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Who dat? Not you, Judas

UPDATE: I’ve been graciously informed by reader Holly that “who dey” refers to the Bengals, while “who dat” is the Saints. Whoops. Thanks for the catch, Holly. Can’t keep my Southern team cheers straight. And if you don’t think Cincinnati is in the South, spend some time there. Right over the border from Kentucky. Anyway…

Hey everybody–Gene here, back [...]

Lack of gambles are doing Thompson in

Gene sent me a Facebook message today – again, don’t bother trying to add him on there, he WILL decline your request – reminding me to check out a story, written last week by the great Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, focusing on just how much the Minnesota Vikings have outperformed the Green [...]

One first round pick signed, one to go

Defensive lineman B.J. Raji (RAJI!) now sits alone as the last Green Bay Packer rookie to sign a contract as the team reached agreement with its other first round selection, outside linebacker Clay Matthews, Thursday evening.

According to Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press Gazette, the deal is likely close to the one given to [...]

Know your enemies: Minnesota Vikings edition

“You can’t lose what you don’t put in the middle…but you can’t win much either.”
-Mike McDermott, “Rounders”

Quick Refresher:

Even though the movie “Rounders” is about poker, the game the Vikings and Judas played all offseason was essentially a game of high stakes poker.  (I have been waiting  on a decision from the man who make waffle makers blush [...]

An open letter to No. 4

Before we begin, I just want to point out one thing. I absolutely did not want to write anything about any Brett Favre rumors. Really, I didn’t. But then I read a story on the New York Daily News’ website, from Saturday, which gave me no other choice.

Dear Brett,

First off, is it cool if I call you [...]

Birk flies out of NFC North

A day after losing out in the T.J. Houshmanzadeh sweepstakes to the Seahawks, the Vikings continued their not-so-stellar start to free agency with lifelong Viking Matt Birk to another flock of birds.  Wednesday afternoon, the Ravens swooped in and literally stole the six-time Pro Bowler.  Terms of the contact have not been officially disclosed yet, but [...]