This story is a bit old, but it’s newsworthy. If their trial drags out long enough so that it interferes with the season, the Williamses will be allowed to play. At least until the final ruling is handed down, which we’re hoping lacks a lengthy suspension.
This is good news, though. Actually, any news that doesn’t include the words “Brett” or “Favre” in them are probably going to be good news.
The Future?
Pro Football Talk and a local station in Minnesota are both reporting that a contract has been agreed upon by both the Minnesota Vikings, and Brett Favre. Apparently the deal is incentive laden as well. Despite the two reports that Favre will be signing, Favre’s agent Bus Cook still denies the reports, however Bus Cook has become famous for at least ‘stretching the truth’ with his clients. According to the sources, purple number four jerseys have also been ordered, and they do not read ‘Booty’ anymore, instead his name has been replaced with ‘Favre’.
Let's put a smile on that face
No this is not about the Dark Knight, unless the Joker is indeed a future hall of famer. Just a day or two ago the New York Jets officially released him, yep Brett Favre. Favre was granted his release, so IF he decided to return, he would be able to go wherever he wanted to. Last season the Vikings were one of the major players in the Favre trade, but Green Bay would not let the Vikings get him. No way he would come back right, I mean he tailed off last season and he said he just wanted to be released to retire in Green and Yellow. No way he would want to be in an offense that has the league’s best running back, a deep threat in Berrian, a team that used its second pick on a 6’8” monster at right tackle just to compliment Hutchinson and McKinnie, and used its first pick on an explosive playmaker that is Percy Harvin. Hmm, we will see how this plays out in the next few weeks. Oh yeah, a plane from Minnesota just happened to stop by the gigantic town of Hattiesburg, Mississippi for a large chunk of the day. The way I see it, that plane was either a really BIG coincidence, or the Vikings are seriously trying to get Brett Favre in a purple jersey. It is only speculation at this point, but I’m almost positive someone in the Vikings organization sent that plane down there for a reason. Whether or not some of us fans think Brett can still play, someone in the front office appears to think he can. Brett did not finish strong last year, but then again in 2006 he looked like a guy who had spent a few too many years in the league. Then in 2007, he would have been a serious contestant for the MVP, had some guy named Brady not just broken the record for most touchdowns in a season, and kind of led his team to a 17-0 regular season. Someone in the Vikings front office has some explaining to do.
Also…
VIKINGS LAND FITZGERALD!!!…sort of
FITZ!
The Vikings got a wide receiver who just happened to be a ball boy for the Vikings when he was a little kid. Well unfortunately it was not Larry Fitzgerald, but it was his little brother. According to sources, Marcus Fitzgerald was invited to try out for the team this weekend. The funny thing is, this comes just days after the Eagles did the same thing with Anquan Boldin’s brother. Apparently everyone is looking for talent from the family tree, or just people with Eagle ties such as Mr. Childress.
Campbell would likely be the Viking's new starter
With the draft just two days away, we are bound to start hearing some crazy stuff, enter Jason Campbell. According to Pro Football Talk, if the Seahawks do not select Matt Sanchez, there is a strong possibility that the Redskins (who are for some reason in love with Sanchez) may trade up to get him at pick number 5! This would put two franchise quarterbacks on the Redskins roster, again I have no clue why Washington loves Sanchez sooo much, but that is the rumor. According to PFT, the Redskins would then look to trade Campbell to one of three teams; the Vikings, the Buccaneers, or the Jets. Another possibility is nearly the same, just a few picks later. According to the same source, the Jaguars could trade out of the number 8 spot, to either the Redskins, or the Jets. Apparently there is what seems to be a two way race to the top between the Jets and the Redskins.
If this situation were to play out, and the Vikings wound up with Campbell, I have no idea what they would give up to get him. It is safe to say the Vikings would at least lose one of their top two picks, and maybe a player, or a late round pick. Campbell has been a shown that he can be an elite quarterback at times, like last year, he had three straight games where he beat the Saints, Cardinals, and Cowboys in Dallas, where he posted at least a 100 QB rating. However, he closed out the season last year on shaky ground, throwing 5 TDs to 6 INTs, and never having a higher quarterback rating than 89.4. He also finished the year with a 2-6 record, including a loss to the 49ers.
Campbell’s career quarterback rating is 80.4, which is an upgrade compared to Jackson’s 76.5. I do think Campbell could become the quarterback the Vikings have been looking to get for years, but with the Vikings getting Rosenfels earlier this year, I would think Childress would not be the one to make a quick move. It appears yet another good young quarterback could become available, and it is possible that the Vikings may have tried to fix the situation too quickly. Granted no one could have expected Jay Cutler to be pissed to a point of no return, and the Redskins to instantly have a huge crush on Sanchez, but had the Vikings waited, they may have gotten the franchise QB they were looking for. Nothing against Rosenfels, but even if he is a little better than Campbell or Cutler next year, he is at least 4 years older than either of the other two QBs.
