SB Nation User Blog: dwarg

The Booty has left the building

dwarg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:04:21 -0000

First Tyler Thigpen and now John David Booty.

Booty had a tryout with the Houston Texans yesterday and today he signed with the Tennessee Titans.

With TJack set to become a free agent after this year and the inevitable "will he, won't he" retirement drama coming this off season with Favre where does that leave the Vikings QB of the future? Sage Rosencopter?

Anyway, we've discussed variations on this theme before, but farewell Booty, I have only one regret, that I never really had the chance to chant your last name at the dome.

Booooottttteeeeeeeeeee!!! Booootttteeeeeee!!!!

Favrenugen

dwarg — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:39:17 -0000

After listening to Jon Gruden talk about Favre like a teenage girl talks about her favorite boy-band member for three quarters I introduced my wife to the term, "bromance."

When Favre was a Packer and I had to listen to this twice a year it seemed unbearable. Now that he's a Viking I only find it slightly annoying. Which got me thinking, what was it like for those on the opposite side?

After years of fawning coverage over Favre as a Packer and then two years of Rodgers/Favre comparisons and commentary; what's it like to hear the announcer go on and on about the quarterback of your rival like he's the second coming of Christ?

Does him once being "your guy" make it more or less bearable?

Poll

What's it like to hear game announcers profess their undying love for Brett Favre when he's playing for a rival?

Great, I'm still a Favre fan and he deserves it.

22 votes

Fine, I still have respect for what Favre did here.

10 votes

Mildly irritating, he's a legend... I get it already, move on.

9 votes

Stupid, he's tarnished his reputation for good.

6 votes

I'm going to kill someone if I hear the F word one more time!

5 votes

52 votes | Poll has closed

We know how you feel

dwarg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:14:06 -0000

I just watched the game this morning, so I'm sorry I'm so late with this but I felt the need to sympathize with you all. Had Gore been healthy... If your number 1 draft pick didn't have sawdust for brains... it probably would have been a different ball game. The 49ers had every right to win that game.

That said, being a Vikings fan we've lost a lot of games to Brett Favre in bizzare, or downright impossible fashion over the years. So I can't tell you how nice it was to see one of his last second comebacks and be able to cheer for, instead of against, him and come out with a win.

I hope Gore gets healthy quick and you guys get a chance for revenge against the Vikes in the playoffs.

It's of small consolation, but... good game.

Addition-AP and EJ on injury report

dwarg — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:22:03 -0000

Yahoo sports is reporting that AP was limited in practice due to a back injury.

Also EJ and Madieu Williams have shoulder injuries, although EJs injury sounds like the most serious of the bunch.

I hope we see a little, or a lot, more Chester Taylor and some passing this Sunday to take some of the load off Peterson. I rather he miss most of a game than several games if he aggravates an injury. Remember we got him in the draft because the previous six teams were afraid of his injury history.

NFL Game Rewind

dwarg — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:07:44 -0000

Anyone out there using the new NFL Game Rewind service? It sounds like exactly what I've been looking for, but I'm curious how long the delay is between kickoff and when the game becomes available. They make it sound like it's almost a live stream, but it's not. If it's less than 4 hours I'm all over it.

By the way I tried the demo on the site, and the quality was phenomenal.

Eagles Fans are Class Acts

dwarg — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:08:38 -0000

Hey Everyone,

I'm a Vikings fan and I just had to join the Bleeding Green Nation to thank everyone for showing so much class on our board last weekend. I had assumed all fans were as irrational and immature as Packers and Bears fans but you've shown otherwise.

Best of luck to you all. I'd rather we lost to the champs then some chumps so I'll be rooting for you the rest of the way.

Can't Buy Tickets

dwarg — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:29:40 -0000

As of 2:00 AM Thursday morning I can't buy Vikings tickets via Ticketmaster. I can view them on their crappy site, just not buy them.

How is it the biggest ticket seller in the universe, with a virtual monopoly on ticket sales and all the profits that go with it, can't make a site as nice and functional as their lowly competitor StubHub.com and can't even keep the site up when they're supposed to be selling playoff tickets?

