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Minnesota Vikings News and Links: The K1 Era Begins!
Now that the decision has been made, we can argue about everything that occurred. Was it a true competition? Was it even a competition? Was it fair? Are the Vikings giving up on JJ already? Yada, yada, yada. Don’t really matter. It is as it should be. Kyler has done well in practices since being […]
Where does J.J. McCarthy Go from Here?
When Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings announced that Kyler Murray would start in Week 1 over incumbent(ish) J.J. McCarthy, it unleashed a stream of takes ranging from “least surprising news ever” to “this is a traitorous offense!” You can pretty much guess who the usual suspects were for each reaction, but to say the […]
Kyler Murray QB1, The Merits of the Competition, and What’s Next for J.J. McCarthy
The Minnesota Vikings have named Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback this season, as widely expected, ending the competition with J.J. McCarthy after two weeks of training camp. From the beginning, many/most were skeptical about the competition, figuring Murray would eventually be named the winner. And from Kevin O’Connell’s comments before the night practice on […]
Report: Vikings Officially Name Kyler Murray Starting Quarterback
The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback competition. . .such as it is (or was). . .is apparently over. Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Vikings have made their decision, and that Kyler Murray will be their starter at quarterback going into Week 1 of the 2026 regular season. Neither Murray nor J.J. McCarthy have gotten […]
Vikings roster 2026: Jordan Mason, James Pierre and Chuck Demmings are underrated
John Madden is the person most often credited with this old football truism: When you have two starting quarterbacks, you really have no starting quarterbacks. Right now, as we all know, the Minnesota Vikings are marinating in that reality. Time is running out for Kevin O’Connell to make a decision between J.J. McCarthy and Kyler […]
Processing Over Stats: Why Murray Beats McCarthy
The Minnesota Vikings’ most pressing question of 2026 training camp has a front-runner: Kyler Murray. On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show — a Vikings 1st & SKOL production on the Bleav Network — host Tyler Forness and producer Dave Stefano break down the quarterback competition between Murray and J.J. McCarthy, roster bubble […]
Daily Norseman Reacts Survey: How Much Time for the Vikings Starters on Saturday?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. It is time, once again, for us to take the pulse of Minnesota Vikings fans by asking a question that is pertinent to our favorite team, […]
How You Can Watch the Vikings’ 2026 Preseason Games Live
Ladies and gentlemen, we are now mere days away from being able to see the Minnesota Vikings take the field for an actual football game once again. Well, for something that somewhat resembles a football game. It’s a preseason game, but it’s the first time the Vikings have taken the field since they beat the […]
Vikings Night Practice Live Stream and Discussion
Tonight is the night for the Minnesota Vikings’ annual nighttime practice at TCO Stadium. For those of you who can’t be there, the team has been gracious enough to stream tonight’s festivities for everyone to see, and we’re going to be putting that stream here for you to watch. You can watch the stream on […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: Reading The Tea Leaves Of The QB Competition
The QB Competition is unavoidable. So far, the stats show Kyler Murray going 73-for-110 (66.3%) while pushing the ball more aggressively downfield, and J.J. McCarthy going 70-for-103 (67.9%) while playing more conservatively according to most reports. There has been some major differences though. Over the last four practices, Kyler Murray has out-snapped J.J. McCarthy 63 […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Vikings Fans Split on Coaching Hot Seat
It’s time to take a look at the results of our SB Nation Reacts survey for this week about our Minnesota Vikings, and this week’s results were a lot closer than I thought they were going to be, honestly. Our question for this week was whether or not you thought the job of head coach […]
Vikings 2026 Training Camp: A QB Crisis, Camp Stars & a Comp Pick Twist
Minnesota Vikings training camp 2026 has one burning question on every fan’s mind: do the Vikings have a quarterback who can win in the NFC North? After nine practices, Two Old Bloggers — Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano on Vikings 1st & SKOL — are sounding the alarm. The honest answer, delivered with trademark candor, […]
Vikings Training Camp Notes: 8/8 Edition
The Minnesota Vikings took to the field again today in shells and shorts for another training camp practice at TCO Performance Center. It was hotter and sunnier than yesterday and the pace of practice was a bit slower. There was more special teams work early and another install period later in practice which also slowed […]
Vikings Training Camp Notes: 8/7 Edition
The rain stopped and later the sun came out for the Minnesota Vikings training camp practice today, which was in full pads. It wasn’t nearly as intense as the padded practice on Wednesday, nor was it really as eventful, but nevertheless some tid bits here and there can be gleaned from the performance. So, with […]
Minnesota Vikings News and Links: How Can We Judge The QB Competition?
