The Sunday Viking Vegur, "It's Freaking Hot Outside" Edition

by Gonzo on Jun 28, 2009 9:32 AM CDT in Vikings Comment 5 comments

Yes, it's 9:15 AM on a Sunday morning, my grass needs to be cut, and I'm already looking at 86 degrees here along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but according to Accuweather.com, it already "feels like" 105 degrees. For the last week, the heat index in the afternoons has been anywhere between 105 and 110 degrees, which is not terribly conducive to. . .well, anything, really.

And did I mention that it's only 9:15 AM as I type this?

Eh, I guess it could be worse. . .I could be standing out there in my ceremonial Honor Guard uniform like I have on a few other occasions this week. Don't get me wrong, I love my role in the Honor Guard and everything, but wearing wool from head to toe (along with black patent leather shoes) in this sort of heat is not the formula for making yourself feel peppy and energetic over the long haul.

So, in the interest of getting myself outside before the lawn just spontaneously combusts like a drummer for Spinal Tap, here is the Vegur for this week.

--Our first entry comes from YouTube, where a U of M sports management professor discusses the impact of Brett Favre on the Minnesota Vikings from more of an off-field standpoint.

--Vikes Geek has somehow managed to get behind the scenes and deliver us a transcript of exactly how it came to be that Brett Favre wound up in Minnesota.

--Speaking of videos, the folks at VikeVision have put a couple of interesting ones on their site.

--Grants Tomb discusses a recent article from Michael Lombardi about our own Brad Childress.

--Capital J outlines one of the big battles that will take place in training camp starting next month, that being the fight for spots on the depth chart at CB.

--The Viking Age questions the credibility of one Bus Cook as it relates to the entire Favre situation. "I can't imagine why anyone would do such a thing," he said sarcastically.

--More Favre, as the Purple Buckeye discusses one of my favorite concepts. . .that being schadenfreude. . .as it relates to the Vikings signing the former Packer and Jet QB.

--Last, but not least, Defensive Indifference takes a look at the impact that Brett Favre will have on Adrian Peterson, and vice versa.

And that's the Vegur for this week, folks. Stay tuned this next week as, barring something completely crazy happening, this humble little website will see its one millionth visitor! I'd gush more, but I'm saving that for after it actually happens. Enjoy what's left of your weekend, ladies and gentlemen. . .and don't forget to hydrate and stay cool!

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I agree with the freaking hot outside.

Currently living in Arkansas for the year and it was over 100 everyday this last week, this week a cool streak, only in the 90’s.

I miss Minnesota.

by Swedishdest on Jun 28, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i’m right here with you…wilting…

by iseepurplepeople on Jun 29, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s cooled off a little bit in Michigan, thank goodness.

In AP I trust
Just say no to Favre.
F-A-R-V-A =/= F-A-V-R-E

by FarvaForTheVikings on Jun 28, 2009 10:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gulf Coast Heat

I lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for a little over three years and feel your pain about the heat. You actually dreaded the rain showers (more like storms anywhere else) because it was hotter afterwards and the steam would be rising from the sidewalks.

by purplegrey on Jun 28, 2009 11:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

DI's Conclusion on AP

I understand how Defensive Indifference arrived at their conclusion but I think that it fails to take one vital consideration into account when looking at all the NFL teams and their games last year, and how the defenses responded to the offensive threats; Adrian Peterson. Which seems odd, since they were looking at this expressly because of AP.

Most teams don’t have the passing vs running game disparity that the Vikings have. A passing game that’s very suspect, coupled with an AP waiting in the backfield to make opposing defenses look silly if they fail to put 8-9 guys in the box (and quite often, 43% of the time according to DI’s research, even if they do!). Meaning that in most games, the opposing D’s don’t stick 8-9 guys in the box against their opponents because, 1) they don’t need to do so, and 2) they have other threats to deal with. Since there aren’t 4 other RBs in the league that are in AP’s league, and even the teams that do have explosive superstar RBs tend to have better passing games than the Vikes have displayed the past few years and so the D can’t bring a laser-like focus on where to put their personnel, as they do with the Vikings.

I just don’t think it’s a valid comparison, looking at the entire NFL’s passing game vs running game to say that a great passing game doesn’t improve the running game; bottom line is there’s no other team that has a similar situation as the Vikings in that regard.

So yes… I do believe that if the Vikings have a pair of very good WRs and a decent QB, it forces the opposing D to have fewer men in the box, and that’s going to decrease the coverage they can apply to AP, which will give AP more yards every time he touches the ball.

The real question is; are the Viking WRs good enough to fill the bill, and is the QB situation fixed so that those WRs are put to good use?

Same question, really, that we’ve been gnawing on for years…

by DCPurple on Jun 29, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs