Favreageddon: A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity We Get to Witness

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Excerpt: There are few momentous sporting events that take place in our lifetime that we have the privilege to witness firsthand. The Miami Dolphins completing their perfect season of 1972. Mark McGwire and then Barry Bonds breaking the single season home run record (before we knew how they were able to). Pretty much everything Michael Jordan ever did (except for his hall of fame speech). This Sunday will see another of those as the Brett Favre, once the face and forever legend of the Green Bay Packers, returns to play his former team as a member of their most hated rival. The events and backstories behind...

Packer Fans: It Takes a Waffle to Know a Waffle

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Excerpt: For the past decade-and-a-half, Sunday afternoons in Wisconsin have sounded something like this: "Our Favre, Who art in Lambeau, Hallowed be thine arm. The bowl will come, It will be won. In (insert Super Bowl city here) as it is in Lambeau. And give us this Sunday, Our weekly win. And give us many touchdown passes. But do not let others pass against us. Lead us not into frustration, But deliver us to (insert Super Bowl city here). For thine is the MVP, the best of the NFC, and the glory of the Cheeseheads, now and forever. Amen" Well, at least 16 of the...

The Song Remains The Same For The NFL

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Excerpt: As another Sunday approaches for the NFL, one cannot help but recall certain themes that have transpired thus far. The days of parity appear to not be in play this season. With the Rams, Lions, Chiefs, Redskins, Browns, Raiders, Titans, and Buccaneers all struggling, as well as the Dolphins, Seahawks, and Panthers all with just two wins as well, it has become a case of the have and have-nots. The list of have-nots may be the deepest in recent memory for the league. Will things change after the new collective bargaining agreement on the horizon?  That is one tune waiting...

Suicide Hotlines Flooded With Calls Concerning Brett Favre

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Excerpt: Jon Merz volunteers at a suicide hotline in Los Angeles every other weekend.  He'll be on duty this Sunday, the same day Brett Favre makes his highly-publicized return to Lambeau Field as a Viking. Jon is expecting it to be a busy weekend. "I was here on Tuesday.  We were already getting calls from people in preparation for this weekend, saying that they didn't know if they could handle all the coverage that Brett Favre would be getting this week.  Especially on Sunday." What Jon is referring to is the endless amount of hours and countless segments that are likely to be spent...

Vikings-Packers Preview: Are You Ready for Some Gunslinging or Mudslinging?

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Excerpt: Note: The quotes in this article are fictional. Brett Favre’s long-awaited homecoming in Green Bay is upon us, and it couldn’t have been scripted any better. The Minnesota Vikings are 6-1 with the Green Bay Packers close behind at 4-2. A Packer win would forge a practical tie atop the division. The Packers have won two straight by a combined 57-3 score, while Minnesota lost for the first time last week, falling to the Steelers 27-17 in Pittsburgh. “This may be the most anticipated event in Green Bay since my first tearful retirement press conference,” says Favre. “This game has the potential to be...

Contrary to Published Reports, Former Viking Orlando Thomas Is Not Dead

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Excerpt: The NFL world was shocked Wednesday evening when it was reported that former Minnesota Vikings player Orlando Thomas had passed away at the age of 37 after a four-year battle with ALS. I'm sure the person who was most shocked was Orlando Thomas himself, as he was watching TV with his family when the report was broadcast on ESPN. The Vikings reported Thomas' death on their website Wednesday evening after officials from Louisiana-Lafayette, Thomas' alma mater, called to inform them that he had died. The Star Tribune followed with a blog post, citing the Vikings' website as the source of the information. According...

Minnesota Vikings Continue to Confound

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Excerpt: Football can be a fickle game, sometimes. Twice on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings were inside the Pittsburgh Steelers' twenty-yard line, in the fourth quarter, and poised to take the lead (or at least tie the game). Twice on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers ended those drives with touchdowns of their own. What goes around, comes around, so they say; and the breaks that had gone the Vikings way the previous couple of games most certainly did not go their way Sunday. If a slightly suspect tripping penalty isn't called...If Brett Favre's pass is a little lower and a millisecond later...If Chester Taylor catches a pass...

Hey, Vikings Fans, Don’t Blame Brett Favre for This One

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Excerpt: If you simply looked at the scoreboard and the fact that Brett Favre was at least partially responsible for two turnovers returned for touchdowns, you'd easily say that Favre blew it. That he finally showed his "true colors" or that he "Favre-ed" this one. If you truly believe this loss hangs on him, you're sadly mistaken. A closer look beyond the box score actually shows a hard-fought game that came down to two intense, meticulous drives led by Favre, which saw the Minnesota Vikings dink-and-dunk down the field twice in the final seven minutes in fantastic fashion. ...

Drinking the Vikings Kool-Aid

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Excerpt: I know the Vikings are 6-1. I know they have the best running back in the league. I know they have a (surprisingly) mistake free quarterback in Brett Favre. I know they have arguably a top-five defense. I know all these things. What I don't know, however, is if I am ready to throw myself into this Vikings team. Unlike most Vikings fans, I don’t know if I am ready to drink the Kool-Aid. This isn’t simply an overreaction to the Vikings' first loss. I don’t think anyone expected the Vikings to even sniff an undefeated season – other than maybe Ron Jaworski...

Minnesota Vikings Impress In A Game They Had No Business Losing

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Excerpt: Sunday's 27-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers was a painful game for the Minnesota Vikings, to be sure, but one they had no business losing. Plenty of things went right for the NFC North-leading Vikings, who stuck with the favored Pittsburgh Steelers for virtually the entire game. Questionable play-calling and poor luck got in between Minnesota and a perfect record, though, and the Vikings fell to 6-1 on the season. Heading into the game, much ado was made regarding the injury and absence of Minnesota corner back Antoine Winfield. The Viking's best defensive back, Winfield would force the Steelers to...