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Peterson, Vikes eager to end skid against Packers

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:09:26 +1900

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota's last visit to Green Bay was nothing less than miserable....

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Vikings @ Packers: Preview and Picks

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:48:34 +1900

Let's be serious. This game is a test. Can Aaron Rodgers step into the shoes of a legend and perform well? Of course this one game will not make that decision, but it will most certainly do one of two things. It will either give Rodgers the confidence he needs to ultimately be successful this season, or it will do the opposite. I'm not saying that if he has a bad game on Monday night, he'll have a horrible season. There's no reason to believe that he can't pick himself up and bounce back with some great games. But, with all of the drama caused by the Brett Favre situation and after telling his fans to "shut up," I think he needs to come out and prove to everyone what he can do as quickly as possible. It will be a long, grueling season if he doesn't. Believe it or not, there are other important components to this game. One of those components is a name you might recall from last season: second year sensation Adrian Peterson. This guy turned some heads last year and already has people referring to ...

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Chicago Bears cut Rideau and keep Hanie

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:28:02 +1900

The Chicago Bears had to trim their roster down to 53 today and they decided to keep three quarterbacks, four running backs, and six wide receivers. They cut one guy, who everyone thought should great promise and it could be a huge mistake. Brandon Rideau looked real good this preseason with the Bears. Brandon Rideau, has been on the Bears practice squad for a couple of years now and in four games this preseason he caught three touchdown passes. Rideau had 127 yards in those games, he totally outplayed veteran WR Marty Booker, who in my mind was the guy to go. The Bears are looking to establish their eight man practice squad and they better put Rideau on that list. Rideau is a big kid at 6'3" and I hope they add him to their roster this season, if they get him through waivers. The Bears had talks about keeping only two QB's this season, but realized rookie QB Caleb Hanie from Colorado State showed too much this preseason. Hanie is the QB of the future for the Bears, not only does he ...

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The NFL’s Top-10 Stories for 08’-09’

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:04:52 +1900

Normal 0 21 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} We are nine days away of the NFL season kickoff. Next Thursday, the defending champions New York Giants will host the Washington Redskins in season opener. The last season will be always remembered for the Patriots’ path to the perfection and the biggest upset ever, when the Giants held them off on the Super Bowl, voiding them to complete the perfect season. The off-season has been quite interesting, and the upcoming season is expected to be even better than the previous one. ...

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"Why the Minnesota Vikings Will Miss the Playoffs"

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:39:44 +1900

On paper the Minnesota Vikings look good, if not great, except for one position, quarterback. Tarvaris Jackson has the tools to be the best quarterback in the NFC North, but hasn't proven himself to me just yet. Everybody is talking about how he is the weak link, but I'm going deeper into their problems. 1. QB Tarvaris Jackson- Quick, good arm, not accurate. Like I said, he has the tools to be the best quarterback in the NFC North but he is just not accurate enough. He has a running game behind him that can create openings for the passing game. He has two solid receivers in Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice. If he can stay healthy, hit his targets, and not try to do too much the Vikings will make the playoffs, if he doesn't do any of ...

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