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
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
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





