Roundup: Favre speaks (twice) tomorrow

MINNEAPOLIS -- The countdown to the showdown stands at 5 days, 9 hours and 40 minutes. Today is the down media day for the Packers and Vikings; both teams practice and have press conferences/locker room availability on Thursday. That includes Brett Favre's two major media moments of the week: a conference call with Wisconsin reporters at 11:35 a.m. and a session with the assembled media at Vikings headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., immediately after.We'll have the build-up covered from both ends throughout the week.For now, let's take a spin through today's headlines ...WORTH READING* Pete Dougherty files this scouting report on the Vikings, who even with Favre are built around the NFL's best running back.* As noted on Tuesday in the blog, the Packers worked out six offensive linemen and signed one to the practice squad, while longtime Packer Mark Tauscher, a free agent, worked out for the Chiefs.* Mike Vandermause sorts through the Favre saga as he sees it, fr...