Bit late in the morning with the Open Thread. Sorry about that, folks.

We had a couple of stories for you yesterday.

-Eric talked about the new helmet-lowering rule that was passed by the National Football League

-We let you know that the folks at SB Nation are holding a tournament to determine the best touchdown of the 2012 NFL season

Looking at other places around the internet. . .

-Apparently Adrian Peterson wasn't the only Minnesota Vikings player that wanted the team to re-sign tackle Phil Loadholt

-Tom Pelissero brings us Leslie Frazier's Q&A from the NFL Owners Meetings

-Kevin Seifert of ESPN doesn't think signing linebacker Brian Urlacher would be a "Rick Spielman move" (and I hope he's right)

-Linebacker Chad Greenway is going to reach out to Antoine Winfield about a possible return to Minnesota

-Former Vikings' quarterbacks coach Kevin Rogers has been named the offensive coordinator at William & Mary, his alma mater

Here is your ambient music for today.

With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open for Thursday, ladies and gentlemen. Rules for the Open Thread are the same as they ever were. . .no politics, no religion, and keep the bad language to a minimum.

Enjoy the rest of your Thursday, ladies and gentlemen, and we'll have more news for you throughout the course of the day.