s just me.They say everyone likes to get flowers. Well, they’re wrong. The Giants don’t, they released Flowers, and that was after getting him in the first round in 2015, to the dismay of Giants fans, per the Sporting News. Cue the ‘pick ‘em up!’ gif.We come to today’s media selection:This song popped in my head yesterday afternoon as kiddo and I were building cool things with legos. It wouldn’t get out of my head, which annoyed me, so I sang the song, which annoyed kiddo, and now I’ll play it Minnesota Vikings T-Shirt , so it can annoy you. Enjoy!Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, and try the head cheese.