vike daddy Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 403 — Vikings running backs lead al NFL players at their position in yards from scrimmage in the preseason with 403. Rookie Roc Thomas leads the Vikings with 168 yards from scrimmage, while fellow rookie Mike Boone has 135. https://www.vikings.com/news/10-vikings-seahawks-numbers-of-note-vikings-rbs-lead-nfl-in-scrimmage-yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 57 minutes ago, swede700 said: There is zero chance that either would end up on the Packers. I'd be more concerned about one of them ending up with the Lions, who still have never found a running game. The Lions backfield is just as crowded if not more so than the Packers. Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick, LeGarrette Blount and Kerryon Johnson. It's not impossible I guess but I don't think it is likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, VikeManDan said: The Lions backfield is just as crowded if not more so than the Packers. Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick, LeGarrette Blount and Kerryon Johnson. It's not impossible I guess but I don't think it is likely. It's crowded, but they're no good. That's the difference. I'd take any of the Packers 3 RBs over anyone in the Lions' backfield, save Blount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, swede700 said: It's crowded, but they're no good. That's the difference. I'd take any of the Packers 3 RBs over anyone in the Lions' backfield, save Blount. That's fair about Abdullah and Riddick but Johnson is a 2nd round rookie who I believe they'll give a fair look to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Brian Baldinger is impressed with Mike Boone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I thought it was very telling that Thomas didn’t play in the 3rd preseason game. We’ll see how much action he gets in week 4, but right now it looks like Boone has clearly won the #3 job and the Vikings don’t appear to want to put Thomas on much more of a display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Agreed. They want to see if they can get Thomas through to the PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Running back Mike Boone leads the Vikings with 139 rushing yards this preseason. In turn, Boone is the leading candidate for the No. 3 running back spot heading into Thursday night’s preseason finale against the Titans. His competition is on the mend, as Roc Thomas returned to 11-on-11 drills during Sunday’s practice and looks in line to play. Mack Brown, who was limited Sunday, could also return to action Thursday. Zimmer: “[Boone's] a guy that is really versatile. Can catch the ball, has good feet and made some really good cuts. He continues to show pretty well.” http://www.startribune.com/zimmer-doesn-t-expect-elflein-to-start-season-on-pup-list/491752961/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 1 hour ago, vike daddy said: Running back Mike Boone leads the Vikings with 139 rushing yards this preseason. In turn, Boone is the leading candidate for the No. 3 running back spot heading into Thursday night’s preseason finale against the Titans. His competition is on the mend, as Roc Thomas returned to 11-on-11 drills during Sunday’s practice and looks in line to play. Mack Brown, who was limited Sunday, could also return to action Thursday. Zimmer: “[Boone's] a guy that is really versatile. Can catch the ball, has good feet and made some really good cuts. He continues to show pretty well.” http://www.startribune.com/zimmer-doesn-t-expect-elflein-to-start-season-on-pup-list/491752961/ Didn't even realize Thomas had missed practice. Seems to be a more realistic explanation as to why he didn't play than just that they are hiding him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/21/2018 at 10:10 AM, marshpit23 said: I also wonder if Ham or the FB position is absolutely necessary in. Flip’s offense. It will definitely be an interesting cut. With Flip saying things like this, I'd personally be surprised if Ham were cut. He's also a key ST contributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Ham also has the ability to play RB and FB...and can catch the ball out of the backfield. He ain't going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Now, Boone is an undrafted rookie trying to stick with the Vikings with a final preseason test remaining. Thanks to a strong preseason, Boone enters Thursday’s game against the Tennessee Titans as the frontrunner to win the team’s competition for the third running back spot. He enters that game with a team-high 139 rushing yards on 34 carries this preseason. And he’s added eight receptions, second-most on the team, a byproduct of his wide receiver background which has made him an appealing option for the Vikings and new offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, who utilizes running backs in the passing game. “There’s no doubt (it has),” DeFilippo said. “I mean he has really good hands and our big thing on our offense is the more you can do (the better). We like moving guys around to do certain things and the more jobs you can do, the more valuable you are, not only in our offense but to any offense in the NFL. Because obviously there is not a lot of guys on the team each week in terms of numbers. The more jobs you can do the more valuable you become.” https://theathletic.com/493848/2018/08/29/vikings-mike-boone-running-back-undrafted-cincinnati-dalvin-cook-latavius-murray/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Thursday night, Thomas was given the early workload, rushing four times for 12 yards, but then he went down to injury and opened the door for Boone to potentially put his stamp on his roster spot. Boone rushed 15 times for 56 yards and caught two passes for 53 yards, including a screen pass he took 46 yards to set up a field goal that turned out to be the game-winning points. For the preseason, Boone had more carries (49) and rushing yards (195) than than the next three running backs combined – Murray (20-79), Thomas (17-66) and Brown (11-34). Spielman: “Not only can he [Boone] run, but he catches the ball out of the backfield. The hardest thing for rookie running backs is to learn the pass protections and who to key when the blitz is coming – whether the corner is coming, whether the nickel, safety is coming, whether the linebacker is coming. So they have to scan and know what the protection is, where their keys are, and each week he’s gotten better and better at that.” https://247sports.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/Article/Mike-Boone-makes-his-case-for-roster-spot-appears-safe-121215290/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 how bad is the Roc Thomas injury? Any chance we can stash him on the IR all season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I doubt it's going to be that serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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