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Views and Personal Photos on the Vikes from the Inaugural Hall of Fame fan.
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Back on February 14th, I had told you about the Vikings needing to look towards Denver to possibly help in adding another dominate defensive lineman to work along side of Pro Bowler Kevin Williams.
At that time I had indicated that the Broncos were shopping former Pro Bowl defensive lineman Trevor Pryce. That has been rekindled as the Broncos are now saying that up to eight teams have articulated genuine interest in Pryce. Those teams include the Vikings, Seahawks, Cowboys, and Raiders.
The Rocky Mountain News also suggests that the Broncos would consent to a third-round pick for Pryce. But with so many teams engrossed with Pryce, look to Denver to up the ante.
Of course, the most captivating opportunity is the Vikings. With a possible change in ownership possibly to occur and with current owner Red McCombs' unwillingness to fork over a bunch of his own money in signing bonuses, Pryce would the perfect offseason asset to bolster the defensive line, since Pryce requires no signing bonus of any kind.
Assuming Pryce stays on the outside, he'd unseat Kenny Mixon. Mixon could still add depth at the position. If, however, the Vikings would move him to the inside, Pryce and Williams could form a potentially assertive interior tandem, the likes of which the Vikings haven't seen since Henry Thomas and Keith Millard were clogging the middle of the line.
Pryce, a once dominant defensive tackle, moved to defensive end in 2002 and remains the best defensive lineman on the Bronco’s roster. He missed most of the 2004 season after undergoing back surgery in September.
The team's willingness to part with Pryce arises from its impending shift from a 4-3 front to the 3-4. The thinking is that the need for a high-priced defensive end is reduced in this new alignment, since the ends primarily are expected to tie up blockers so that the linebackers can make plays.
Pryce, 29, was the 28th player taken in the 1997 draft.
Links and Tidbits
The Keep Moss In Minnesota Petition is now up to 168 signatures. If you haven't signed yet, please take a moment to do so.
Interesting Packer view on the Curse of Max Winter.
The Wife® made the paper last week. Both photo and story. Check it out.
And an interesting start to one of my mornings last week. Read about it at my dog blog.
Posted by maasx003 at February 20, 2005 12:29 PM | TrackBackLong live the curse!
I like the changes to the site. I am not nearly up to that level on mine.
Posted by: Cheesehead Craig at February 20, 2005 03:24 PMThanks Craig. I've been experimenting with "this"and "that". I think the way it looks now is the way it will basically look for some time to come. I'm fairly happy with the look the blog has now.
I did have one co-worker say it was bordering on too much to eye and becoming a bit "too busy" but then with the left nav bar being dedicated to RSS feeds and the right nav bar being dedicated to the site and personal information, people will just become accustomed to it and come to appreciate the breadth of information I hope to keep supplying.
So, just experiment with the Oracle. Try something new, if you don't like it, delete it and try something else. Plus, you have a neighbor that can help you out as well!
Posted by: Brian Maas at February 20, 2005 10:21 PM