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Thorsday Open Thread" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal gs communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryVikingsOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsFiled under:Open ThreadsMinnesota Vikings News and Links: May 23rd Anthony Barr Jersey , 2019New,424commentsThorsday Open ThreadCDTShareTweetShareShareMinnesota Vikings News and Links: May 23rd, 2019Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty ImagesGood Morning!I hope you’re having a great work week, from some of the comments it’s going really quiet here on Friday, this weekend and Monday as most of you are gearing up for a 3 or 4 day weekend.I’ll be around as this is my week off and I don’t have anything special planned other than throwing some cow or deer on the grill this weekend.Let’s carry on with our news and links open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and have another cup of coffee.Around the DN since our last open thread:Norse Code Podcast Episode 276: Hooray for Metaphors with Arif and James.Stefon Diggs missed a couple days of OTAs, and seriously who cares by Chris.Vikings Offensive Line: Garrett Bradbury starts OTAs at center also by Chris.Not quite Vikings related, but Hockey Wilderness is looking for its next manager, details are available here.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.comHead Coach Mike Zimmer addressed the media following OTA No. 2 and discussed Stefon Diggs’ absence, working with Xavier Rhodes Mike Hughes Jersey , the Kirk Cousins-Garrett Bradbury dynamic, TE Kyle Rudolph’s situation and more.TE Kyle Rudolph addressed the media following OTA No. 2 on Wednesday.Watch highlights from the second OTA of the 2019 offseason for the Vikings, which took place on Wednesday at the TCO Performance Center.CB Xavier Rhodes addressed the media following OTA No. 2 on Wednesday.Pat Elflein welcomes move to guard, and the chance to mentor Garrett Bradbury.From Matthew Coller at SkorNorth.com back to full health, Pat Elflein is ready to step into left guard role.Also from Matthew, will the Vikings and Kyle Rudolph resolve contract standoff soon?League news: From NFL.com the Redskins sign Jon Bostic, place Reuben Foster on IR.Dak Prescott submits counteroffer to Dallas Cowboys.NFL awards 2021, 2023 drafts to Cleveland, Kansas City. (no announcement was made about the 2022 draft, they must still be considering my proposal to host it at my house)Divisional playoff games get later Sunday starts, every market will have three games on Sunday. We come to today’s media selection: ZZ Top - La GrangeAgain, we all know the rules Armon Watts Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waiter, try the pork rinds and Welcome Aboard! It’s not going to be easy to replace him"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsMinnesota Vikings 2019 OffseasonMarcus Sherels highlights and why his loss is a big dealNew,98commentsIt’s not going to be easy to replace himCDTShareTweetShareShareMarcus Sherels highlights and why his loss is a big dealBruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY SportsYesterday, we brought you the news that long-time Minnesota Vikings punt returner Marcus Sherels was leaving the team to sign a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints. The purpose of this particular post is two-fold.First, I wanted to share this Marcus Sherels highlight video that the artist known as “funkydunkleman” put together after last season. It’s pretty sweet and gives us quite a few of the big plays that Sherels provided over his time with the Vikings as a punt returner Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , not just the touchdowns.In the wake of the news yesterday, I said on the Twitters that I hoped that the Vikings had a solid plan in place to replace Sherels, and I was surprised by at least some of the replies that had sort of a “we can just throw anyone back there” mentality. I strongly disagree with that assessment, and I think that the loss of Sherels could, potentially, be as big as any loss this team has this offseason.Punt returning is not something that just anyone can do, and certainly not at a high level. Over the course of the past decade, the Vikings have been blessed with a couple of the best kickoff returners in recent history in Percy Harvin and Cordarrelle Patterson. Given the number of moments that they provided us, it’s easy to see that they had the ability to be great kick return artists.Over the course of their NFL careers, those two men have combined for a total of one punt return. Why? Because returning punts is a whole different animal and requires a whole different skill set than returning kickoffs does. I remember the Vikings trying to get Harvin prepped to return punts during a couple of preseasons, but he never wound up doing it. That’s because there’s more to it than just sticking a fast guy back there and assuming that he can do the job. There’s as much involved before the catch as there is afterwards. Sherels showed that he had that ability to know when he had the opportunity to make something happen and when to just throw his hand up and take the fair catch.Remember those games that Sherels missed this past season and the Vikings were putting guys like Chad Beebe and Brandon Zylstra back there? And it took about one punt for all of us to start holding our breath every time the opposing team brought on their punter because we weren’t quite sure what was going to happen? Yeah. . .we didn’t have that issue with Marcus Sherels back there. In his eight years as the Vikings’ punt returner, Sherels also averaged about one fumble per year Armon Watts Jersey nfl draft , which is not a bad rate for punt returners, all things considered.Do the Vikings have guys on their current roster that they can plug into the punt return spot? Well, yeah, they do. We know that Mike Hughes returned punts in college, and could slide into that role again. . .unless his role in the defense increases, in which case I don’t think Mike Zimmer would want to risk him in that capacity. I’m sure that there are some other players on the roster with that sort of experience, too.But until someone in a purple jersey shows that they have the ability to do the job to the level that Sherels did it, it’s hard for me to chalk this up as anything but a significant loss. I suppose there’s a chance I might be making too big a deal about this, but I honestly don’t think that I am.