Troy Stoudermire signed by the Vikings

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Good for Troy! Best wishes for him!

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Ewert86PC said:
Good for Troy! Best wishes for him!

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Troy's been a good returner in the CFL. If Troy can come in, return the ball well, do a few more things on special teams and not be a HUGE liability at CB, he could take Patterson's spot. It seems like the staff thinks that Patterson is almost unplayable as a WR, so if he doesn't improve and Troy returns kicks. . .he could have a remote chance.

Good luck Troy!

On a side note, Troy Stoudermire is a perfect example of a guy who got some tough love and figured it out. He was all set to quit the Gophers. I believe he did quit and eventually Kill got him to settle down and return. He would not be making a living off of football had he left the program that day.
 


Bob_Loblaw said:
Troy's been a good returner in the CFL. If Troy can come in, return the ball well, do a few more things on special teams and not be a HUGE liability at CB, he could take Patterson's spot. It seems like the staff thinks that Patterson is almost unplayable as a WR, so if he doesn't improve and Troy returns kicks. . .he could have a remote chance.

Good luck Troy!

On a side note, Troy Stoudermire is a perfect example of a guy who got some tough love and figured it out. He was all set to quit the Gophers. I believe he did quit and eventually Kill got him to settle down and return. He would not be making a living off of football had he left the program that day.
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Just a quibble. Troy had a great start to his CFL career but had a pretty lousy year last year. He muffed a few punts and quite often made poor return decision that lost yardage. Vikings are able to sign him because Winnipeg cut him loose a week ago.

He was fearless that is for sure. I wish he could have got more time on D.
 

Goodbye Patterson. Troy is a much cheaper option for returner and he will be a contributor on special teams.


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He is going to play offense - so hopefully he won't be competing directly with Sherels for a roster spot :)


Stoudermire, who played multiple positions in college, is joining the Vikings as a receiver, and Roberson, who played quarterback, is with the defensive backs.

Stoudermire, a former Golden Gopher, set the NCAA FBS record for career kickoff return yardage (3,615 yards on 144 returns; 25.1 average) and school records for kickoff returns (43 in 2009) and yards (1,083 in 2008) in seasons. He also played receiver and defensive back.

The Texas native totaled 35 receptions for 433 yards and three touchdowns in his first three seasons. He was used more on defense during 2010-12 seasons, finishing his career with 149 tackles (112 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and three interceptions. Stoudermire was granted a medical redshirt after missing the final eight games of 2011.

Stoudermire signed as an undrafted free agent with the Bengals in April 2013 (Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer’s final offseason in Cincinnati) but was released that August. He was with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from October 2013-June 2014. Stoudermire then joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was named the CFL’s Special Teams Player of the Week after a 64-yard punt return that season and led the CFL with 171 combined yards per game (1,192 in seven games).

In 2015, Stoudermire had eight catches for 40 yards and one interception. He returned 47 kickoffs a total of 963 yards (20.5 average) and 67 punts a total of 677 yards (10.1 average).

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alchemy2u said:
Goodbye Patterson. Troy is a much cheaper option for returner and he will be a contributor on special teams.


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He is also a quarter of the athlete that Patterson is and smaller too.
 



alchemy2u said:
Goodbye Patterson. Troy is a much cheaper option for returner and he will be a contributor on special teams.


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Patterson's time in Purple being almost over has seemed like a done deal for a while now. Troy would definitely seem like someone that would be in the mix to possible replace the one thing that Patterson does well which is return kicks. Still, it is probably a longshot that he makes the final 53, but if he can do a great job on special teams and show any ability at all at WR as well he at least has a shot. Hopefully it works out for him.
 

die hard gopher said:
He is also a quarter of the athlete that Patterson is and smaller too.
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Not as good of an athlete for sure - maybe a more valuable FB player tho? I am an elite athlete, but never played in the NFL. Like me, CP84 is missing some essential ingredients. I don't see it, but I'd love to see TS bring those.
 

Spoofin said:
Not as good of an athlete for sure - maybe a more valuable FB player tho? I am an elite athlete, but never played in the NFL. Like me, CP84 is missing some essential ingredients. I don't see it, but I'd love to see TS bring those.
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Wait what? You're an "elite" athlete??
 




I think we need to make this a regular thing. We're building the Vikings a trillion dollar stadium they could at least give back a little.

We could have our bagmen work out a deal with the Vikings to pick up a guy here or there, singing bonus, maybe he doesn't make the team but Hey a lot of our Gophers who don't get drafted still get picked up and get a shot with the vikings, get paid a good bonus.....
 

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