All over the NFL on Tuesday, fans, players and critics alike rejoice for the signing of Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings... except for Green Bay Packer fans... then Tuesday was a day of mourning.
To be fair, the Favre signing has brought out three different responses, each unique and passionate in some degree. To those in Green Bay and Packers fans abroad, the signing is seen as a cardinal sin and now has Packer fans ripping the cheese from their brains in disgust.
Another is the response of Minnesota Vikings fans that praise the fact that the quarterback leading them is not a no-namer, but most likely the most famous quarterback to ever play the game.
Then there's everone else, that are caught to the point of being overjoyed that [...]
Continue reading →
The schedule of an NFL team can speak volumes of how great they truly are. Then again, it can also prove how weak and pathetic they are. In 2008, the Minnesota Vikings had one of the toughest schedules in the NFL and finished with a strong 10-6 record.
All the same, a weak record to an NFL team can mean an easier road to destiny. In 2009, the Minnesota Vikings have among the easiest schedules in the NFL. With only six teams (seven games) of their seventeen game schedule had winning records in 2008.
With that said, Minnesota could see an easier road, yet may see some of the biggest teams in the NFL all the same.
5. Week Fifteen: Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers
In 2008, the Carolina Panthers road into the Metrodome riding a 2-0 record [...]
Continue reading →
The Vikings offseason has been nothing short of uneventful bander. The only noteworthy event other the near signing of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, was the trade of the Vikings' fourth round pick for Sage Rosenfels from the Houston Texans. Other then that, the offseason has consisted mainly of resigning key players and signing role players.
The Vikings spent the first half and majority of free agency trying to keep the guys they already had on their roster. The players resigned included DT Fred Evans, FB Heath Farwell, CB Charles Gordon, DE Otis Grigsby, DT Jimmy Kennedy, TE Jim Kleinsasser, DE Jayme Mitchell, CB Benny Sapp and FB Naufatu Tahi. Other then Tahi, none of the other re-signings were really that influential.
Although the Vikings did sign two free agents to the roster in WR Glenn [...]
Continue reading →
As the offseason now enters it's final stages before training camp, teams are now fumbling their last minute grabs off of free agency. However, some teams, like the Minnesota Vikings can only measure their offseason based on whom they didn't resign.
The Vikings have been littered with many questions other then just who their starting quarterback will be come the start of the 2009 season. The Vikings face the looming issue of the end of 2012 season and no where to play in the state of Minnesota as they will have to leave the Metrodome.
On top of that, Brad Childress for a little over a season now has been pacing the Minnesota sidelines with a giant target on his back. Many have looked at his coaching style and find it too conservative for they type of players/talent they [...]
Continue reading →
