REACTING To the Minnesota Vikings Initial 53-Man Roster

what's going on guys it's joa here back at again with another football video today we aren't doing any Dynasty we aren't doing any CFB or Madden video today is just a reaction video um a day or two ago I posted a prediction of what the Vikings 53 man roster was going to be and it officially got announced so let's react to it real quick um so for quarterbacks uh no surprise here we got Sam darnold Nick Mullin and Jaren Hall um I didn't think Matt carral had a chance to stay on the roster um especially the way jiren Hall played um I I Sam Don darnold is the starter uh Nick Mullins he's the backup but jiren Hall in the preseason proved that he can ball so I'm glad we kept him on the roster because I don't think he would he would have been able to make it through waivers to our practice squad so quarterbacks not very surprising um running backs there was a huge surprise to me at least for the running backs so we got Aaron Jones and Tai Chandler um yeah makes sense I thought they would be there but I also thought Ken nongu would be there cuz he was such a great returner um I didn't think we would wave him I really didn't this came as a huge shock to me um just because of his versatility um he looked pretty good as a running back as a real running back in preseason but um I think that just means we're confident in Aaron Jones and Tai Chandler and their ability to run the run the football football and um jumping a little bit ahead uh they also probably use CJ ham a little more than what they have in the past so I'm excited for that I love me some Hammer but um Kenan wongu was a bit of surprise to me um he was an explosive Return Man but um I think I heard somewhere on on Twitter that it was uh Mutual where Ken kind of wanted to prove his worth as a real running back instead of just a special team returner uh which I completely understand and I'm going to hope for the best for for Ken because uh he's great I think he he he did a lot for us uh with his time at the Vikings so I he's off to off to better things um that was the first big surprise for me um and I mentioned him earlier CJ ham fullback yeah he he's going to stay on the roster but I wouldn't be surprised to see him get uh to get H him get a few a few touchdowns honestly cuz um we only have uh Aaron Jones and Tai Chandler um so maybe at like the the one or two yard line just hand it off to CJ ham and he he bullies his way in for a touchdown um I think that's a complete possibility now um I think he's going to be used a little bit more than than what he has been in the past couple Seasons so I'm excited for that um as of right now they haven't signed anybody else than Aaron Jones Ty Chandler and and CJ ham um in those rooms so so uh we'll have to just wait and find out what their what their thought process is but I I think it's a great group um big surprise about Ken but that's that's about it um oh receivers I called it to a te I did I did I I knew it was going to be Justin Jefferson Jordan Addison Jaylen Naylor Brandon pal Tristan Jackson and Trent sherfield um so obviously you got the two obvious ones Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison they weren't they weren't going anywhere they weren't going to get waved or cut or anything um than Jaylen Naylor uh he had seemed to have been the perfect um he seemed to have been the perfect wide receiver 3 I think he proved that pretty well pretty early on in training camp and everything so he was he was kind of a lock um then you got Brandon Powell I think Brandon pow is going to be really useful on the punt return I think he's our official punt returner um but he's also great um he showed flashes last season when he got his chances on the field um he's gonna be great wide receiver four through six I'm not I don't know if this is 100% um I don't know if this is 100% uh the depth order but uh this is just what we got so far so Brandon pal Tristan Jackson I'm so happy trisan Jackson got on the roster I think he had such an amazing preseason in training camp that um he was one of the top top two people that deserve to be on this 53 man roster just because he played with such heart I mean he had a touchdown in every preseason game sure they're not completely going against starters but I mean not everybody gets a touchdown much less a touchdown per game so I'm excited to see him um I think it'll be great I think this wide received room is one of the best in the NFL honestly um and then you got Trent sherfield uh beautiful run blocker um he's also got that physical nature to him that we're kind of missing out on um I think Trent sherfield would um would be great on some packages with Jefferson and Addison so I think jayen Naylor Brandon Powell Tristan Jackson Trent sherfield I think they're all interchangeable with what what we're trying to do so I think it's great I do honestly I think I think amazing receiver room like I said I think it's one of the best um and we got tight ends we got we got Josh Oliver Johnny Mutt and Nick Muse not surprised by this you know um TJ hackinson he's on the pup list uh he's going to miss the first four games I do think he will be back uh I I think I do think TJ hawson will be back for that Jets game overseas um it's I'm not too surprised that he's on the pup list I he he took a nasty hit from from Kirby Joseph last year so uh I just want him to be 100% ready and I think that's what um quy and Kevin oconnell want done too I think he wants they want him to be 100% uh before he gets back on the field um Josh Oliver Johnny Mt Nick Muse I mean that's a great tight end core um I think we're GNA a lot of people are going to be surprised by Josh Oliver's catching abilities because everybody knows him as a run blocker but sometimes he's got the sticky gloves you know sometimes he does uh not a surprise I don't think um because we got I mean Neil Johnson and Samus Rays they weren't big surprises and then nille Harry the switch from wide receiver from wide receiver to tight end wasn't um I mean he did everything he could but our tight end room is so good that it just didn't work out and then Robert tanion was um was just hurt he didn't really get to show anything he didn't get to really prove anything so that kind of sucks for him but I'm pretty sure we got him on the practice squad which we will talk about for a little bit after after we get done with the initial 53 um offensive line uh I'm not surprised I'm not surprised by any of this I think I