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  • Vikings draft preview: An overview

    The final installment of a nine-part look at the Vikings draft. A closer look the key issues confronting first-year head coach Leslie Frazier as the draft fast approaches. Updated Apr. 28, 2011

  • Will the Vikings draft a quarterback? Will they pull off a trade? Follow the news and delve deeply into our predraft assessments leading up to Thursday’s first round of the three-day, seven-round NFL draft at StarTribune.com.

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  • Mark Craig's mock NFL draft

    Publish April 28, 2011 2:00 AM / Update April 27, 2011 11:24 PM

    Yep, no need to step forward, folks. We all got it pretty much figured out, don't we? After what seemed like only 287 months of pre-draft hype, we are exhaust..., er, ready to roll!

     Cam Newton goes No. 1 to Carolina. Blaine Gabbert goes No. 7 to San Francisco. And former No. 1 prospect Da'Quan Bowers goes in the 10th round of the UFL because somewhere there's a guy who knows a guy who heard another guy say Bowers is slower than Oprah and this close to having his right leg amputated just above the meniscus.

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Rick Spielman

  • Trading down a possibility for Vikings

    Article By: JUDD ZULGAD , Star Tribune Publish April 27, 2011 2:00 AM / Update April 27, 2011 10:58 AM

    If one of six coveted players does not fall to the team, there is a good chance they would trade down in the first round Thursday night.

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Erin Henderson (right)

Da'Quan Bowers

Donovan McNabb

Cedric Griffin

Carson Palmer

Marcus Sherels (right)

Jake Locker

  • The Vikings' quarterback quandary

    Article By: JUDD ZULGAD , Star Tribune Publish April 24, 2011 2:00 AM / Update April 25, 2011 8:34 AM

    The Vikings are like a lot of teams at the top of this year's draft list: They're looking for Mr. Right to lead their offense.

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Brooks Bollinger and Gus Frerotte

Blaine Gabbert

Patrick Peterson

A.J. Green

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Alabama running back Mark Ingram (22) fought his way for extra yards against Kentucky in 2008.

Marcell Dareus

Tyron Smith

Donovan McNabb

Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph

Donovan McNabb

  • Vikings draft preview: Quarterbacks

    Article By: CHIPSCOGGINS , Publish / Update April 27, 2011 9:59 AM

    The Vikings hope to emerge from the draft with a long-term answer at quarterback, even if they have to use a short-term fix (Donovan McNabb?) to get there.

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Pat Williams

Vikings Sidney Rice pulls in a 6 yard TD pass from Tarvaris Jackson in...

Cedric Griffin (left)

  • Vikings draft preview Part V: Defensive backs

    Article By: JUDD ZULGAD , Publish / Update April 22, 2011 11:46 AM

    A look at the Vikings' situation in the defensive backfield. Hoping for the best, like a healthy and productive Cedric Griffin, is OK, but beefing up in the defensive backfield is the prudent plan of action.

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Steve Hutchinson

Ben Leber

Adrian Peterson

Ryan Longwell

Rick Spielman

  • Vikings first pick?

    Article By: JUDD ZULGAD , Star Tribune Publish / Update April 20, 2011 1:55 PM

    The Vikings could use their first-round pick on any one of five positions.

Chester Taylor

Leslie Frazier

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Minnesota - LP: V. Worley 3 FINAL
Atlanta - WP: P. Maholm 8
Cincinnati - WP: A. Simon 7 FINAL
NY Mets - LP: B. Parnell 4
Los Angeles - WP: H. Ryu 9 FINAL
Milwaukee - LP: W. Peralta 2
Oakland - LP: J. Parker 1 FINAL
Texas - WP: R. Wolf 3
Arizona - LP: T. Cahill 1 FINAL
Colorado - WP: J. De La Rosa 4
Washington - WP: T. Clippard 2 FINAL
San Francisco - LP: J. Affeldt 1
Tampa Bay - LP: C. Ramos 3 FINAL
Toronto - WP: A. Loup 4
Chicago Cubs - LP: J. Samardzija 0 FINAL
Pittsburgh - WP: F. Liriano 1
Detroit - WP: J. Verlander 11 FINAL
Cleveland - LP: U. Jimenez 7
NY Yankees - LP: H. Kuroda 3 FINAL
Baltimore - WP: J. Hammel 6
Seattle - LP: B. Maurer 1 FINAL
LA Angels - WP: C. Wilson 7
Philadelphia - WP: C. Lee 3 FINAL
Miami - LP: K. Slowey 0
Boston - WP: C. Buchholz 6 FINAL
Chicago WSox - LP: H. Santiago 2
Kansas City - LP: J. Shields 1 FINAL
Houston - WP: J. Lyles 3
St. Louis - WP: T. Lyons 5 FINAL
San Diego - LP: B. Smith 3
Indiana 102 FINAL
Miami 103
Pittsburgh 7 FINAL
Ottawa 3
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Date/Opponent Time W L Score
2013 preseason     
Aug 9 - vs. Houston 7 pm
Aug 16 - at Buffalo 6 pm
Aug 25 - at San Francisco 7 pm
Aug 29 - vs. Tennessee 7 pm
2013 regular season     
Sep 8 - at Detroit Noon
Sep 15 - at Chicago Noon
Sep 22 - vs. Cleveland Noon
Sep 29 - vs. Pittsburgh (in London) Noon
Oct 6 - Bye
Oct 13 - vs. Carolina Noon
Oct 21 - at. NY Giants 7:40 pm
Oct 27 - vs. Green Bay 7:30 pm
Nov 3 - at Dallas Noon
Nov 7 - vs. Washington 7:25 pm
Nov 17 - at Seattle 3:25 pm
Nov. 24 - at Green Bay Noon
Dec 1 - vs. Chicago Noon
Dec 8 - at Baltimore Noon
Dec 15 - vs. Philadelphia Noon
Dec 22 - at Cincinnati Noon
Dec 29 - vs. Detroit Noon

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