Tag: Johnny Mundt

Breaking down Jaren Hall’s 8 dropbacks vs. Falcons

Did Hall do enough to keep the starting job once he returns from his concussion? Tyler Forness breaks down the all-22

The Minnesota Vikings looked like they possibly had a success story as a fifth-round pick Jaren Hall. He looked poised and comfortable under center and drove the Vikings down the field.

Unfortunately, Hall suffered a concussion on the second drive and didn’t get a chance to finish the game. It allowed Josh Dobbs to come in and lead the Vikings to their most memorable victory in some time.

It also creates a conundrum for the rest of the season. What do the Vikings do at the quarterback position the rest of the season? Do they stick with Dobbs or truly see what Hall has?

Based on his limited play, that might be worthwhile.

Vikings showcase changed offensive approach in preseason opener

The Vikings will likely play with two tight ends more often. @TheKevinFielder breaks down how the change impacted the preseason opener.

The Minnesota Vikings are undergoing an offensive makeover, but it might not be obvious.

It’s not quite as drastic as the defense’s shift, which goes from a zone-heavy scheme to one that prides itself on playing aggressive man coverage, but it’s one the Vikings are likely hoping provides more stability and consistency to the unit.

This shift began in free agency when the Vikings signed tight end Josh Oliver to a three-year contract. At the time, the move provided some confusion. The Vikings chose to pursue tight end T.J. Hockenson at the trade deadline, offering the offense a reliable secondary pass-catcher to pair with Justin Jefferson, and it seemed like the Vikings had their long-term answer at tight end.

To immediately follow that up with Oliver left the Vikings offense with more questions than answers that could be offered during the off-season.

After just one preseason game, though, it seems we have the answer. Josh Oliver’s signing was never about Hockenson; instead, it was about trying to build an offense that might offer more versatility in the run game.

Zulgad’s four-and-out: Brian O’Neill takes an important step, T.J. Hockenson’s partial participation, and why free agent visits end without signings

As the Minnesota Vikings enter an important stretch in training camp, Judd Zulgad offers updates on Brian O’Neill, T.J. Hockenson and more.

The Vikings began a busy two-week stretch on Sunday in which they will play host to the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals for joint practices and then preseason games.

Other than an exhibition loss on Thursday in Seattle, the Vikings have spent training camp competing against themselves since it opened in late July.

The Titans’ presence on Wednesday and Thursday at TCO Performance Center will change that and will present an opportunity for the teams to go against each other in a more controlled environment than the preseason game between the clubs on Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Coach Kevin O’Connell called the next two weeks, “the most important stretch of our training camp,” as his team prepares for their Sept. 10 opener against Tampa Bay.

The Vikings got some good news on Sunday as starting right tackle Brian O’Neill practiced for the first time this summer in full pads. Here’s the update on O’Neill and a few other notes ahead of the Titans’ arrival in Eagan.

Vikings news roundup: Danielle Hunter, highlights and more

After a busy Saturday and an off day on Sunday, get caught up on all the Minnesota Vikings news

Saturday’s are usually not a busy time in the National Football League, but it is during training camp.

The Minnesota Vikings hosted their first training camp practice in front of fans on Saturday afternoon and they came out in full force to check out the 2023 Vikings squad.

Throughout Saturday, there was quite a bit that happened during the day. Danielle Hunter was reported to have been made available via trade and there were a myriad of highlights from Saturday’s practice.

With the Vikings on an off day on Sunday, get caught up on everything that happened over the weekend.

7 highlights from Minnesota Vikings training camp

The Minnesota Vikings have been loading up on highlight reel catches this training camp

We are on day four of Minnesota Vikings training camp and it’s been an exciting one. The offense has flashed multiple times with the defense looking great under Brian Flores.

The receivers have come to play this year, as there have been quite a few highlight reel catches.

Here are the seven best catches so far during training camp.

WATCH Johnny Mundt shows great concentration on touchdown catch

Minnesota Vikings training camp has been loaded with highlights and the latest comes from tight end Johnny Mundt.

Johnny Mundt followed head coach Kevin O’Connell to the Minnesota Vikings last season to show off his abilities.

In his sixth season, Mundt showed that he is a rotational tight end that will give you good depth as another pass-catching option up the seams.

That doesn’t mean he can’t make some great plays when given the opportunity.

On this play, Mundt gives a nice out-and-up route to attack the void in the defense up the seams. Safety Camryn Bynum reacted too late, and Mundt got to show off his athleticism. Mundt had to extend his hands significantly to pull this one in for a touchdown.

Going into year seven, the red zone will be a place where Mundt may find some success this season. As the field shortens and the bigger bodies flood the running lanes, adding someone like Mundt to a red-zone situation can give you an athletic advantage.

And in the red zone, every advantage you can get is magnified.

Madden ratings for every Vikings tight end

T.J. Hockenson received a high amount of respoect with his ranking. How did the rest of the Minnesota Viking tight end room fare?

On Monday, the first batch of Madden 24 rankings and the first 99 overall in this year’s game were released.

They are currently releasing two position groups per day and started with wide receivers and safeties. On Tuesday, they released edge rushers and defensive tackles. On Wednesday, they ranked the offensive lineman and the running backs. Here are the tight end rankings

Vikings 90-man roster player profile: TE Johnny Mundt

After following Kevin O’Connell to the Vikings in 2022, can Johnny Mundt keep his roster spot and earn more playing time?

Welcome to the beginning of our 2023 season preview content!

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at each player on the roster in-depth with backgrounds and how they currently project forward on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

What is the best-case scenario? What is the worst-case scenario? What should we expect from them during the preseason and beyond? We will break all of that down here.

As a staff, all of us at Vikings Wire ranked the entire 90-man roster 1-90 and will be releasing player profiles in reverse order.

1 veteran player on roster bubble at each position group for the Vikings

We’re looking at one veteran player on the roster bubble for the Minnesota Vikings ahead of training camp

The Minnesota Vikings are set to kick off training camp with the rookies set to report on Sunday, July 23rd and veterans on Tuesday, July 25th. With training camp brings a lot of positional battles.

Throughout training camp, there will be dozens of players fighting to take a roster spot from a veteran and some of them will succeed.

We took a look at each position and highlighted one veteran that is on the roster bubble.

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State of the tight end room: The Real Forno Show

On the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, we take a look at the tight end room.

We are now less that three weeks from the beginning of training camp, which means our season preview series is starting to ramp up.

Up next is the tight end position. There is a lot to talk about with this group. Last October, the Minnesota Vikings traded for T.J. Hockenson to support their struggling wide receiver group outside of Justin Jefferson. He came in and made a huge impact. How will his presence impact the Vikings in 2023? Will he sign a contract extension?

Along with Hockenson, there is more talent in the room that will make an impact.

  • How will Josh Oliver be used with the Vikings?
  • How much will Johnny Mundt and Nick Muse play?
  • Will they keep four tight ends with a shift to more 12 personnel?

All of that and more on the latest episode of The Real Forno Show, airing Monday and Wednesday nights at 6 pm central on the Vikings 1st & SKOL YouTube channel.

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