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Polishing it Off

This one was over by the half.  The Vikings scored 24 in the second quarter to take a 17 point lead, and the Bears never threatened in the second half, despite starting things off with a long kick-off…Read More

Week 11: Seahawks @ Vikings – Another Potential Trap

The #1 knock against the Vikings, for people who wish to debunk the notion that they are among the elite in the NFL, is that they have amassed their 8 wins by stomping on the league’s bottom-feeders,…Read More

It's the Tackling, Dummy

Leslie Frazier knows why the Vikings defense has been disappointing throughout the first half of the season, and now finds itself ranked just 18th in the league: It’s the tackling. “We had…Read More

Week 2: Vikings at Lions – Avoiding the Trap

We’ve been hearing it repeated all week:  The Vikings shouldn’t underestimate the Lions.  The Lions nearly beat us twice last year, in case you don’t remember.  Anyway they always…Read More

Smack Talk Wednesday: An Open Letter to Matthew Stafford

I’m sending today’s post out to Matthew Stafford, the unfortunate soul now burdened with the task of playing quarterback for the Detroit Lions. Matthew…what can I say?  You chose the…Read More

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Keep Dreaming, Darren

Darren Sharper‘s mouth continues writing checks his old, disintegrating body can’t cash. …Read More

7 Days of Draftsmas: Jon Gruden Likes Percy Harvin

Jon Gruden no longer has a coaching gig in the NFL, leaving him with a lot of free time, which he has…Read More

SI.com's Pauline Down on Receiver Prospects

Tony Pauline of SI.com (his name always makes me think of the song “Johnny Hit and Run Pauline”…Read More

Sharper Signs With Saints, Takes Predictable Shot at Vikings

Darren Sharper has found a new home with the New Orleans Saints, agreeing to a contract the terms of…Read More

AD is FedEx Ground Player of the Year

Adrian Peterson has been named the FedEx Ground Player of the Year after leading the NFL with 1760 yards. …Read More

Eagles at Vikings

The tickets are sold, the blackout has been averted, now we can forget about all that silly drama and…Read More

Fat Pat Will Give it a Go

Doctors have told Pat Williams that he may go ahead and try to play Sunday when the Vikings face the…Read More

Vikings 20, Giants 19

There was a time this season when it looked like Brad Childress might not last to the end of the year. …Read More

Vikings @ Cardinals

The Vikings get three cracks the rest of this season at exorcising the ghosts of failures past.  First…Read More

Thanks for Nothin' Saints

Last night could’ve been a huge night for the Vikings.  If the Saints had managed to beat the…Read More

Huge Game

The Bears v. Vikings showdown this weekend at Metrodome was already a big deal, but after last night’s…Read More

Bears 48, Vikings 41

The Vikings continued their tour of Bizarro World by going into Soldier Field, scoring 41 points on…Read More

Vikings @ Bears

When does a two-game winning streak not feel like a two-game winning streak?  When the two wins were…Read More

Vikings 12, Lions 10

Here was the plan as I conceived it in my brain:  Vikings come out strong against the Lions, run their…Read More

What This Team Needs…

What do the Vikings need worse than anything else?  Well, yes, a win.  But more than that, the Vikings…Read More