Various media outlets are trying to create “interesting” news by saying there is a controversy in the Minnesota Vikings locker room about who should be the starting quarterback. And of course, they’re citing make-believe unnamed sources. Ridiculous, I say. The most influential players (Adrian Peterson, Antoine Winfield, Jared Allen) lobbied to get Brett Favre on the team because they knew their current quarterback situation (Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels, John David Booty) was unstable. And anyone else with a clue would agree.
In last week’s preseason win over Kansas City—a game Brett never should’ve played in after having had only a couple …read more

Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress and Brett Favre will meet to discuss the possibility of Brett playing for the Vikings this season. This information is from to a source with direct knowledge of discussions between Brett and the Vikings. With all the recent speculation that Brett might wind up in Minnesota for the 2009 season, this get together was pretty much inevitable. Coach Childress and Brett will meet in an undisclosed location (top secret) later this week. I wonder how long it will be before the undisclosed location becomes public knowledge?
Here are five good reasons — in no particular …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Today was the last official day for the media to be working at the NFL Scouting Combine. Only one head coach made an appearance today — Detroit Lions leader Rod Marinelli. And Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian also stopped by. The final group of players to speak with the media were defensive backs. And LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey took his turn at the presser podium, making up for a missed opportunity yesterday because he was involved in a battery of tests at the hospital. I think he also wanted to clear the …read more