Pacifist Viking

I’m not going to defend my attitude toward the South any further, but I would like to, briefly, present a partial explanation of my worldvie...

When this first started, I could have said, "Yep. I hate the South" followed by several jokes involving common southern stereotyp...

Because I'm rather shaken up about this subject, I'm writing another post to give it prominence at the top of the blog for the weeke...

We all know that Chicago is a tough-guy town. We also know that for at least since 2001, the Vikings haven't been a tough-guy team, bec...

OK, that's not true. But given that I've written 5 posts about Michael Irvin, commented on Michael Richards, and have been called b...

Defending my view of "The South" Let me explain my position on "the South." I am not bigoted against southerners; in th...

Ha! I'm just kidding. I'm not here to fan the flames of hatred. Let me tell you, it's absolutely delightful to watch the peac...

I've realized now that the Michael Irvin's comments story is not a story in and of itself. It is a story-driven story. Why do I say...

You can read my initial thoughts on Micheal Irvin's bizaare commments here , and my follow-up comments here and here . You can also re...

The Vikings go play at Soldier Field this Sunday, and there are a few things we can't forget. First of all, Chicago is a Tough-Guy Town....

Looking at the current NFL standings is almost enough to help us make predictions about what will happen the rest of the way. Points Agains...

IF Tiki Barber ever makes it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it will be Tom Coughlin that put him there. Look at Barber's numbers . ...

Skol Vikings! My mood is mellow because the Vikes got their first W in a month. I was pretty close to ripping my clothes off and going out...

The PFT Rumor Mill has some new news/comments up about Michael Irvin's odd comments. They link to a column by Chris Zelkovich of the ...

In truth, the Vikes were much better under Denny Green than they have been since he left. Under Green, there were 8 playoff appearances, 4 ...

The Cowboys are probably the second-best team in the NFC. One of Football Outsiders' precepts is, "Championship teams are generall...

If you pay attention to announcers during sporting events, you will hear also sorts of racial assumptions in the subtext. When talking abou...

When I hear white people complain about a "double standard" by which black people (or members of any minority group) get away with...

We've already seen ten freaking games from every team. But there's more to go, so let's look at my hopes for the rest of the se...

In my football watching days, I've seen 4 running backs that deserve legitimate consideration in discussions of "the greatest ever...