http://www.sbnation.com/users/Bears%20Paw Posts made by Bears Paw on SB Nation http://www.dailynorseman.com/2008/8/17/595889/good-news Bears Paw Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:05:41 -0000 <p>The sprain to Tavaris' MCL is a actually a good thing.&nbsp; It is not a permanent injury and it should remind him how easy it is to be injured. He has already demonstrated that he can do the job.&nbsp; And if he is sidelined he won't be injured again at least until the season starts.&nbsp; This is preseason!&nbsp; The Vikings need now to work on team problems not win games. On offense, I would say that Bollinger and Booty need a lot more work.&nbsp; On defense, what happened to the great run defense of last year. &nbsp; For a lot of fans, preseason is just like regular season except the games don't count.&nbsp; Don't look at it that way. This is the time to work on weaknesses not show off strengths.</p> http://www.dailynorseman.com/2008/8/8/589465/not-pennington Bears Paw Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:59:53 -0000 <p>With two of the best running backs in the NFL and an outstanding offensive line, the Vikings are clearly an unbalanced run first team.&nbsp; One of the major requirements for a quarterback is to continually threaten to throw the deep ball.&nbsp; This threat prevents the opposing defenses from running all of their players at the line on every play.&nbsp; This was the reason that (WR) Bernard Berrian was acquired.&nbsp; He can stretch the field., but he needs a quarterback that can throw the deep ball.&nbsp; I understand that due to injuries that while Pennington is quite accurate, he is not a deep ball passer.</p>