SemperFeist Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, wcblack34 said: Weatherly and Cole, perhaps. What could possibly be their reasoning to cut Cole, who’s not just their only backup center, but who’s also had an outstanding training camp and preseason? Cutting Weatherly would surprise me, especially with Robinson moved to IR. 40 minutes ago, wcblack34 said: I don't think they keep 5 RBs (counting Ham). They have each of the past 3 seasons. I’m not sure why they’d change their approach. Edited August 26, 2021 by SemperFeist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 hours ago, SemperFeist said: What could possibly be their reasoning to cut Cole, who’s not just their only backup center, but who’s also had an outstanding training camp and preseason? Cutting Weatherly would surprise me, especially with Robinson moved to IR. They have each of the past 3 seasons. I’m not sure why they’d change their approach. That’s why it’s a surprise. There are always guys let go who no one expects. Not saying I’d agree with Cole getting cut, just that there’s always someone that we fans don’t expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 hours ago, wcblack34 said: That’s why it’s a surprise. There are always guys let go who no one expects. Not saying I’d agree with Cole getting cut, just that there’s always someone that we fans don’t expect. If you want to cut an OL, cut the one that flat out cannot do their job. Dozier is that guy. Samia might be worth going to the PS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: If you want to cut an OL, cut the one that flat out cannot do their job. Dozier is that guy. Samia might be worth going to the PS. I agree that Dozier should be cut. But they seem to like him, for some strange reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted August 27, 2021 Author Share Posted August 27, 2021 9 hours ago, wcblack34 said: I agree that Dozier should be cut. But they seem to like him, for some strange reason. I'd like to believe that it's only Dennison that really likes him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 People are going to hate it, but Dozier played well enough at LG last night, and at RG against the Colts to earn a roster spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: People are going to hate it, but Dozier played well enough at LG last night, and at RG against the Colts to earn a roster spot. He’s been one of the highest rated players on the team this preseason. Not sure what the rush is to get rid of him. I’d like to see him as a backup, but we could do much worse than Dozier, Cole and Davis as OL 6-8. Edited August 28, 2021 by vikingsrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, vikingsrule said: He’s been one of the highest rated players on the team this preseason. Not sure what the rush is to get rid of him. I’d like to see him as a backup, but we could do much worse than Dozier, Cole and Davis as OL 6-8. If you’re going to keep the 9 best OL, then Dozier is one of them. But I could see them keeping an extra OT instead of an extra IOL if they aren’t expecting Darrisaw to be healthy week one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: If you’re going to keep the 9 best OL, then Dozier is one of them. But I could see them keeping an extra OT instead of an extra IOL if they aren’t expecting Darrisaw to be healthy week one. Dozier has played tackle. Cole and Davis are able to play all IOL spots. Who’s the 9th OL, an OT? I assume Darrisaw, but any chance he’s IRd for return later in the year? Edited August 28, 2021 by vikingsrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 The Minnesota Vikings on Saturday announced the team has waived running back Ito Smith, defensive tackle Zeandae Johnson and center Cohl Cabral. The moves put the Vikings roster at 76 players. https://www.vikings.com/news/roster-moves-2021-nfl-season?fbclid=IwAR1JovGc0CyCuPH1vaDq70SXqU9qLi-c0mNStj9eHdoq3arPkvXwI2-125I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 How soon do they need to be down to 53? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 8 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: How soon do they need to be down to 53? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc_vikingfan Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: How soon do they need to be down to 53? Tuesday Edited August 28, 2021 by dc_vikingfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, vikingsrule said: Dozier has played tackle. Cole and Davis are able to play all IOL spots. Who’s the 9th OL, an OT? I assume Darrisaw, but any chance he’s IRd for return later in the year? I’m sure it’s possible that they could IR Darrisaw, but if they want him to play again this year, they’ll have to cut down to 53 with him on the roster. Ultimately, I’m getting the sense that they’ll keep O’Neill, Hill, Cleveland, Udoh, Bradbury, Darrisaw, Cole, Davis, and Dozier. And they’ll move Brandel and Samia to the practice squad. Brandel had a good game against Denver but followed it up with some rough games against the Colts and Chiefs, whereas Dozier recovered from his awful game with back to back good outings. If they still need a tackle while Darrisaw heals or catches up, they can always elevate Brandel from the practice squad on game day. Finding another OL on waivers, though, seems like a very real possibility. Edited August 29, 2021 by SemperFeist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Cousins, Mond Cook, Mattison, Nwangwu, Rose Jr, Ham Smith Jr, Conklin, Dillion Thielen, Jefferson, Beebe, Osborn, Westbrook, Smith-Marsette Hill, O'Neill, Bradbury, Udoh, Cleveland, Davis, Darrisaw, Cole, Dozier ----------- Hunter, Wonnum, Griffen, Weatherly, Jones II, Pierce, Tomlinson, Richardson, Watts Barr, Kendricks, Vigil, Connelly, Dye, Surratt Peterson, Breeland, Alexander, Boyd, Hand, Dantzler Smith, Woods, Bynum, Parks* ----------- Joseph Colquitt DePaola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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