Archive for August, 2009

Vikes Shopping Jackson?

According to a report, the Minnesota Vikings are shopping quarterback Tavaris Jackson around the league. Jackson is a player who might possibly need a change of scenery. If put in a good scenario, he may become a good Quarterback after all. Teams like the Cincinnati Bengals, who were searching for a backup, along with the [...]

A Few Things

First, don’t miss your chance to win a free copy of The Vikings Reader right here at Vikings Gab.  Click here to try and win our caption contest. Also, don’t forget that if you email adam@vikingsgab.com I am more than happy to answer any questions, comments, concerns, rants about my Favre hating ways, or watever [...]

Taking Another Crack At It

Before the Vikings first preseason game, I took a stab at trying to figure out the Vikings final 53-man roster.  Some things have changed a bit since then (ya think!?!).  With the addition of Brett Favre, the news that John Sullivan is practicing at long snapper, and injuries at the tight end position have made [...]

Handbook: For Those Who Love The Vikings But Hate Brett Favre (Round 2)

  I’ve had quite a positive response to my first round of Handbook that I posted last week.  Make sure to check that out before reading this post so that you can get caught up and read steps one through five. So one preseason game is in the books, and strangely a 1 of 4 [...]

Chiefs: Quick Thoughts

Well, our team is 2 for 2 in preseason!  Yay? Here are some quick thoughts about what I noticed tonight: Favre was unimpressive despite all the “experts” best efforts to blame 120% of his short-comings ont he Vikings recievers.  The performace, however, is understandable considering he became a Viking like 10 minutes ago or something. [...]

Favre’s Funny Friday

There is a TON of halarious stuff out there on Favre right now.  Here’s a look at what I  liked best. From the Daily Norseman: Defensive Indifference presents an innovative game:   The Viking Ship found a fantastic cartoon:

Chiefs: Five Things To Watch Tonight

As you prepare to watch the Vikings take on the Chiefs in week two of the preseason, here are five things to keep an eye on: 1.       The Reunion:  While it isn’t as exciting as a regular season game, Jared Allen has to be pumped to show his stuff against his old team that was [...]

The Vikings Reader: Win Your Free Copy Here!

I just finished reading my advanced copy of The Vikings Reader and let me tell you what, this book is seriously a MUST HAVE.  Editor Armand Peterson navigates you through Viking history, from inception all the way to Adrian’s rushing record.  The reason I love it so much is he uses articles from the press during [...]

Handbook: For Those Who Love The Vikings But Hate Brett Favre

Perhaps nobody hates Brett Favre more than Sage Rosenfels does right now.  I am a close second. I’ll admit it.  I tell everyone.  I tell the readers of this site.  I tell my co-workers.  I tell my wife.  I tell my friends.  I tell the guy at the urinal next to me.  And you can [...]

Links Of The Week

Well, the other night when I sat down and was trying to figure out how to approach this whole Brett Favre thing I realized there wasn’t much to say that I (or a million other people) hadn’t already said during the previous 4 months.  So, I checked out what other folks were writing, and the [...]