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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 [...]

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 [...]

"Housh" no longer likely to end up a Viking

Last night, it looked like free agent wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was getting closer and closer to becoming a member of the Minnesota Vikings.

Now, though, that does not seem very likely.

Multiple outlets are reporting that Houshmandzadeh flew out of the Twin Cities last night and is now with his family in Los Angeles, mulling over offers [...]

Canty signs with Giants, doesn't make it to Green Bay

Well, cancel those travel plans.  Prized defensive end Chris Canty inked a six-year, $42 million contract with the New York Giants.  ESPN is reporting that $17.5 million of the deal is guaranteed.  The fourth-year pro is expected to slide over to tackle for the Giants, putting his mountain-esque 6′7, 304 lbs body in the middle of already [...]

Prognostication, free agency-style

It is now officially Friday, February 27, and you know what that means: the NFL free agency period has finally begun.

There is some elite talent available and while it is likely that none of these players will have even the most remote contact with the Packers, the fact that they are out there is still [...]