There is no new quarterback on way to Vikings

Although the Minnesota Vikings have not had a starting quarterback confirmed for the 2010 season, they do not seem like to bring in some new quarterbacks from the open market or through a trade with another team. They are either still waiting for Brett Favre’s decision or observing backup quarterbacks Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels.

According to latest reports, Favre has not informed the Vikings whether he is planning to have a surgery. Still with one year left on his current contract with the Vikings, the Vikings fans are highly expecting Favre to wear back Vikings jersey and finish the contract before retirements. However, the 40-year-old man simply tells nothing about his decision either on the surgery or his playing status for 2010 season.

If Favre really does not return, there will be a competition for starting job between Jackson and Rosenfels. Already winning the starting job last year before Favre’s sudden arrival, Jackson is apparently with a better chance to win the starting job. But anyway, this is a new year, something may be different, and there have been a few rumors of Vikings asking for other teams’ quarterbacks. What the starting quarterback is to be still remains quite mysterious.

Guard Chester Pitts attracted interests from Vikings

Still rehabbing from the knee injury suffered last September, the Houston Texans guard Chester Pitts is now on his way back to NFL, but it’s very unlikely for him to return with the Texans. According to recent reports, other teams have been in contact with the veteran, and one of them is the Minnesota Vikings.

Pitts recently told reporters that he received phone call from the Vikings last week and was asked about the rehab process. The Seattle Seahawks also contacted him, but it seems that the Vikings attracted more attention from the public because of their roster moves during the offseason.

After losing Artis Hicks to the Washington Redskins during free agency, the Vikings have been in lack of a qualified replacing offensive lineman. Although the drafted former Wake Forest lineman Chris DeGeare from the fifth-round of 2010 NFL draft, there is still a void in the starting line. Replacement for Hicks must be like the former starter, veteran and versatile, and that are the very traits making Pitts the best choice. Besides, having Pitts put on Vikings jersey would be cheap as he is just coming off a microfracture surgery. What’s more, Vikings head coach Brad Childress would like Pitts to be in his offensive line the 32-year-old veteran has been famous for being a finesse blocker instead of an overpowering one.

Rookie RB Gerhart is already familiar with some Vikings

Being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings as a second-round pick from the 2010 NFL draft, running back Toby Gerhart seemed doomed to get linked with the team. Although he would put on Vikings jersey for the first time by the time of rookie camp, Gerhart has already known some of the Vikings long before.

The starting running back Gerhart is going to back up, Adrian Peterson has been the rookie’s idol for long. Winning the Heisman Trophy as one of the best college running backs, Gerhart’s career goal is just to become a running back like Peterson, who was a college star already when Gerhart was a freshman in college. Then he met the famous running back at a Super Bowl game and was excited enough to have a handshake with Peterson. Now he really puts on Vikings jersey and will play with his idol, and Gerhart just has more motivation than other rookies to do his best.

Except for Peterson, there is another Vikings a non-stranger to Gerhart. Running backs coach Eric Bieniemy used to be recruiting Gerhart to UCLA, but eventually Gerhart went to Stanford and Bieniemy joined the Vikings. So it’s interesting enough that finally the two still came to the same place to work for the same team.