Super Bowl Bandwagon Gains Momentum As Vikings Mess With Texans

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Excerpt: This just in: The Minnesota Vikings will be very good this year and are on the short list of teams with a legitimate shot to win the Super Bowl.    While the proposition that the Vikings will be good this year is not a stretch given that their 10-6 record last year, the second statement likely has all but the heartiest of Viking fans laughing out loud.      However, this year no one is laughing at the idea that the Vikings will be playing for the Lombardi trophy. No doubt a few more fans jumped on the bandwagon tonight as the Vikings played...

Dear Packer Fans, Are You Done Whining So We Can Play Football Now?

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Excerpt: After seeing the scenario unfold in August of 2008, Brett would head over to training camp and make a public display there. Out of frustration and just being pestered, Green Bay sent Favre to the New York Jets. Green Bay’s fan base was torn by the latest development, but many would find this acceptable as he would only be remembered for what he did for the Packers.Now we sit in August 2009 and Brett is now a member of the Minnesota Vikings. What changed? He said that nothing could take away his years in Green Bay (much like a first...

The Sportmeisters NFL Season Preview: NFC North

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Excerpt: By Derek and Ryan of The Sportmeisters With the NFL season fast approaching, Sportmeisters Derek and Ryan break out the crystal ball and forsee the future of all 32 NFL teams. Today, Derek and Ryan look at the NFC North, and discuss how they got to their respective decisions. What follows is a transcript of that discussion. Ryan: Chicago Bears: 13-3 Green Bay Packers: 9-7 Minnesota Vikings: 7-9 Detroit Lions: 5-11 Derek: Minnesota Vikings: 11-5 Green Bay Packers: 10-6 Chicago Bears: 10-6 Detroit Lions: 2-14 Ryan: Derek, we definitely have some big discrepancies here in the NFC North. Derek: Ryan, the NFC North will be extra competitive this year, as all four teams...

Brett Favre’s Strong Character Bodes Well for Vikings

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Excerpt: Let's be clear about this: There is no Brett Favre experiment going on in Minnesota. His positive effect on the team is a lock. Let’s be clear about this: There is no lingering quarterback uncertainty in Minnesota because Tarvaris Jackson had a perfect passer rating in Week Two of preseason play and Sage Rosenfels has been spotted making some progress learning the Vikings' offense. Favre simply exists on a different quarterbacking plane than those already present in Minnesota. And to ESPN's Adam Schefter, let’s be clear about this: There is no more dissent in the Minnesota Vikings’ locker room than exists in any...

Why Favre Will Fail in Minnesota

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Excerpt: "Brett Favre signs with the Minnesota Vikings." Once I heard this I smiled and got ready to hear the predictions and the new expectations made for the Vikings. Many fans have immediately jumped onto the Vikings bandwagon, claiming they will win the NFC North. Some even said they will win the Super Bowl this year. Now truth is they do have a solid chance at making it to the playoffs. All Favre is really going to have to do is hand it off to Adrian Peterson, right? Yes, everyone knows Favre is an upgrade over Tavaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte, the...

Just Sayin’ — Favre Finger Discount

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Excerpt: Favre plays The Joker. Let me start this week’s column by saying, my views do not necessarily reflect the views of  Top Fantasy Football. There are three things I’m sick of hearing, seeing, and reading about lately; President Obama’s healthcare scare, Michael Vick’s redemption, and Brett Favre’s un-retirement. One is too inexperienced to do the job, the other is too unrepentant to deserve the job, and the other is a cheesehead in Barney’s clothing who shouldn’t have been looking for a job to begin with. Before this season is all over I suspect Favre will beat the purple machine black and blue. Don’t...

Minnesota Vikings: No Rift Between Players on Quarterback Job

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Excerpt: The has been multiple national reports stating that the Minnesota Viking's locker room is divided over who they think is best equipped at the quarterback position for them to win. Some players are said to be backing Tarvaris Jackson and others are behind veteran Brett Favre.  But the reality seems to be far different, based on conversations with Viking's players and coaching staff. There's nothing to suggest there's any sort of split, rift, or divide in the Minnesota locker room. Head Coach Brad Childress and all-pro running back Adrian Peterson said they didn't sense any widespread split emotions in favor of Jackson or...

National Media, Not Brett Favre Creates “Circus” for Minnesota Vikings

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Excerpt: Throughout the last seven cruel months, we've all been beleaguered with "Favre Watch," "Favre-apalooza," Favre at night, Favre in the morning, and Favre in the afternoon. Since Favre declared his retirement from football and the Jets on Feb. 11, he's responded with a two-letter text, held an interview with Joe Buck, claimed his arm wasn't ready before training camp, and then reversed course and signed with the Vikings. That's it. Including the response to Trent Dilfer in a text message that said "NO," that's four times Favre has spoken to the media or publicly addressed his career decisions between Feb. 11 and Aug. 18. No one...

Brett Favre: Looked Better in Green

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Excerpt: I still can't get over seeing Brett Favre in purple.  It's almost surreal.  The very sight of Favre in purple brings a whole array of feelings that my body can't quite process at the same time.  I grew up a Vikings fan living in the St. Louis area.  I didn't have a team when I was young; too young to for the St. Louis (football) Cardinals and already too into the Vikings to jump ship when the Rams came to town. Growing up a Vikings fan instills a certain feeling towards all things Green Bay.  Including their ex-quarterback.  I grew up despising...

Vikings’ Favre Will Divide, Packers Will Conquer

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Excerpt: It has started already. The rumblings out of Minnesota. A team divided. A "schism" it's being called. In the words of one NFL source, Favre has "little support" in the locker room. Ah, it's music to my ears. Like Napoleon Bonaparte, the self-proclaimed emperor of France that didn't know when to stop, has Brett Favre gone too far and agitated his own Minnesota minions? There are many players in the Viking locker room that don't want Favre there. Some resent his riding in on his white horse to seemingly "rescue" the Vikings. "We didn't need rescuing" is the sentiment. Some resent the special treatment...