UPDATE: Preliminary reports from Access Vikings say that Matt Birk has accepted the terms of the Baltimore Ravens. Though the deal isn’t officially complete, it should be done very soon. That would, of course, end Birk’s stay with the Vikings, where he had spent his entire career. The Harvard graduate had never tested free agency, and it appears on his first go at it, he’ll be leaving for Maryland. Ravens’ fans, you got yourself a stellar center, and a better person. We wish Matt all the best of luck!
Source: Access Vikings
It has been awhile since I’ve posted, so many apologies, especially when there’s been so much going on. Thankfully, Michael and Andrew have dominated the recent news. My thoughts:

To borrow a phrase: the money grabbing Housh-bag
First off, the Housh thing. You know what? Screw him. If he thinks having Matt Hasselbeck is a reason to join a team, then he’s got another thing coming. The Seahawks’ offensive line is suspect, he won’t have a very good complement at receiver (unless they draft Crabtree), and who even knows if Hasselbeck is going to recover completely? If all the things work out, then yeah, there’s a good chance that the Seahawks make a run for the NFC West title. Honestly, saying Hasselbeck is the reason he chose Seattle is a little bogus to me. I’m sure it played a part, no doubt, but come on. We all know what it was really about:
The money.
You can’t completely blame him; he paid his dues (in Cincinnati no less), and now he wants to get paid. Fair enough. Saying that, it’s safe to assume that in his eight years in the league, he’s most likely accumulated plenty of cash to survive well into his elder years of life. Is going to a possible black hole in Seattle worth a few extra million? Despite being extremely biased, I think everyone can agree that the Vikings have a slightly better chance of making the playoffs and a run to the Super Bowl than the Seahawks. Even with Tarvaris or Sage, having Bernard Berrian on one side, Shiancoe in the middle, and Peterson and Taylor in the backfield makes up for a lot at the quarterback position. He would get one-on-ones a majority of the time. It still baffles me that he went to the Seahawks.
Oh well. Time to move on. We probably don’t want a guy who bases his decisions mostly on money, anyway. Just had to get that off my chest.

Vikings' fans: it will never happen
There has been while speculation regarding current Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler and his status on the trading block. The reason this came about was previous reports that there was a three way trade involving Denver, New England, and numerous other possible teams, such as Tampa Bay or Minnesota. The end result would be Matt Cassel in Denver, Cutler with the third team, and New England getting a boatload of draft picks. Obviously, what with the Cassel trade to the Chiefs, none of that came to fruition. For some reason, many people still think that Denver’s new coach, Josh McDaniels, still had interest in trading Cutler, which is a fairly ridiculous thought, and here’s why:
The only reason Cutler was being mentioned in trades is because McDaniels, the former New England disciple, wanted Cassel to be his quarterback. If he got Cassel, who’s due roughly $14.6 million dollars this year, they would not have room for Cutler as they need all that money to help rebuild their sorry excuse for a defense. Thus, they would need to get rid of Cutler and free up some cap room; plus, you don’t really need two potential franchise quarterbacks on one team. Just doesn’t make sense. When the trade fell through, so did any option of getting Cutler.












