Vikings 2005 Draft: Mike Williams
I have to admit that I have not paid as much attention as I probably should have to Michigan receiver Braylon Edwards because I figured he’d be off the board by the time the Vikings’ 7th pick rolls around. But with all the recent rumors and speculation of the Vikings trading up, Edwards is a…
Read MoreVikings 2005 NFL Draft Preview
I can’t remember being this obsessed about the NFL draft. My obsession has little to do with the fact that my team, the Vikings, have two first-round picks, 7th and 18th overall. It has everything to do with the fact that we traded the best recevier in the league and a future Hall of Famer…
Read MoreMike Tice – The Scalper
So Vikings coach Mike Tice has finally admitted that he scalped his Super Bowl tickets. That’s a direct contradiction to what he was saying just a few days ago when he claimed that though he routinely scalped tickets as an assistant coach, he never scalped tickets after he became head coach. While the practice, though…
Read MoreVikings Killer Instinct
Patrick Reusse‘s column today talks about a Vikings fan named Albert Belle and how he’s skeptical about the Vikings ability to win the big game. And why shouldn’t he be? What evidence is there that the Purple have what it takes to win in the clutch? Well, you’ve got to go back a ways. Like,…
Read MorePlanning Against The Vikings Offense
For my money, the most impressive thing about the Vikings’ offense thus far this season has been their ability to set-up the following game by the way they play the previous game. Titan’s head coach Jeff Fisher and his defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz need to account for Randy Moss simply because Mike Tice has wisely…
Read MoreOnline Buzz – Vikings vs. Titans
This week, the Vikings again tower over their opponents in search popularity with the homeboys getting 3,895 team-related searches (an uptick of nearly 200 from last week) and the Titans getting only 1,797. (Read my methodology here.) Click for Large Chart With seven Vikings or former Vikings making the list of 2005 Hall of Fame…
Read MoreDaunte Culpepper’s Got His Mutha F***ing Roll On
The Strib‘s Mark Craig has a piece today on Daunte Culpepper‘s audacious season thus far and how if he keeps up the pace, he’ll be shattering all kinds of records. Future Hall of Fame quarerback Dan Marino was in town to interview Culpepper for a segment to air during this Sunday’s game. Craig points to…
Read MoreA Mossless Vikings
This Vikings team continues to put on impressive performances every week and the reason that it’s impressive is that they have yet to field a completely healthy team.
Read MoreOnline Buzz – Vikings vs. Saints
This week’s Online Buzz finds the Vikings trouncing the Saints in team-related searches with 3,699 for the Vikings and 1,207 for the Saints. (Read my methodology here.) Click for Large Chart Chris Hovan searches (70) edge out Saints defensive end Charles Grant. Daunte Culpepper has exactly double (182) the number of search that his Saints…
Read MoreVikings Vs. Texans — In Pictures
I do like the Star Tribune‘s online game photo gallery feature. I have only one complaint: They need to get a new person to write the captions for the photos because whoever is currently doing it, really has no clue. I wouldn’t make a big deal of it if it was a one-time thing, but…
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