spurs1990 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Heading there with TA eh Quote Link to comment
huskered17 Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Terrell, put a bug in their ear about Westerkamp. The more Huskers the Vikings get the better. Hope Terrell has a long stay in the NFL... GBR!!! Quote Link to comment
HuskerMerc44 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I hope Newby gets PT with MIN Quote Link to comment
Atbone95 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 They've still got McKinnon, and drafted Dalvin Cook... love Newby, but this isn't the place for him to succeed. Quote Link to comment
alwayshusking Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 They've still got McKinnon, and drafted Dalvin Cook... love Newby, but this isn't the place for him to succeed. You're possibly right but every NFL team has somebody to contend with. If Newby breaks into the league I think it would be as a 3rd down back, similar to Danny Woodhead in style. Newby's really good at catching passes out of the backfield and could be reliable there. It's an uphill battle for every UDFA though. Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I always liked his speed. I will say that. Quote Link to comment
Dakota Husker Fan Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Right now the Vikings have 5 running backs on the roster. Latavius Murray and Dalvin Cook are locks. Jerick McKinnon is a good speedy back but he'll be competing with Cook for playing time now. The fifth is Bishop Sankey, who I don't remember doing anything too exciting in the past (and I am someone who watches most of the Viking's preseason games). So if Newby does well on special teams, I think there is a spot for him if they keep 4 running backs. Quote Link to comment
Making Chimichangas Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 They've still got McKinnon, and drafted Dalvin Cook... love Newby, but this isn't the place for him to succeed. You're possibly right but every NFL team has somebody to contend with. If Newby breaks into the league I think it would be as a 3rd down back, similar to Danny Woodhead in style. Newby's really good at catching passes out of the backfield and could be reliable there. It's an uphill battle for every UDFA though. Absolutely. I was trying to say that in the Dylan Utter thread but it wasn't sounding right so I said nothing. Undrafted free agents have the absolute steepest incline to climb to make a team. Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Have-Plenty-of-Fresh-Faces-but-only-1-Newby/a2eea2e0-821a-41c3-a958-5d1a531be437 The rookie is part of an intriguing Vikings running back room, in which Jerick McKinnon is the only returner from last year’s active roster. C.J. Ham, who spent almost all of 2016 on Minnesota’s practice squad, free agent signee Latavius Murray and second-round draft pick Dalvin Cook also are part of this year’s group, which is led by Kennedy Polamalu. The Vikings hired the running backs coach in January and moved Kevin Stefanski to quarterbacks coach. Newby feels that Polamalu, and the Vikings offensive system as a whole, makes Minnesota a good fit for him. “We ran a similar type of offense in college, so there are some new things but kind of the same base things. It’s a new language, but I’m starting to get most of it because I’ve seen a lot of it before,” Newby said. “And I really enjoy having Coach Polamalu coach me; he’s a great coach.” Added Newby: “I’ve been learning a lot of new things from him every single day, and I definitely think he can get the best out of me.” 1 Quote Link to comment
junior4949 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I thought his most impressive play of the night was his block that freed up his QB to get to the outside and convert the two point conversion to win the game. Whether or not he has a future with the Vikings remains to be seen, but he definitely has a future in the NFL. Quote Link to comment
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