Look Who's Blogging

by Eric J. Thompson on Apr 9, 2009 12:53 PM CDT in Minnesota Vikings

Access Vikings gives the scoop that our very own Sidney Rice has a blog on his personal website that he writes all by himself:

Just saw wide receiver Sidney Rice’s personal website which features his own blog. In it, he writes that his second season was a “3 or 4″ on a scale of 10 and talks about his offseason workout program in Miami with Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber.

Here's the link to #18's blog.

It looks like there are only two entries thus far (one each from February and March), but they're both a decent read. Unfortunately, I'd have to agree with Sidney's assessment of his 2008 season. But it sounds like Sid the Kid has been kicking some ass in the offseason with workouts in which "[e]verybody throws up almost every time we go through it."

Yeesh. I just threw up in my mouth a little just thinking about such a workout. Then again, that might have more to do with my lunch choice.

Hopefully Sidney will keep up with his new venture to provide us with some interesting insight. But if he decides that he'd rather focus on becoming the wide receiver we're all hoping he can be in 2009 instead of blogging, I'd be totally OK with that.

Let's crank that "3 or 4" up to 11 Sid!

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Read some of it came across this “We’re slamming balls into each other” I laughed hard

by Zoxide on Apr 9, 2009 2:13 PM CDT reply actions

Maybe that's what caused the puking?

by Eric J. Thompson on Apr 9, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I don’t think him blogging is going to take his focus away from football…

by PurplePeopleEaters on Apr 9, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions

Actually, reading his website gives me hope. He realizes that he is playing sub-par and wants to fix it. He is making sure that his life revolves around making himself better, so as not to let his fans down. And by looking at the dates on his blogs, he seems to blog about once a month. Don’t think that will affect his focus.

Now, how about a word from you Tarvaris. What are you doing to make yourself the undisputable #1 QB?

by Lofoten on Apr 9, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions

I don’t think it will affect his focus at all either; I just thought I’d share the “news” with everyone that Rice was dabbling in the blogosphere. (Please, NFL draft, get here faster!) I’m really rooting for Sidney to step it up this year. He’s shown flashes of greatness in the last couple injury-riddled years. By most accounts he sounds like a good guy and it seems like he’s really giving his all to be a major contributor on the team.

As for the idea of Tarvaris blogging…there are just way too many easy “Alabama State education” jokes to make there. I’ll let you guys use your imaginations.

by Eric J. Thompson on Apr 9, 2009 4:33 PM CDT reply actions

Awesome!

I heard Troy Williamson also has a blog, but dropped the monitor trying to adjust it while alone at his home.

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by SSreporters on Apr 9, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions

Ha ha. Glad I wasn’t drinking anything when I read that.

by Josh_D on Apr 9, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahaha

Wow I glad I didn’t have anything in my mouth too when I read that..nice I needed that laugh SSreporters

by gonzo76 on Apr 9, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions

+3 lol

Maybe Troy was distracted by the thought of Sidney “slamming balls”

by CitrusFLViking on Apr 10, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Rice needs to get stronger but

his most glaring weakness is the crummy patterns he runs. He really took big steps backward in this regard last year. CBs could read him like a clock and that int in the Eagles game Samuels took to the house was as much or more his fault than Jackson’s.

by VikingBillArlingtonVA on Apr 9, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions

I really like

Sydney Rice. He is a young kid, he’s only 22 and he is still somewhat immature. He has shown some flashes of being a very productive reciever. If he can stay healthy for an entire season I think he would havesome really good numbers. Not saying he will put up Larry Fitzgerald numbers, but I think he can be a Greg Jennings type guy. Hope we dont draft someone who just pushes him aside.

by mattscards77 on Apr 9, 2009 10:39 PM CDT reply actions