The Vikings Will Draft a Quarterback. . .But When?

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Friday Blizzard: Thundersnow edition
Published 4/11/2008 by Pacifist Viking at Pacifist Viking
... asks "How much do athletes read newspapers, blogs and other such media?" Viking Update notes that " While it seems hard to imagine, since the second year of the existence of the franchise – a span of 45 seasons – the Vikings have had just five full-time centers." It's a reasonable point, but dependent on the definition of "full-time center;" for example, Matt Birk was out for all of 2005. In which round will the Vikes draft a quarterback (Daily Norseman)?

Links: New Schedule, Draft News and Gus Ferrotte
Published 4/17/2008 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
With the draft next Saturday, there's been a lot going on in the world of the NFL. The schedule was released on Tuesday to the kind of fanfare that was meant to remind you that the NFL is the undisputed king of sports. ESPN spent two hours breaking down the schedule, picking out games to watch, making predictions about teams strength of schedule and generally wasting everyone's time. I understand blogs about NFL teams and NFL focused sites writing about the schedule. But a two hour special on ESPN!? There wasn't a baseball game they could show? Or maybe some more draft speculation? What about the Strong Man Competition? Do they still have the ...