By Dan Zinski – Oct 13th, 2013 at 12:24 pm It took until the fifth game of the season, but Leslie Frazier and Alan Williams finally convinced themselves that Desmond Bishop is enough up to speed with the defense to get the start at weak-side linebacker for the Vikings. Marvin Mitchell had been starting previously. Bishop of course struggles in pass coverage, but he’s a good downhill backer who brings some attitude and physicality to...

Desmond went to LA recently and interviewed Danny Trejo and Alexa Vega about their new movie, Machete Kills. Open Road will release Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills at the end of the week. The two have been appearing in films together since Spy Kids in 2001 – when Vega was 12 – so naturally it’s a bit difficult for Trejo to process Vega’s appearance in the “adult” Machete Kills. In theaters October 11, “Machete Kills is an action-packed...

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There weren’t many positives to draw on from Sunday’s debacle against the Cleveland Browns. But Pro Football Focus analyzed the game and highlighted a couple of Viking players who probably should get more snaps. PFF said Desmond Bishop played just 10 defensive snaps. “You couldn’t help but come away impressed by the play of linebacker Desmond Bishop (+2.7). Seeing just five snaps against the run, he recorded two tackles, with both...

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Article by Adam Carlson on September 11th, 2013 One of the biggest questions marks entering the season for the Minnesota Vikings was the linebacker position. The Vikings were aggressive in getting bodies to compete for jobs there, drafting Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti as well as getting Desmond Bishop out of free agency. If you’re not familiar with Desmond Bishop, he is a former Green Bay Packers player who was a part of the team when...