The Facts:
The fairest way to assess Shiancoe's first few months with the Vikings, during spring drills and now through 10 days of training camp, is that his adjustment is a work in progress. He dropped more than his share of passes during the spring, perhaps distracted by the installation of a new offense, and did not appear as fast as advertised during the early days of training camp.
Reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
A strained quadriceps was the likely culprit, according to HC Brad Childress, and Shiancoe flashed later in the week by outrunning speedy LB Dontarrious Thomas for a pass. ... Childress compares Shiancoe to Chester Taylor, a career backup before the Vikings signed him last year. Taylor nearly doubled his career rushing totals in 2006, and the Vikings believe Shiancoe — who has turned in a mixed performance in training camp, apparently because of a strained quadriceps — can do the same. We're not sold just yet.
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