also called this I might have no I think I I think I got this correct we got darasa brandle Bradberry Ed Ed Ingram Brian O'Neal quinberry Rouse feny and Jurgens um we got nine of them I'm not surprised we stuck with nine of them because Dalton Ryner is on the on the IR um with him coming back that would be 10 so I'm not not too surprised about any of this not too surprised about any of these guys being waved um we got young young guys um on the back end here so I'm I'm kind of excited about that I I can't wait to see them develop so um no huge surprises on the offensive line um let's go okay defensive line we got Jonathan Bard Harrison Phillips Jerry Tillery Levi Drake Rodriguez Jaylen Redmond and Taki taiane um I I knew it was either going to be between Jaylen Redmond and Jonah Williams so um I I again no real big surprise for me um Taki taiani he completely deserves to be on this roster he had an amazing preseason amazing training camp same with ldr uh he went crazy he looked so good um I'm excited for this defensive line because I think Kevin o Connell is gonna or Kevin oconnell and Brian Flores I think they're they're just going to run some crazy stuff and I'm I'm excited for it there's um James Lynch I mean it was just his time to go I didn't I'm not too surprised by by him not being on the team anymore uh outside linebackers we got Jonathan grenard Andrew vanle Pat Jones the second Dallas Turner and J Jihad Ward um I I'm a little surprised we didn't try to trade Pat Jones um that's that's a little surprising to me um I would have loved to have kept um Owen Porter or Bo RoR uh mainly Bo RoR on the on the outside linebackers list instead of Pat Jones but I can't be too mad about it they felt um they felt comfortable with uh bo RoR being able to get onto the practice squad so they made the most logical decision and kept Pat Jones and tried to get waved boor so we could try to get him on the practice squad um and then Gabriel Murphy on the IR so uh I didn't know if he would go on the IR about it um whatever his injury is um I had him on the on the roster officially but um the IR isn't isn't anything um too huge so um the again not really any big surprises I don't I I don't think there was many huge surprises in this 53-man roster so all right we got inside linebackers now uh Blake Cashman Ivan Pace Jr kamu guier Hill and Brian a MOA um I didn't think Brian a MOA was going to be on the team I thought he was going to get traded for some draft capital in the next season whether it be seventh or sixth or whatever I didn't think he would be on the team but uh I think they like him on special teams so I think that was a big reason as to why he was on the on the on the roster um and Blake Cashman with his finger we don't we don't really know how severe it is so um I'm not surprised we've got four inside linebackers I thought we would have Dallas Gant over Brian asamoa but um it is what it is they they made the choices that they thought would be best for the team and I can't I can't argue against that so um I do think Blake Cashman since he's not on any injury any injury list or anything that um he I don't know if he'll play game one but he'll probably play game two so um the linebackers we got a good group we do we got a good group there and I we got Ivan Pace Jr his his season's going to be great he's a good one to watch out for uh all right Corners Corners uh we got Stefan Gilmore Byron Murphy Jr Shack Griffin a Caleb Fabian Moro and Dwight mcln Dwight mccl amazing I'm so happy he's one of those other guys that's like he deserved this he was the top one of the top two guys that showed out in training camp in preseason that he could he could play with the big dogs you know he could play on a real NFL team and make a difference so um so happy for Dwight mcln to be on the team um that's great um I'm excited for all these guys we kind of kind of had a cornerback overhaul a little a little bit um we got uh Shaq Griffin and Stefon Gilmore coming on to the team um I'm happy that a Caleb Evans is there uh he might be able to show something this season but I also think that this is the last chance a Caleb Evans gets and I love a Caleb Evans don't get me wrong I think he's great but I do think this season is a big make or break season for Caleb Evans um but yeah not too surprised about our waves and the contract termin ations or anything but uh just my thoughts on a Caleb Evans and and and such so now we got safeties again I don't I didn't think this was very very difficult for the safeties um just cuz how do you beat out the last man on this list like everybody everybody is amazing in this group of safeties we got Harrison Smith cam bam Josh matelis steo Jackson and Jay Ward uh you just don't beat it you just don't beat this this is insane I didn't I was hoping we'd be able to get some draft capital for lsen but it just didn't seem like he was going to be on the team um Bobby McCain he played well but we just have such a good safety group that you can't really you can't beat them it's it's very difficult so really no surprises here with the best safety group in the NFL um as specialist Andrew deala will rard and Ryan Wright so those I mean those were blocked in before those were basically locked in before I had made my prediction list um and yeah that's the 53 man roster uh let's look at the practice squad real quick let's see let's see who made it onto the practice squad so we did get nikelle Harry we got Dwayne McBride miles gasin Jaylen Williams nan wri nan nan I I hope I said that right um I probably butchered it Bobby McCain uh Andre Carter II Henry bird Tyrese Robinson lucky Jackson J sha Jones Robert ton theer Thomas Jonah Williams and I'm I think it's oh we got Samus Rays um but then Dallas Gant and Bo RoR I'm I'm surprised they made it onto our practice squad uh I know Bo RoR had some other offers but he chose to stay in Minnesota so those two those two right there um those would be some future names to look out for maybe in the next season or two um for making the team and stuff so I'm I'm excited about Dallas ganton boor I think they could have some great Futures uh clip it bookmark it this is this is a a prediction for two maybe 3 years from now that dallis scant and boor would be on the team um but that's it that's it um uh thank you guys for watching hope you all enjoyed um I like kind of making these videos outside of college football and Madden so if you if you liked it uh drop 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