Do we want to talk about the QB competition? It ain’t going away that is for sure. I will leave the judging to others. I have no idea what KOC is looking for and if “counting stats” is going to win the day. There are daily reports from various sources where folks are trying to […]
Vikings Day 7: Surprises, Standouts, and a QB Race Nearly Run
The Minnesota Vikings completed Day 7 of training camp — their second day in pads at TCO Performance Center — and the quarterback battle between Kyler Murray and J.J. McCarthy is beginning to look less like a competition and more like a coronation. On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness, […]
Vikings Training Camp Notes: 8/5 Edition
The Minnesota Vikings had the most physical practice of training camp today, in full pads, and this one seemed to take on more importance than others as kind of the final test of the first week of training camp. Tomorrow is an off-day- no practice- but I wouldn’t be surprised if the coaching staff was […]
Wonder About the Over/Under
The crew at the Daily Norseman is doing its usual stellar job covering the opening days of training camp, including an increasingly intriguing quarterback competition. The same goes for the news that the Vikings brought in safety Jamal Adams and extended offensive tackle Brian O’Neill. We’re so back. This allows me to vent a little. […]
Vikings Training Camp Notes: 8/4 Edition
The Vikings held another training camp practice today, this one in shells. Overall it was a lighter practice- tomorrow’s practice is to be a longer, padded practice, so not as many things to report from this practice, but certainly some tidbids here and there. On the Quarterback Competition Other Notes Today’s Press Conferences That’s all […]
Norse Code Podcast Episode 607: Podcasters vs. Streamers
Download Link Here Episode Notes: Follow us on Twitter / Bluesky To listen to more, this is the link to that iTunes feed. If you can’t for whatever reason subscribe via iTunes, subscribe to via our RSS feed, which should support the RSS reader or podcast organizer of your choice. You can still leave a […]
Jordan Addison Just Got Even More Expensive (Again)
One of the questions that the Minnesota Vikings are going to have to come up with an answer for relatively soon is what to do with wide receiver Jordan Addison. They’ve already picked up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract, which would appear to be the precursor to a long-term extension with the purple, […]
Vikings Training Camp Day 5: Defense Wins, Murray Leads QB Battle
The Minnesota Vikings held their first padded training camp practice at TCO Performance Center, and The Real Forno Show‘s Tyler Forness was there live to break it all down. The headline: the defense dominated, Kyler Murray is outpacing J.J. McCarthy in the quarterback competition, and a fifth-round rookie cornerback may be stealing the show. Here’s […]
Vikings Training Camp Notes: 8/3 Edition
Since my last training camp notes, there have been three practices- the rained out practice on Friday that was moved indoors and turned into a walk-through practice, so nothing significant to report on that one. Saturday’s practice was significant in the quarterback competition and also positive when it comes to contributions from this year’s draft […]
Daily Norseman Reacts Survey: Coach O’Connell on the Hot Seat?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. We’re getting an early start on this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey about the Minnesota Vikings, so let’s set the table for this one, shall we? […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Vikings Fans See a Return to the Postseason
The results are in from our SB Nation Reacts survey for this week, ladies and gentlemen, so let’s take a look at what everyone thinks about our Minnesota Vikings topic for this week. We asked you, with training camp just having gotten underway, whether or not you feel our favorite squad will be making a […]
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