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Minnesota Vikings 2019 OffseasonMinnesota Vikings waive running back Roc ThomasNew Alan Page Jersey ,30commentsIn the wake of his three-game suspensionCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Minnesota Vikings waive running back Roc ThomasTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWhen news broke last week that Minnesota Vikings running back Roc Thomas would be suspended for the first three games of the 2019 NFL season, we noted that he had an uphill battle ahead of him to make the roster. That has changed as of today.Not because his path to the roster got easier, but because he’s been booted off of the hill entirely.ESPN NFL reporter Field Yates is reporting that the Vikings waived Thomas on Monday, just a few days before the start of Training Camp.Thomas burst onto the scene in 2018 with a couple of long touchdowns in the Vikings’ preseason victory over the Denver Broncos. He couldn’t really carry that momentum into the regular season Randy Moss Jersey , unfortunately, and saw just a handful of carries over the course of the season while also battling an injury.Thomas was arrested back in January and eventually reached a plea agreement on felony drug possession charges, which led to his suspension.With rookies reporting to camp today and the rest of the team set to report on Thursday, the waiving of Roc Thomas means that the Vikings now have an opening on their 90-man roster. When we get word of them signing someone to fill that spot Cris Carter Jersey , we will bring it to you here. Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer was not happy that offensive coordinator John DeFilippo abandoned the run in Sunday’s loss to the Patriots. And Zimmer had good reason to be unhappy.In fact, the Vikings abandoned the run like no other team all season: Minnesota finished Sunday’s game with 95 yards on just 13 carries. That’s the most rushing yards any team has had all season in a game in which they ran the ball 15 or fewer times.That’s a remarkable statistic: 13 carries for 95 yards is an average of 7.3 yards per carry. Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was having an excellent game, with nine carries for 84 yards. And the Vikings just stopped going to him.It wasn’t that they had to pass because they had fallen far behind, as the game was close even into the fourth quarter. It wasn’t that Cook was hurt or needed a breather Chris Doleman Jersey , as he got 47 snaps. It was just that on more than 80 percent of Cook’s snaps, the Vikings didn’t give him the ball.The Vikings’ offense has been a major disappointment this season. They expected to take a step forward with Kirk Cousins at quarterback, but by just about any measure the offense is worse this year than it was last year. Unless the playcalling improves in a hurry, the Vikings are in serious danger of missing the playoffs