Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Now THAT…was a party.  Especially if you’re Bryant McKinney who made sure he and his guests had a very good time.  According to TMZ, McKinnie spent over $100,000 last Thursday night at a pre-NBA All-Star Game celebration:
Sources at the NBA All-Star “Kick Off Party” at MyHouse nightclub — hosted by rapper Rick Ross and model [...]

For the second time since Friday night, Vikings Defensive End Everson Griffen has been arrested by LAPD.  He was booked Friday night for being drunk in public.  On Monday, he was stopped by Hollywood police near the USC campus around 4pm.  He failed to produce identification and decided it would be a good idea to [...]

As fans, we’re always hoping our teams will gamble just at the right time.  We’re constantly rooting for coaches to ‘go for it’ on 4th and short almost any time our favorite offense creeps over the other teams’ 50 yard line.  It’s in our nature…we’re fans, as excited about the potential for championship glory as [...]

It looks like the Minnesota Vikings have seen enough out of interim head coach Leslie Frazier to give him a shot next season.  According to the Associated Press:

Touting Leslie Frazier’s communication style, crisis management skills and credibility with players, the Minnesota Vikings decided to strip the interim tag from the former NFL [...]

It’s that time of year again, kids!  No, not the NFL Playoffs.  It’s the yearly coaching “carousel” that begins spinning at the end of every football season.  Underachievers are sacked – and often hired someplace else – and coordinators have an opportunity to step into the limelight has head coaches.  So let’s look at who’s [...]

It looks like Brett Favre will start Monday night against the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium.  That’s according to ESPN.  In other bad news, Adrian Peterson – the Vikings’ best player – is out.  Unless Favre reverts to form circa 2009, this is gonna be one long night for men in purple.
[Source: Blippitt]

It’s possible that the NFL rules on injury reporting are being stretched, but that doesn’t seem to bother the Minnesota Vikings.  1500 ESPN Twin Cities is reporting that Brett Favre’s injury status has been upgraded from “out” to “questionable”.  That’s a little bit like having a broken leg one day, then walking around on it [...]

Cleveland Browns (5-8) at Cinncinnati Bengals (2-11)
Backed by a power running game featuring the surprising Peyton Hillis and a decent passing game with rookie quarterback Colt McCoy, the Browns have turned a miserable start to the 2010 season into what may very well be a mediocre finish.  That’s a lot more than can be said [...]

For what seems to be the 14th time this season, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre as been called a game-time decision to play against the Giants tonight at Ford Field in Detroit.  Actually, Interim Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier called him “doubtful” but then said “but sometimes you never know with him.”  Okay.  Apparently, the Vikings [...]

The Tennessee Titans have claimed wide receiver Randy Moss off of waivers from the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota coach Brad Childress cut Moss after growing tired of Randy’s antics, lack of effort, and professionalism
The Titans lost their top WR Kenny Britt on Sunday to a hamstring injury.  He is likely to miss several games.
The Vikings had just [...]