Daily dispatch from Mankato

Setting the scene

Thanks to the steady breeze, it was a relatively cool Thursday morning in Mankato as the Vikings held their final full practice of training camp. The players were not in full pads. Maybe they forgot to have their morning coffee, but the practice lacked intensity, irking their coach.

Wake up

Only 25 minutes into practice, Mike Zimmer brought it to a halt. Frustrated, he made players take a lap around the far goal-post and back. Fans gave a loud roar in approval, but Zimmer was far from pleased. After the sloppiness continued, he called practice 15 minutes early and had some choice words for players before sending them inside.

The need for speed

The Vikings were mixing and matching units, at times pitting the starting offense against the second- or third-team defenses. That's why wide receiver Mike Wallace found himself lined up across from cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke, another speedster. Van Dyke stayed stride for stride with Wallace as he ran a go route, but he couldn't get his head around to look for the ball as Teddy Bridgewater floated a perfect pass to Wallace, who made the long reception.

Making it look easy

Bridgewater got schooled by safety Harrison Smith late in practice. Smith sat back in coverage, read the quarterback's eyes, then casually pounced on a sideline throw to wide receiver Adam Thielen, who was running an out route. Smith had a strong training camp.

Camp chatter

"I lean on my size 10s." — Zimmer when asked if he leans more on his veterans to self-police the players on a morning like Thursday.

Injury report

• RB Adrian Peterson (thigh bruise) sat out a second straight day. WR Gavin Lutman (hamstring), DE Scott Crichton (leg), TE Brandon Bostick (undisclosed) and NT Shamar Stephen (knee) also sat out.

• CB Josh Robinson (pectoral) remains on the PUP list.

MATT VENSEL