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Charley Walters: Dobbs still gives Vikings their best chance to win
There was little doubt, despite two underwhelming games, that Josh Dobbs would be the Vikings’ starting quarterback for Sunday’s game in Las Vegas. It’s apparent that the Vikings don’t think rookie...
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Charley Walters: Vikings’ owners facing tough financial decisions
During the 17 years that Zygi and Mark Wilf have owned the Vikings, the team has made the playoffs seven times. A loss on Sunday to the favored Detroit Lions would make the postseason unlikely. Going...
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Charley Walters: Trading Justin Jefferson might be the right move for Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings won’t admit it, but it looks like a full-scale rebuild could be ahead. That would mean not re-signing free agents Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunter, and possibly even trading...
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Charley Walters: Did Joe Mauer actually consider playing football at Florida...
Joe Mauer’s Baseball Hall of Fame odyssey began at his family’s home on Lexington Parkway in St. Paul. Mauer had turned 18 in April of 2001 and would soon graduate from Cretin-Derham Hall after...
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Charley Walters: Totino Grace’s Joe Alt following father’s NFL footsteps
There could be as many as eight offensive linemen taken in the first round of April’s NFL draft. Totino Grace grad Joe Alt is expected to be the first, at worst among the top 10 and perhaps within the...
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Charley Walters: Timberwolves buyers may need another extension
It still looks like the $1.5 billion sale of the Timberwolves and Lynx will happen. But up until at least last week, there was an awkward silence on behalf of the buyers. The initial deadline for the...
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Charley Walters: If Kirk Cousins wants to win, Falcons provide easier route
The way it looks now, the Vikings won’t be the highest free agency bidder for quarterback Kirk Cousins, who still seems destined for Atlanta with the Falcons. The Falcons have more talent than the...
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Charley Walters: Futures of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O’Connell hinge on...
As for the futures of Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell, it’s probably in their best interest to trade up for a premier quarterback in next month’s NFL draft. The...
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Charley Walters: Time is now for Vikings to get a franchise quarterback
Longtime New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft, asked at the recent NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Fla., if he would like to see a quarterback taken with his team’s No. 3 pick in the upcoming draft,...
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Charley Walters: Look for Vikings to trade up to draft J.J. McCarthy
The way it looks now, as it has for months, the Minnesota Vikings will take quarterback J.J. McCarthy from national champion Michigan in Thursday’s NFL draft. To get McCarthy, the Vikings will trade...
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