The Sunday Viking Vegur, Favreless Edition

by Gonzo on Jun 14, 2009 7:58 AM CDT in Vikings Comment 14 comments

It's not quite summer yet, but you wouldn't have known that from the 95 degree temperatures and 105 degree heat index here on the Gulf Coast yesterday. We're approximately six weeks away from the start of Training Camp, and thank goodness for that. . .maybe then we'll have some meaningful stories up here that don't involve Brett Favre in some way. I know I'm suffering from some serious Favre fatigue, and I'm pretty sure that everyone else is, too. . .except for Anthony, naturally. It appears that he simply has a stronger stomach for the entire circus than I do. (-:

To wit, the Vegur for this week is basically nothing more than me pointing at the Vikings' blogroll on the right-hand side of the page. . .because, with a couple of exceptions, the rest of the Vikings' blogosphere is all Favre, all the time as well. If anyone has suggestions for non-Favre stories that you might like us to tackle here on the site, drop us a line and let us know. We'd love to hear them!

With that, here are the four non-Favre Vikings' stories from around the Vikings blogosphere that I'd like to highlight today:

--Vikings Gab talks about Jaymar Johnson, our sixth-round pick from 2008 that spent the year on the practice squad and is really impressing in OTAs.

--Vike Vision, still complete with awesome purple-eyed girl header pic, has found a list of the Top 25 players in the NFL, as ranked by the Sporting News. Tally. . .Vikings 4, Rest of the NFC North 1 (and that one is relatively laughable)

--Grant's Tomb updates us on Troy Williamson, who has somehow not been cut yet by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

--Finally, the folks at Capital J's Corner are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their website. Congratulations to them on their accomplishment! This site will turn three next month, and the first year is by far the toughest to get through as a blogger.

And that's it. . .seriously. The rest of the Vikings' blogosphere has some great Favre takes that you should definitely check out, but for a brief, shining moment, I wanted us to turn away from #4 for a bit. It will be back to business as usual tomorrow, so we hope that you'll all join us again. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, ladies and gentlemen!

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I know I’m suffering from some serious Favre fatigue, and I’m pretty sure that everyone else is, too. . .except for Anthony, naturally. It appears that he simply has a stronger stomach for the entire circus than I do. (-:

I’m on Favregeddon like Pat Williams on Old Country Buffet.

by Anthony21 on Jun 14, 2009 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Farveless?

Oh! You were so close! If you just hadn’t mentioned his name in the title.

by aladdinwa on Jun 14, 2009 12:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

and twice in the content.

by Lofoten on Jun 14, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am waiting for Troy Williamson to be cut from the Jags. Wonder if that will give him a dose of reality. He needs to worry more about his play, than wanting to fight his ex-Coach at midfield. The heir-apparent to Randy Moss who ended up being Mr. Butterfinger will now have two teams upon which to blame his failures.

by Lofoten on Jun 14, 2009 1:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He won’t be able to blame a third. I find it unlikely that anyone would trade for him if he has his 5th consecutive bust-year. And once he’s cut, I doubt anyone will bring him in to seriously give him playing time. I still find it hard to believe we actually got something for the guy.

by Frost on Jun 14, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

I still find it depressing that we spent a 1st round pick on him!

by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Jun 14, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah especially with some of the other guys from that draft still on the board. Merriman was, if I’m not mistaken. So was DeMarcus Ware. Derrick Johnson. Pretty much some good LBs lol.

by Frost on Jun 14, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

just imagine out front 7

Allen, Williams wall, (insert DE here), Chad Greenway, EJ Henderson, Merriman/Ware.

Just scary!

by PurplePeopleEaters09 on Jun 14, 2009 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great Runner, Terrible Hands

I checked the stats on Troy Williamson and I think in 2008 he had five or six catches for 30 yards and one touchdown. Apparently the Jags must have lost confidence in him a lot quicker than the Vikings did. I agree that it’s astounding that he hasn’t been cut yet, and that the Vikings held onto him for three seasons. Four bust years to me make a bust career, if this guy still can’t hold on to the rock after FOUR years, it’s doubtful he is ever going to (unless it becomes legal again to put sticky paste on your forearms to help hold onto the ball).

by Purple And Gold Forever on Jun 14, 2009 1:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And on his helmet. And shoulder pads. Hell, he just needs it all over him. He is terrible at adjusting to the ball.

by Frost on Jun 14, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Favre vs Vick

What’s the deal on wanting Favre? The Vikings have Tavaris Jackson, a Michael Vick wannabe – why not get the real think for cheap? He is Iikely better than Jackson, even after missing a couple of years. As a dog owner I can’t condone what Vick did; but I do have to mention that having lived in the SE and SW United States, if Michael Vick’s name were Bubby or Billy Bob he would have routinely have gotten 90 days in the county jail – LOL

by David87124 on Jun 14, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs