Archive for September, 2010

Vincent Jackson’s Hearing Scheduled For This Morning

At 8:00 a.m. EST Thursday morning, Vincent Jackson’s hearing will begin. The hearing is to decide whether his three game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policies and his three week suspension for being a no-show for the Chargers can be served consecutively or concurrently.  The NFL argues he should be suspended for six [...]

Links Of The Week: Dolphins

I hadn’t really realized it, but I have been neglecting the whole “Links of the Week” thing for quite some time now.  So, I’ll get this restarted by pointing you towards our friends around the web and what they have to say about the Saints game, the upcoming Fins game, and other various Vikings-related topics. [...]

Harvin Is A Surprise Addition To Injury Report

For the most part, the Vikings seem to be getting healthier.  I was surprised, however, when I saw receiver Percy Harvin on the report with a hip issue.  Here is the Vikings full injury report:  Limited participants included Harvin (hip), CBs Chris Cook (knee) and Cedric Griffin (knee), DT Jimmy Kennedy (knee), and left tackle [...]

Dolphins Gab Answers A Few Questions

Brant Houghton is the editor of Dolphins Gab where he does a great job covering his favorite team.  Brant emailed me earlier this week asking me to answer a few questions about the upcoming game.  I obliged and my answers will soon be available if you click here. Brant was also kind enough to return [...]

Dolphins’ Odrick Will Miss The Game

Adam Schefter reports via Twitter that Dolphins first round pick defensive lineman, Jared Odrick, will miss Sunday’s game in Minnesota. His absence can be chalked up to a leg injury. Official injury reports will be released Wednesday, and we’ll be sure to keep you up to date on the Vikings and Dolphins.

Packers’ Grant Done For The Year

I never cheer for an injury to a football player no matter which team he plays for.  However, part of the job is realizing that injuries are all-too-often a reality in the NFL and understanding that depth is an important attribute for a Championship caliber football team. A few weeks back I had a little [...]

There Are Reasons For Hope, Vikings Fans

I have to admit, I have been pretty sour towards the Vikings opening game because they looked, well, awful. That doesn’t mean they won’t get better, however, and that starts with getting some more players healthy and finding time for more chemistry-building practices in which EVERY player participates, even the 40 year old quarterbacks. Here [...]

Lions Join Vikings In The Basement

The Vikings go into a week two with a record of 0 and 1.  The Lions also are in last place of the NFC North after a controversial call negated a Calvin Johnson touchdown and allowed the Bears to win, 19 to 14. When I was doing a radio spot earlier in the week, I [...]

Report: Vikes To Work Out Receivers

After the 14 to 9 loss to New Orleans, Brad Childress said that he wasn’t really thinking about adding another wide receiver. Either something has changed or he lied. According to a report, the Vikings plan to work out receivers Sam Aiken, Reggie Brown, Ruvell Martin, and Demetrius Williams. All of these players would come [...]

Vincent Jackson Rumors Persist

The rumors of the Vikings being interested in wide receiver Vincent Jackson are just not going away. Here is the latest from PFT:  In five days, a hearing will be held in New York to determine whether Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson will miss six games or three games if is traded during his three-game suspension [...]