UPDATE: Shaun Andrews too!
The awnser to the right tackle quetion?
As we all know, Brad Childress came from the Philadelphia Eagles, and likes to bring players over from his old team. According to PFT, the Eagles may be shopping Shaun Andrews as well. The Pro Bowl tackle could become the new guy for the Vikings on the right side of the line, as it is almost certain the Vikings will address this in the draft if they do not trade for Andrews first. If the Vikings were too land Andrews, it would mean they would need to get him a new contract too, he is begging for one in Philly, and even disappeared during the Eagles training camp last year. The big guy would solidify an already good Offensive line, leaving the only question mark at the Center position, with likely first year starter John Sullivan. We will keep you updated on both possible situations.
Jared Allen,just another day at work
Vikings fan, the wait is over, here is the 2009 Schedule for the Minnesota Vikings. We have three games in primetime this year. Two Monday night games against division rivals, and one Sunday night game. The Jay Cutler Bowl (week 16 against Chicago) will likely tell us if the Vikings made the right choice to pass on perusing Cutler. The winner of that game could end up winning the division. The Vikings have a good chance to get a quick start this year, as they open up on the road, but against the Browns, and the Lions. They then get a home game against San Francisco, before hosting Green Bay on Monday night. However the end of the schedule is very tough. The Vikings go on the road against Carolina in their lone Sunday night showdown, followed by a road game against the Bears on Monday night, and for the second year in a row, they finish the season by hosting the New York Giants. Here is the full schedule. Each team has their 2008 record beside them.
Week
1. Sun, September 13 @ Cleveland (4-12)
2. Sun, September 20 @ Detroit (0-16)
3. Sun, September 27 vs. San Francisco (7-9)
4. Mon, October 5 vs. Green Bay (6-10)
5. Sun, October 11 @ St. Louis (2-14)
6. Sun, October 18 vs. Baltimore (11-5)
7. Sun, October 25 @ Pittsburgh (12-4)
8. Sun, November 1 @ Green Bay (6-10)
9. Bye Week
10. Sun, Nov 15 vs. Detroit (0-16)
11. Sun, November 22 vs. Seattle (4-12)
12. Sun, November 29 vs. Chicago (9-7)
13. Sun, December 6 @ Arizona (9-7)
14. Sun, December 13 vs. Cincinnati (4-11)
15. Sun, December 20 @ Carolina (12-4)
16. Mon, December 28 @ Chicago (9-7)
17. Sun, January 3 vs. New York Giants (12-4)
Overall, the Vikings have the second easiest schedule record wise in the NFL, the easiest schedule belongs to the Bears. All the games on Sunday are at Noon Central Time, except for the games against Arizona, and Carolina. The Arizona game is at 3:05, and the Carolina game is on Sunday night.
Notable games:
Week 4, vs. Green Bay – In last year’s version of this game, Adrian Peterson willed us to victory in the closing moments of the season, in what was probably considered the game of the year. The Vikings turned their season around, if they lost they would have been 4-5, instead they won, and finished the season 6-2 and made the playoffs for the first time in the post-Culpepper era.
Tomlin left the Defense for his first Head Coaching Job
Week 7 @ Pittsburgh – The Vikings take on the Super Bowl champs, and their former defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin for the first time since he left the team to take the Head Coaching job in Pittsburgh. They also will see former running back Mewelde Moore for the first time since he left Minnesota for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Week 11 vs. Seattle – The TJ Houshmandzadeh bowl will show us if the Vikings made the right move by letting TJ sign with Seattle. TJ claimed he would love to play with Adrian Peterson while he was a free agent, but basically said no to the Vikings because of the quarterback situation. We will see how TJ likes playing against AD and the Vikings. Houshmandzadeh also claimed he signed with the team that gave him the best chance to win…we will see about that.
Week 15 @ Carolina – In last year’s game Antione Winfield turned this game around with his strip/sack/Touchdown play at the end of the first half, as the Viking’s went on to be one of four teams to beat Carolina last year. Meanwhile, the Panthers finished undefeated at home in 2008, until the Cardinals picked off Delhomme 5 times in the playoffs.
Week 16 @ Chicago – This could truly be the game of the year for Vikings fans. Did the Vikings do the right thing by giving up on trying to get Cutler? Can they win the division without Jay Cutler? This is the Vikings final divisional game, and it looks like the division winner could be crowned here too. This game will probably tell us if it was a good idea to give up perusing Cutler or not.
