On Tuesday Minnesota Vikings Hoodie , the Arizona Cardinals poached a member of the Minnesota Vikings’ practice squad, as they signed offensive lineman Colby Gossett to their 53-man roster. Gossett, a sixth-round pick of the Vikings this past year out of Appalachian State, spent camp with the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad on the first day practice squads could be formed.To take his place, the Vikings went through a. . .sigh. . .changing of the guard, signing guard Landon Turner to their practice squad.Turner, who won the Jim Parker Trophy for the best offensive lineman in college football (as given by the Touchdown Club of Columbus) in 2015 www.thevikingsfootballauthentic.com , was a first-team All-American and first-team All-ACC that season as well. Even with that pedigree, he surprisingly went undrafted out of the University of North Carolina in 2016. He then signed with the New Orleans Saints, and appeared in seven games for them as a rookie with one start in his rookie season. He was then on the Saints’ practice squad in 2017 and most of 2018, but was waived back on 24 October.So, with that reshuffling, and the moves we saw late last week, the Vikings’ practice squad now looks like this:WR Jeff BadetWR Chad BeebeOT Adam BisnowatyLB Reshard CliettDT Curtis CothranOL Cornelius EdisonTE Cole HikutiniCB Craig JamesG Landon TurnerUnless the roster page on the Vikings’ website is off Minnesota Vikings T-Shirt , it appears that the Vikings still have an open spot on the practice squad. We’ll see if they fill that opening in the next day or two here.Friday Open Thread: August 31st, 2018 Good Morning!Hope you’re having a great week and looking forward to the onset of the regular season. I was able to watch last night’s final preseason game via Sunday Ticket on my laptop, (thank you Sunday Ticket, I take back all the things I said about you earlier and didn’t mean them).The Vikings won 13-3 over the Titans, yes it’s preseason but still fun to watch.Good luck to all the guys on the roster bubble and if they are cut by the Vikings I hope they are able to pursue their football dream with another team.In the meantime, while we’re waiting impatiently for the regular season we’ll continue with our daily thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies Minnesota Vikings Hats , crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom and snark. With that, let’s do this.Around the DN since our last thread:Chris has the final preseason game wrap up as the Vikings defeated the Titans 13-3.SB Nation has added a new blog “Against All Enemies” which will follow all the Service Academies sports.Welcome Aboard!Mzahorsky105 gives us the lineup where the Vikings are landing in fantasy drafts.Jonah takes a look back at the day that changed Vikings history forever.Dan reports the AP Pro 32 power ranking places the Vikings third overall.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com HC Mike Zimmer addressed the media after the conclusion of the Vikings-Titans game.Vikings close the 2018 preseason with win over the Titans. WR Brandon Zylstra addressed the media following the Titans game.Pete Bercich guarantees a touchdown ... and Zylstra delivers.League News:From NFL.com Takeaways from Thursday night’s final preseason games.Baker Mayfield finishes the preseason strong with a win, (QBwinz)The Cowboys traded CB Charvarius Ward to the Chiefs for G Parker Ehinger.At NFL.com they have a roster cuts tracker as all 32 NFL team finalize their 53 man roster.Finally, Deadspin continues their “Why Your Team Sucks, 2018”-today the Saints.We come to today’s media selection: Lenny Kravitz-Fly AwayAgain, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View Minnesota Vikings Womens Hoodie , so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress Womens Customized Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , try the venison chili and as always, Welcome Aboard and Skol Vikings!