NATIONAL FRIDAY LEAGUE (week nine)

2009 Vikings: first half2009 Minnesota Vikings7-1, including four wins road wins, 5-0 in the conference and 3-0 in the division, and five home games remaining. It's hard to be in much better shape right now. Let's look at some things that happened in the first half and how it might be relevant to the second half.Good SurprisesSidney Rice and Percy Harvin: Rice is on pace for 1,000 yards, and has started to fulfill the potential he flashed two years ago. I thought Harvin would make a handful of important plays per game, but I didn't expect him to be this dynamic.Brett Favre: I'm still worried about whether he can be this effective in January, but I didn't expect him to be this dominant.Adrian Peterson's workload: He's currently on pace for 326 carries: a manageable load far short of his 363 carries last season. If the Vikes can win without wearing Peterson down, all the better.Special Teams: the return coverage has greatly improved, Percy Harvin has be...