John Sullivan News

Oct 7, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Brandon Fusco against the Tennessee Titans at the Metrodome.

The Minnesota Vikings players won't be playing in the new stadium for a few years, but excitement was already building in on Monday night.

It struck me during the draft, while watching the Rams go hard after Tavon Austin and Alec Ogletree , that there are four kinds of draft strategists in football today: a Those who mostly sit near or right where they are high in the draft and let the draft come to them.

The Vikings' veterans finished Phase One of their offseason conditioning program as the rookies prepare for the start of their first minicamp.

Congratulations, everybody. . .you've made it through another week! Spend some of your time celebrating with everyone here at your favorite Minnesota Vikings ' website.

If you look at the title of this piece, I think it's a fair question to ask. I mean, don't get me wrong.

Quarterback Christian Ponder explains the extent of his arm injury to teammates as the Vikings pack up at the end of their season Jan.

With the third round approaching and valuable players falling to positions the Vikings can improve at, should the Vikings consider trading into the third round? Larry Warford looks to peek into the third round, but not for long.

Numerous general managers drafting Thursday night were doing so for the first time, a sign of the high job turnover in the NFL last season.

Few gave the Minnesota Vikings a prayer of reaching the play-offs last season. But after going 10-6 and with the reigning MVP in their ranks, the wait to the upcoming NFL season could be a matter of managing expectations.

The Minnesota Vikings are set up well at offensive tackle with Matt Kalil and Phil Loadholt in place, and center John Sullivan is one of the NFL's best at his position.

Vikings GM Rick Spielman and coach Leslie Frazier are bucking the current NFL trend, with an offense built around Adrian Peterson and the running game.