Will Ragatz

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Vikings beat writer and other Minnesota sports coverage for @bringmethenews/@BMTNsports. Northwestern alum. Minneapolis native.

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Elijah Williams (99) belongs on the Vikings' 53-man roster, imo

3rd and 9 in the first quarter. First read is Jefferson, who is open by NFL standards. McCarthy then progresses to the backside and has Addison wide open, but chooses to get Hockenson lit up on the checkdown instead.

Kevin O'Connell mentioned today that a couple of J.J. McCarthy's tipped balls would've led to an explosive play and a touchdown to Jordan Addison. Here are those two plays:

Here's the play KOC drew up on the sideline that got Justin Jefferson wide open behind the defense. You'd like to think McCarthy rips it for a 66-yard touchdown if the pocket holds up. He ended up doing well to gain 16 on a scramble.

Super bummed for Cam Akers suffering another Achilles injury. In his honor, let's all watch him pancake a defensive lineman who's 70 pounds heavier than him and then let him know about it afterwards.

They called this a hold on Byron Murphy Jr?

Did Dallas Turner get held or is this just good right tackle play from Lane Johnson? 🤔

J.J. McCarthy to a diving Jordan Addison for 18 yards

Not the easiest catch in the world, but that's a drop from Jordan Addison on third down

They called an illegal block on Ham here but not a late hit against Powell?

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Here's the second Darnold interception. You'd love to see him pick up Jones flashing open as the checkdown. Instead, he tries to go to Jefferson but the two aren't on the same page.

A frequent sighting this season: Kirk Cousins throwing a dot right before getting tackled into the Earth's core.

Looks like two hands for Griffin and one for London... call stood as a Falcons catch.

Didn't count but my goodness

Taj Bradley is gonna be a fascinating pitcher to watch this season. The raw stuff is legit filthy, but he's gotta command it well and keep his pitch count down to have success.

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Olivia Miles is special. She's gonna play in this league for a long, long time

Big Citrus is going to be good

Just feel awful for Carson Wentz on a human level. It feels legitimately irresponsible that he was allowed to play almost the entire game.

Every snap from Caleb Banks' preseason debut. - 25 snaps - 3 tackles - 30.4 PFF grade

Here's every J.J. McCarthy non-handoff from the Vikings' preseason opener against NYG (including two plays that didn't count because of penalties). Stats: 4 for 7, 34 yards, 1 rushing yard, 1 sack Thoughts?

Every J.J. McCarthy dropback from preseason game #2 against the Ravens. 5/10, 81 yards, 1 sack, and a 19-yard completion negated by a holding call. QB2 or QB3?

Demond Claiborne's 12 carries for 34 yards in his Vikings preseason debut. How'd he look?

Jefferson said McCarthy has looked great in practice. "He can make those throws, he's a great quarterback in this league. It's just all about going out there on Sundays, when it all counts and it all matters, and showing up."

T.J. Hockenson was not happy with his diving touchdown in the fourth quarter getting overturned by the replay center in New York. "Hands are underneath the ball," he said. "It's ridiculous."

Missed this earlier, but C.J. Ham essentially confirms here that he's retiring after 10 seasons with the Vikings, saying it's time for him to be with his family. What a run for the former UDFA from Augustana. Phenomenal football player and human being.

Justin Jefferson on supporting J.J. McCarthy: "With all of the criticism and all of the hateful messages he's probably been getting, he can cut on the TV on SportsCenter, they can talk negatively about him. Just trying to be that person for him that he can always lean on and talk to."

J.J. McCarthy's jab at Ohio State today

Ryan Wright punted this from his own 10! Could be one of the plays of the game if the Vikings capitalize and end up winning

Aaron Jones is genuinely very excited to play his first home game at U.S. Bank Stadium and hear the SKOL chant. “It’s contagious. When you’re on the other sideline, you’re trying not to clap, you’re trying not to get into it.”

The Carson Wentz experience is wild because he had like two minutes of lowlights against the Eagles and he also did stuff like this:

Shoutout to whoever in London asked Sam Darnold about his "15th and the 1st" pregame tradition

Kevin O'Connell on the final play: "Looking back, I wish I would've clocked it and not tried to steal one there." Kirk Cousins had some trouble hearing O'Connell in his headset and the play resulted in a game-ending interception.

Every Max Brosmer throw from Vikings' preseason finale: 15 of 23, 161 yards, 1 TD (and one 40-yard drop). Impressive stuff from the undrafted rookie.

Pretty fun answer from Kevin O’Connell when asked to pitch independent NFL fans on why they should support the Vikings:

The Vikings had four clear-cut drops on J.J. McCarthy passes today, including two by Jordan Addison: