Tag Archive: NFL

Jun 17

^Update: Reg Memorial Fund (It’s Not Too Late)

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As most of you know we lost one of our founders, and friends last month. It’s been a tough time for his kids and a memorial fund was set up. If you can help, it would be awesome. Any donations for burial expenses, immediate outta pocket expenses….if it’s at all possible to help I know …

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Jun 15

Carla the Viking: No News is Good News

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Hey there Vikings fans.  Winter Park and the purple and gold masses have been almost abnormally quiet since Thursday, and considering the point in the offseason, I’m down with that.  Doesn’t give me a whole lot to blog about but let’s face it – if ever there was a time in the season that no …

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Jun 13

Carla the Viking: Twitter Talk 6/12/13

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Hey all, back to business after a busy day of being excited over Kenechi Udezi! First, just wanted to mention the Minnesota Vikings and the Vikings Children’s Fund hit the golf course today for another charity fundraiser.  Christian Ponder was quoted as saying it’s easy for the players to turn up and play golf, and …

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Jun 12

Rant Sports: Why Pittsburgh Steelers Need Ben Roethlisberger to Have Monster Season

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  Normally, the Pittsburgh Steelers are considered one of the top teams to beat in the AFC, but they’re coming off a 2013 season in which they finished with a disappointing 8-8 record–missing out on the playoffs for the first time since the 2009 season. Unfortunately, the AFC North will be one of the toughest …

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Jun 11

BTB: Dallas Cowboys With Too Many “Dumb Penalties” in 2012?

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The Penalty Tracker at NFLPenalties.com lists 53 different penalties that were called at one point in the league over the last four years. According to that tracker, the Dallas Cowboys committed 23 different penalties last year, and over the season accumulated 118 penalty calls. Most of the analyses of penalties you’ve seen probably only looked …

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Jun 10

Rant Sports: New England Patriots Signing Tim Tebow is a Publicity Stunt

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The New England Patriots surprised no one on Monday when they signed free agent quarterback Tim Tebow, who was waived by the New York Jets last month. After Wes Welker split town, Brandon Lloyd wasn’t re-signed and Rob Gronkowski had his fifth surgery in two years, the team lost a lot of star power. So …

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Jun 09

BTB: Practicing Long Division: Sizing Up Our NFC East Rivals

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It’s been a while since we checked in with our rivals. What’s new in the land of the NFC East? Here’s a snapshot for all three of the teams that Dallas will be fighting for the division crown between the months of September and January. No NFC East team has won consecutive division crowns since …

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Jun 08

Hats off to John Sullivan & the Vikings

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Found out today that John Sullivan (C) donated $150,000 towards a new University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital playground.  I’m touched and impressed.  Great skill on the field is wonderful and all, but character and heart…they’re pretty damn important too. Should note that the total cost was $200,000, and Chad Greenway (LB) donated $25,000 and …

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Jun 07

NFL suspended Browns WR Josh Gordon two games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

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He’ll also forfeit four game checks. Gordon entered the 2012 Supplemental Draft after what were believed to be multiple marijuana incidents, including an arrest for possession at a Taco Bell during his time at Baylor. He later transferred to Utah, but failed another test and was not allowed to play. Gordon is one of the …

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Jun 06

Fantasy Banner Vote

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This season SJ has purchased a deluxe league at myfantasyleague.com With that, we are able to customize the appearance into our own site. What I’m looking for is to get a main banner for the site made. I was thinking of getting some of the top fantasy football players in the banner. What I thought …

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