Shane Frederick here, posting my first observations from camp ...Sunday afternoon's practice certainly didn't make anyone forget about Brett Favre. As the Vikings were working on red zone -- now, apparently, called "red area" in NFL circles (why the change?) -- the passing game was anything but crisp with high passes drops and more interceptions by Sage Rosenfels.
Rosenfels, who threw four INTs during Saturday night's practice under the lights at Blakeslee Stadium, tossed three more on Sunday, including two to rookie cornerback Chris Cook. The second-round pick showed more flash on the field, also intercepting third-string quarterback Joe Webb.
Despite some of the sloppiness, there were a couple of highlight catches, however, as Logan Payne made a diving catch of a Rosenfels pass in the back-left corner of the end zone, and Greg Lewis made a nice grab from Tarvaris Jackson in the same spot.
As for the interceptions, coach Brad Childress said that they are "double-edged swords," he asks quarterbacks, receivers and defensive players to be "extremely aggressive" on plays "to see what they can do," however he doesn't like seeing INTs that are "taken back the other way." "I'd like to see those come back," Childress said.
All in all, it was pretty quiet day on the practice field.
A few other observations: WR Percy Harvin (pictured), who was injured on Saturday morning but returned for the night practice, was not on the field on Sunday. Childress said Harvin was in Mankato but dealing with a death in the family. ... C John Sullivan was on the field but not participating after limping off the field on Saturday night. Childress said he didn't know how long Sullivan would be out, saying, "I hope it's just a cramp and a nag." Second-year C Jon Cooper took Sullivan's place on the No. 1 offense. CB Benny Sapp also missed Sunday's practice.
(Photo by John Cross)
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