Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP Not Again... (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Browse more photos » With the Rams being 0-7 and having a huge checkmark next to "rebuilding- ignore our standings, please," I was curious to see just how much the Rams were paying for their futility on the field compared to teams that had success. These are using last year’s numbers (I wanted a full season),...
The Viking Age (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
John David Booty had a pretty interesting career with the Vikings. He got drafted, sat for a year on the bench behind Tarvaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte, watched Frerotte leave and probably thought he had a decent shot at being the #2 in 2009… Saw the team trade for Sage Rosenfels (ugh) then sign Brett Favre [...]
Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Pardon the lack of posting the last day - busy day for me. Back to it though as Sunday's intriguing matchup between the Vikings and Steelers approaches. Earlier in the week we look at a pair of interesting matchups in the trenches - Jared Allen vs. Max Starks and Kevin Williams vs. the interior offensive linemen of the Steelers . There are plenty of other interesting individual and unit matchups, but...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Although the Green Bay Packers narrowly lost the game last season in Minnesota on a late missed FG by K Mason Crosby , it wasn't really that close. 3 INTs by QB Gus Frerotte , one returned for a TD by FS Nick Collins , and a punt return for a TD by CB Will Blackmon , kept the score close. Since they can't count on two TDs like that again, can they fix the mistakes of 2008 in time for the game on Monday...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
More photos » by Jim Prisching - AP Browse more photos » Mike McCarthy announced at his Wednesday press conference that S Atari Bigby "had a significant injury" and "we're looking at a time frame of at least four weeks." I'm starting to feel really bad for the guy. After a promissing 2007 season, last season he was injured at Detroit in week 2, and now he's hurt in the...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Veterans Jeff Garcia, A.J. Feeley, Joey Harrington and Damon Huard have been released since Sept. 2, joining Gus Frerotte and Brian Griese on the unemployed list, but Brian Brohm's name would be at the top of the Packers' list if the team needed another quarterback on the 53-man roster.
The FanHouse - Buffalo Bills (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
by JJ Cooper Filed under: Vikings , NFC North , NFL Training Camp , NFL Quarterbacks The only person having a worse day on Monday than the entire Green Bay Packers fan base is new Vikings backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels . Rosenfels has gotten plenty of experience at being a dutiful backup. He spent four years in Miami backing up Jay Fiedler, A.J. Feeley and Gus Frerotte , then spent the next three...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
by JJ Cooper Filed under: Vikings , NFC North , NFL Training Camp , NFL Quarterbacks No matter what else he does, Brad Childress' head coaching career is going to be all about his decisions at quarterback. Two seasons ago, the Vikings had one of the league's better defenses and the NFL's best running back. They were a quarterback and a pass rusher away from being a Super Bowl contender. But it was...
Turf Show Times (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP St. Louis Rams rookie quarterback Keith Null has the chance to make an impression with starting QB Marc Bulger sidelined for the next two weeks or more. Browse more photos » Despite a career's worth of sacks, broken ribs, and all the injuries St. Louis Rams QB Marc Bulger has had to deal with in just the last few seasons, I'm kind of surprised that we...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Last last with Peyton Manning on the PUP the Colts brought in a pair of veteran backups, Quinn Gray and Jared Lorenzen . Now with Jim Sorgi out 2-3 weeks they may bring an experienced QB in again. There are still a few Quarterbacks with NFL experience remaining unsigned. Free Agents Gus Frerotte Drew Henson Craig Nall Marques Tuiasosopo Cleo Lemon UFL (I don't know if there is an arrangement for the...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Position Battle #1: Quarterback - Tarvaris Jackson vs Sage Rosenfels I know this is beaten to death, but allow me to swing my stick and hit it one more time. The offseason addition of Sage Rosenfels adds intrigue to a position battle that has been anything but fair the last two years. The Brooks Bollinger-Tarvaris Jackson “competition” two years ago was about as competitive as a Harlem...
Pacifist Viking (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
Why do I have faith in Sage Rosenfels ? Because I'm impressed with his efficiency numbers the last two seasons. He completed over 65% of his passes and averaged over 7.5 yards per attempt. I think he's a solid quarterback that, in a good situation, will stand in the pocket and make good throws. Why am I not worried about Rosenfels' penchant for throwing interceptions? His interception rate the last...
Daily Norseman (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
More photos » by Rogelio V. Solis - AP You won't see this in Minnesota in 2009. . .and it won't affect where the Vikings finish in the NFC North one bit. Sorry, Bear and Packer fans! Browse more photos » It's been announced on ESPN and by Anthony in the FanShot below that Brett Favre has decided to stay retired and not come and play for the Minnesota Vikings in 2009. Yes, this should be...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
There's a temptation to look backward and assume sports fans of decades past were more discerning of true talent, less likely to be blown to and fro by the latest fad, and more certain of their more trustworthybeliefs. But then you see something like the 1997 Best And Worst issue of Washingtonian, and you realize that no, sports fans a decade ago were every bit as stupid as we are today. Maybe more...
Pacifist Viking (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
I've thought I'd feel mild relief if I found out that Brett Favre won't be joining the Vikings. But just this morning, I suddenly got cold: what if I'm wrong about Sage Rosenfels? My belief is that he's at worst mediocre, which would be fine for one year (last year the Vikes won 10 games with a Tarvaris Jackson/Gus Frerotte combo against a tougher schedule), but that he might be better (good enough...
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