I know, check back in the morning... But you see, I'm tired and pissed off and I want tickets now. So I did the next best thing and posted to the DailyNorseman.

Blackout? I doubt it.

dwarg — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:05:43 -0000

I don't understand all this ink being spilled over the possibility of a blackout for the Vikings playoff game. They made the playoffs Sunday and immediately on Monday the stories began that they had 20,000 seats remaining and there may be a blackout. Obviously the tickets will be sold out by tomorrow, if not today (Tuesday).

It seems to me someone has an ulterior motive to slander our fanbase and make it look like the Vikings aren't getting much support in MN. Both by implying that we're not buying tickets and by inciting Eagles fans to slam the phones and buy as many tickets as possible. It will look bad if there is a lot of Green in the stands on Sunday.

Anyone want to buy into the conspiracy that this story was planted by the league to help move the team to L.A. or drive the stadium deal forward. I'm selling conspiracy tickets on the cheap and I do accept Visa and MasterCard.

Vikings Win!

dwarg — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:42:53 -0000

Or at least the Purple's Special Teams won "Goat of the Week" honors from Peter King. Mr King tells us, "Minnesota's special teams. They define brutal."

You can read the paragraph here, halfway down the page. He also finishes the story with this prediction:

"I think I don't care if the Vikings are just a game out of first place in the NFC North. They're cooked. Any team that plays as poorly in all three phases as the Vikes did at Chicago -- allowing 48 Chicago points in the first 46 minutes of the game -- will be home for New Year's."

So while special teams should be the focus of this embarrassing loss how culpable is the Defense and Leslie Frazier in this? It's true they didn't get a lot of help in terms of field position and they didn't give up 14 of the 48 points, but that still leaves them with 34 points.

A lot of people have been talking about Frazier replacing Chili at the helm--at least if we cut Chili loose during the season. Is this still what the fans are looking for? Or should we ride the Kick Ass Offense to the end of the season to enjoy the higher draft pick it bestows upon us before looking for a real coach?

The good news is that Zygi doesn't mind spending money on coaches and he may have learned enough of a lesson from his last hiring debacle that we have a good chance at getting a good coach.

I'd give my right arm to have Tomlin back, but that's spilled milk now.

Sir Purple vs. The Cowardly Lion

dwarg — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:47:25 -0000

Imagine that football teams are glorious knights in shining armor. Each week they suit up for battle and one fiefdom pins its hopes on their champion to bring them an honorable victory over another fiefdom's champion.

To begin the season Sir Purple faced a number of very noble opponents and suffered some very close, but mostly honorable losses, while managing the same number of hard fought victories.

Then, in week six, as Sir Purple rode into Ye Olde Metrodome marching under the cheers of his adoring fans he faced a new kind of opponent. The NFL handlers dragged out a poor bedraggled lion, slinking and whimpering about, missing most of its teeth, it backed itself into a corner for a safety.

Unimpressed Sir Purple charged, lowering his lance and aiming for the kill. As he bared down on the lion to his surprise it reared up and let out a semi convincing roar. This so startled sir purple that he fumbled his lance--falling to the turf. The lion could not press it's advantage, however, and instead just put some distance between them.

What followed was an embarrassing display of ineptitude by both Sir Purple and the lion as they stumbled after one another, occasionally landing a blow, but most wounds were self inflicted.

As time wound down Ye Olde Official had mercy on Sir Purple tripping the Lion with his flag in a near perfect location for Sir Purple to pull out his Longwell sword and finish the job. The lion twitched as a pool of dark red ink grew underneath him staining the green grass crimson in the afternoon light.

The stadium was silent as the mob was forced to confront the horrors of what they had witnessed. A once proud creature brought low by circumstance, and Matt Millen, dragged into the killing fields for some sport had been allowed to feel like a mighty lion once again because their champion was not up to the job.

Sir Purple waved his banner in victory but the crowd refused to cheer as one by one they shuffled out of the stadium with their heads hanging low. A tear could be seen running down the cheek of more than one swarthy Vikings fan. The sweet taste of victory turned to ashes in his mouth.