Pacifist Viking

Recently I noted that Tomlinson's TD record may not be quite so impressive, since he's breaking a record that was set in 2000, then...

I absolutely love the NFL playoffs. I love that playoff games suck up my entire weekend. I love that they come when I'm on break from ...

Listen, folks, I haven't been happy with the 2006 Viking season at all either, but let's give Mr. Childress a break. He's a fir...

(This is a rambling and narcissistic examination of what PV is and what it will be--feel free to ignore this post entirely if you're loo...

I know that title sounds sarcastic, but it's not. You will be smarter if you read websites like Football Outsiders and Cold, Hard Foot...

A variation of Ockham's Razor should be applied to all fantasy football decisions: the simplest, easiest choice is also the best. Don...

The Vikings are out of playoff contention; for all intents and purposes, week 17 doesn't matter for them. It's a detestable situati...

In the past, the Vikings have had drama, and even an aura of tragicomedy. Think of the personalities, for better or worse, that have been wi...

Locally, it looks like the Viking-Packer game will be broadcast on the ABC affiliate, KSTP . Is this cold rain going to make its way to Gree...

Don't worry, Californians and North Carolinians coming to visit; it's like a sauna up here. But apart from the (much too late) news...

A Bit More Humid tells me he's seen commercials on My29 for this game. I'll assume he was watching "The Simpsons" and not...

Fan rivalry between Minnesota and Wisconsin is interesting. For one thing, the Twin Cities is right near the WI border (several WI communit...

Out of the comfort zone After watching the previous 13 Viking games this season in my living room, I watched most of Sunday's loss to th...

Vikings resign E.J. Henderson Via PFT 's link to the Strib , E.J. Henderson has signed a 5 year extention with the Vikes. This is SPECTA...

Three weeks of widespread football left. The NFL is trying to spread this out by making games occur on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Mond...

Oh, we fickle Viking fans! First we cheer a player, then we boo a player. We just don't understand football and we're never happy! W...

The Vikes' Just-Short History Cold Hard Football Facts has made a list of the top 10 pro football teams to fail to win a championship. ...

Yesterday I used Marxism to try debunk one ethical argument about effort in sports. Today I would like to attack another common argument a...

A distinct feature of Bourgeois ideology (or as Weber would have it, the Protestant Ethic) is that a moral value is attached to "hard w...

Gregg Easterbrook: idiot TMQ thinks that Peyton Manning does too many commercials, and this may prevent him from winning a Super Bowl. He s...