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Fitzgerald Claims Race at Heart of Legislature's Refusal to Fund Vikings' Stadium
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When all else fails, there's always the race card. That, anyway, seems to be the angle of local personality, Larry Fitzgerald Sr., who, during a radio cast on WCCO, explained the Vikings' inability to get a publicly funded stadium as a legislative decision predicated on racism...
Vikings' Brass Convinced That Caretaker Coach Will Suffice Going Forward
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No matter the impressions of Minnesota Vikings' head coach Brad Childress, he has demonstrated an ability to take a talent-laden team and lead it to victory over a witless schedule. Whether that ability will prevail in the face of fiercer competition or when Childress is forced...
Imagine All The Offense, Imagine If You Can
5 days ago by
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During the 2005 off-season, the Minnesota Vikings engaged in the second-greatest give-away in team history when they traded Randy Moss to the Oakland Raiders for disgruntled linebacker Napoleon Harris and the Raiders' first-round draft choice in the 2005 NFL draft.The Vikings parlayed...
Childress No Longer On Permanent Hot Seat
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Starting a season 6-0 normally would disqualify an NFL head coach from residency on the proverbial hot seat. Not so Minnesota Vikings' head coach Brad Childress. With a loss at Pittsburgh suggesting that the Vikings still had some room from improvement against the handful of competitive...
Do Vikings Have Reason to Worry About Peterson's Production?
10 days ago by
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Eight games into the 2009 NFL season, Minnesota Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson sits where he usually does at this time of year--at or near the top of the league in several meaningful rushing categories. For the Vikings current purposes--making the playoffs and securing home...
Packers' Loss to Bucs Seals 2009 Fate and Helps Crystalize NFC Playoff Picture
12 days ago by
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With half of the 2009 NFL season yet to play, it might appear a bit premature to pronounce the playoff slate in the NFC etched in stone, but the Conference is clearly evidencing signs of supporting such a call. And, with yesterday's ten-point defeat at the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
Time To Bury Berrian?
16 days ago by
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In 2007, Bernard Berrian caught 71 passes for 951 and five touchdowns for the Chicago Bears. The numbers were not mind-blowing, but they did represent a solid upward trend for a young receiver playing in a run-first offense. For a Vikings' team in desperate need of papering over...
Favre Further Demonstrates Dunderheadedness of Jackson Ploy
20 days ago by
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At end of last season, Vikings' fans calling for the Vikings to give Tarvaris Jackson the staring quarterback position in 2009 nearly equaled those threatening a march on Winter Park should Childress and Company enter the season under such terms of folly. What's disturbing...
Time for Some Vikings' Defensive Starters to Step Up
23 days ago by
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The 2009 season has started pretty well for the Minnesota Vikings. With a 6-1 record, they have an opportunity on Sunday to all but wrap up the NFC North. A win over the Green Bay Packers would give the Vikings a 2.5 game lead over their nearest division rival with the head to head...
Vikings Feel Pain of Past Opponents
26 days ago by
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In week three, the Minnesota Vikings defeated the San Francisco 49ers on the strength of a last-second bullet from Brett Favre to little-used wide-receiver, Greg Lewis. Three weeks later, the Vikings benefited from a last-second failure--that of Baltimore placekicker Steven Hauschka...
Stadium Nonsense
29 days ago by
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If you wanted full-court press, you now have it. For the past several years, Vikings' ownership groups, the NFL, and those in the local media beholden to the Vikings and/or the NFL have pressed their agenda in pursuit of a publicly funded NFL stadium for the team.The rationale...
Favre Provides New Vikings' Metric
October 19, 2009 by
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Following Sunday's unnecessarily harrowing victory over the visiting Baltimore Ravens, the Minnesota Vikings stand 6-0 and atop the NFC North, the NFC, and the NFL. And more evident than the suddenly suspect play of the Minnesota defense and the inability of Adrian Peterson to...
Disconcerting Numbers for the Vikings?
