Greg Lewis and the rest of the ex-Eagles that Chilly brought over, (Hicks, Tapeh, McMullen, Pinkston, McMahon, Detmer), all share something in common.  They..aren't..good.  Hicks is the only guy you can say anything good about--he's at least been serviceable.  

Greg Lewis's career numbers from NFL.com:

His best year was in '05 when he had 561 receiving yards starting all 16 games.

Now I understand that that they wanted someone that could play both the outside and the slot.  But how about someone with a little more upside?  He's 29 years old and has never shown a lot of promise.  Maybe he'll be a "leader" to our young receivers, but I thought Wade was fine for that role.  

And above all, I would have liked to seen some loyalty to a player that took a 50% paycut to stay with our team.  Bobby Wade, you will be missed.

Adrian Peterson's duck hunting efforts:

http://www.gobblercountry.com/2009/8/24/999193/ladies-and-gentlemen-adrian

"An reader sent in these photos of former Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson after he successfully achieved revenge over those diabolical ducks for previous injustices.

There is no evidence Peterson ended the lives of any of the below ducks. However, I think these photos are hilarious and if it turns out A.D. actually did shoot these birds, well, more power to him. It makes him a much better hunter and marksman than I am, that's for sure. Identities of others, including wildlife, have been obscurred. After all, I wouldn't want any friends or family of these ducks to get offended.

The looks on Peterson's face are classic."

It's probably not that hard to shoot a duck, but how many NFL running backs actually can do it?  And the pictures make me laugh.  But does the writer of this article really think that AP didn't shoot the ducks?  He's just felt like posing with them?

Is the Daily Norseman ever going to get a URL icon?  All the other SB Nation blogs that I've seen have had one.  It's the little icon to the left of the URL, in case you're wondering.  It might seem silly, but for fellas like me who use a bookmark toolbar, it's very helpful for identifying a website.  As of now, the icon for DN is blank. 

It'd be great if we could get one of those for the Daily Norseman.  Even if it's as simple as a 'D' logo.  Thanks.

This article about Britton is from the Orlando Sentinel:

Eben Britton is a douche

Wow is all I gotta say.  I guarantee the veteran Jaguar players are gonna talk some sense in to that guy.

I'm glad we didn't draft him.  I'd rather have a pot smoking young punk WR, than an overrated RT with entitlement issues.

If he actually becomes the greatest tackle of all time, I might cut him some slack.  But until then...

Here's a pretty cool video on Loadholt from ESPN.com:

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/clip?id=3749831&c ategoryid=null

The guy is freakin huge.  But like Stoops said, he carries it really well.  He doesn't look like some fat blob.  I'm really excited about him at RT.  He seems like a good guy too.

This draft as a whole has been excellent for us.  Harvin is another big playmaker that we need to take the heat off of AP, and Berrian.   And someone that can hopefully return kicks for us.  And then Loadholt fills a HUGE need at RT.

From ProFootballTalk:

VIKES WILL PAY PAYMAH’S RENT

The “Paymah Rent” tour finally has ended.

According to Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, free-agent cornerback Karl Paymah has agreed to terms with the Vikings.

Paymah, who previously played for the Broncos, visited multiple teams before finally arriving in Minnesota.

So either he was tired of traveling, or the Vikings offered him more than any other team.

Paymah signed a one-year deal, and he plans to test the market again in 2010.  He thinks that, with the coaching of defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and secondary coach Joe Woods, his career will take off.

“I got the talent,” Paymah said, “but not the guidance.”

But we hope that he’s getting good guidance from his agent.  Before Karl presumes that he’ll launch another “Paymah Rent” tour in 2010, he needs to keep one important thing in mind:  Absent a new CBA (or a clause in his contract promising that the team won’t try to hold him in place), Paymah will be only a restricted free agent next year, because he won’t have the requisite six years of service.

From Access Vikings,

"The Vikings clearly are not the same defense without Pat Williams in the middle. Williams was in the locker room afterward and said his plan is to play Sunday. He is scheduled to have his right shoulder examined again on Monday. Williams said he no longer has pain and is trying to regain his strength in his arm."

It would be HUGE to get him back for next week.  Let's hope he doesn't have any setbacks.