Anybody Want Tarvaris Jackson?
September 3, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Sports Rumors
Even though the Vikings have their final preseason game tomorrow night, it looks like they have put the feelers out to see what a Tarvaris Jackson trade might net them. We knew this day would come, didn’t we? While I think Jackson is a talented guy, with four quarterbacks on the team (thank you Brett Favre), one of them had to go.
And for once, this really can’t be blamed on Favre.
Jackson has at least played 20 games in the last three years, so his chances of getting picked up are good. I’m not sure I …read more
Brett Favre Makes his Vikings Debut
August 21, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Football
Just a few days after unretiring again, Brett Favre was on the football field playing a preseason game for the Minnesota Vikings. Although he was only in for eight plays, that was long enough for the Vikings fans to give him a long standing ovation.
In those eight plays, Favre looked every bit of a quarterback who hasn’t gone through training camp. He completed only one of his four throws for a total of four yards. A couple of his throws were completed off target.
But, considering it was a preseason game, Vikings fans didn’t seem to care. Besides, their team was …read more
Who Gets Cut if Brett Favre Unretires?
June 19, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Football
While almost every angle of Brett Favre’s unretirement has been hashed, rehashed and rehashed again, one question has flown under the radar: Which of the Minnesota Vikings’ three current quarters would be cut?
If Favre doesn’t come back, Tarvaris Jackson, Sage Rosenfels and John David Booty are all expected to make the Vikings. But if Favre unretires, one will almost certainly have to be released.
Booty was drafted in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. While he might be expendable, the Vikings coaches seem to like him and believe he has a good amount of potential.
Rosenfels was acquired during the …read more