October 18, 2009 by
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In 2008, the Minnesota Vikings finished 5th in the NFL in rushing offense, averaging 184 rushing yards per game. Conversely, the team finished 25th in the league in passing with a paltry 145-yard-per-game average. Those feats led the Vikings to twelfth in the league in points--14th...
Rams Provide Measuring Stick of Sorts
October 12, 2009 by
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Five weeks into the 2009 NFL regular season, the Minnesota Vikings stand 5-0 and seemingly capable of defeating all comers. The standing question is whether the Viking's success, to date, is more a reflection of the team's woeful opposition or the Vikings' ability. The...
Victory Sullied by Finish
October 06, 2009 by
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Through nearly 53 minutes of Monday night's game against the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings clearly were the better team on the field. Jared Allen did what any self-respecting defensive end does these days by ripping off 4.5 sacks against a pitiful Packers' offensive...
Full Disclosure Required on Vikings' Stadium Drive
October 02, 2009 by
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No matter where one stands on the Viking's stadium issue, there certainly ought to be nothing more deplorable nor more reviled than the Vikings' continuing attempts to insinuate that the team will move away from Minnesota if not ceded a brand new stadium by the good people...
Trends Continue for Vikings
September 28, 2009 by
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The Minnesota Vikings defeated the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a manner justifying the Vikings' off-season courtship and pre-season signing of former Packers' quarterback, Brett Favre. Inside two minutes to play, and trailing by four without any timeouts, Favre led the...
Lagging But Winning
September 22, 2009 by
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In week one of the 2009 NFL regular season, the Minnesota Vikings allowed the Cleveland Browns to gain a half-time lead prior to dispatching them in a second-half romp. The Vikings followed that design in week two at Detroit, allowing the Lions to build a 10-0 lead before imposing...
Where in the World is Carmen Diego?
September 15, 2009 by
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As the Minnesota Vikings made their way Sunday to what eventually became a relatively easy victory over the Cleveland Browns, the rightful focus was on the play of Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson. After a lackluster opening half, during which he produced a meager 25 rushing...
Vikings, Childress Improving
September 14, 2009 by
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In the 2007 NFL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Vikings had the glorious fortune of having Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson fall to them with the seventh overall pick. To their credit, the Vikings took Peterson, thus cementing offensive opportunity for what should be the next several...
Vikings Make U-Turn on Jackson But Have One More Move to Make
September 06, 2009 by
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The Minnesota Vikings cut their roster to the required 53 players on Saturday evening. Among the cuts were little-used tight end Garrett Mills and oft-used, frustrating cornerback Marcus McCauley. Of all the players released, however, none was more the center of media attention and...
Vikings Leaning Toward Wrong Decision on Jackson
September 03, 2009 by
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Reports began circulating two weeks ago that the Minnesota Vikings were willing to concede that their 2006 draft-day trade for Tarvaris Jackson would not pan out as head coach Brad Childress once had planned. Given that Jackson will see significant playing time in tomorrow night'...
Is It Favre or Is It Memorex?
September 01, 2009 by
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On Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings' first-team did a solid job against the Houston Texans' first team. The Vikings' defense was mostly stout and the offense moved the ball at times. The result was a 17-10 halftime lead for the purple.Several performances stuck out in...
Some Realities on Vikings' Spending Habits and Translation for Stadium Issue
August 25, 2009 by
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Since Zygi Wilf took control of the Minnesota Vikings in 2005, he has taken great pains to make public the team's willingness to spend nearly to the salary cap each year. This year, that spending has left the Vikings with approximately $6 million in salary cap space or just above...
Quarterback Decision Almost Certain to Burn Vikings
August 23, 2009 by
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In 2006, the Minnesota Vikings traded up in the NFL entry draft to select quarterback Tarvaris Jackson out of I-A Alabama State. That move came just minutes after moving up in the draft to take center Ryan Cook.Two years later, the Vikings moved up in the draft to select USC quarterback...
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