Complaints about the NFL playing tonight’s game between Eagles and Vikings
December 26, 2010 by Eric Schmidt
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Unless you have had your head in the sand the last 36 hours, there is a major storm heading up the East coast of the United States. Locations as far south as Atlanta and Greenville, South Carolina have already received snow. Several games today are goi…
Bears employ 12th man to pummel the Minnesota Vikings
December 21, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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The Chicago Bears were worried about their safety playing against the Minnestoa Vikings at the University of Minnesota TCF Bank field, but they said nothing about employing a 12th man strategy to do so. During the game last night, with the Chicago Bears moving down the field, a random fan walks up to the Chicago [...]
The 5 NFL teams which made the worst moves in 2010
December 20, 2010 by Eric Schmidt
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As the NFL regular season winds down, it’s time to take a look back at the five NFL franchises which made the worst player moves in 2010. Trust me, there are some bone-headed moves which at the time looked as they might appear smart, but at the c…
New quarterback plans for the Minnesota Vikings?
December 20, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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Do the Minnesota Vikings have new plans moving forward in regards to the quarterback position? The Vikings plight at that position have been well documented in this column over the past few months. With the announcement of Donovan McNabb’s benching, there were almost immediate rumors linking the Vikings and other teams to the Redskin’s veteran, [...]
Another player complains about the surface on Monday night
December 19, 2010 by Eric Schmidt
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There has been a lot of discussion about the state of the University of Minnesota surface this week, and now another player has weighed in about his decision about playing on the frozen surface. This time, the punter, yes the punter, of the Minnesota V…
Despite squabbles, Vikings-Bears game at TCF officially on
December 18, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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Despite all the squabbles, the Monday night game between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears is officially on. Reports in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune state that 30,000 cubic yards of snow have been removed from TCF Bank Stadium and that the playing surface is reported to be in excellent condition. This week the Chicago Bearsn and [...]
Top 5 teams which will likely go after Redskins QB Donovan McNabb
December 18, 2010 by Eric Schmidt
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With the Washington Redskins benching QB Donovan McNabb in favor of Rex Grossman this week against the Dallas Cowboys, it is possible that we have seen the end of Donovan McNabb in Washington. His gratitous contract extension means very little moving f…
Chicago Bears don’t want to play Vikings in cold weather
December 16, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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The concern is growing over whether or not the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears should even play their Monday night matchup in TCF Band Stadium this week. The problem now is not about the question of snow removal, but the state of the field when they do actually play the game. Concerns are growing because [...]
Vikings Brett Favre streak over, media now focuses on Colts Peyton Manning
December 16, 2010 by Eric Schmidt
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One streak is down in the books with Minnesota Vikings QB Brett Favre finally sitting after a remarkable 297 straight games, but that’s yesterday’s news as the media is now turning their focus toward Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning and…
Will TCF Bank Stadium be ready or will the Minnesota Vikings be the Atlanta Vikings?
December 16, 2010 by eric.schmidt
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Snow removal operation have begun at the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium, but will the Minnesota Vikings be forced to become the Atlanta Vikings this week? There is a chance that the snow removal will not be completed and the stadium will not be ready in time for this Monday’s game between the Minnesota [...]