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December - 2008

Eagles/Vikings: Striking Similarities on Defense
It's Tuesday, and Not All the Playoff Tickets Are Sold. . .EVERYBODY PANIC!!
Update Tomorrow Night; Please Continue Celebrating
What a Great Day to Be a Vikings Fan
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have Extra Football
Giants/Vikings Second Half Thread
Official Giants/Vikings Injury Reports
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League: Championship Week!
Tarvaris Jackson Is Stronger Than Anyone Realizes
Merry Christmas, Viking Faithful!
Screw the Bears, Screw the Packers. . .and Pass My Freaking Kool-Aid
Monday Night Football Open Thread
What the Heck is John Clayton Talking About?
Falcons 24, Vikings 17 - Same Ol' Story, Same Ol' Song and Dance
Daily Norseman FFL: It's Division Playoff Week!
Official Falcons/Vikings Injury Reports
Adrian Peterson Has an Injured Ankle; EVERYBODY PANIC!!
Jackson Named Offensive Player of the Week; Vikings Pro Bowlers Named
Of Pat Williams and Potential First-Round Byes
Vikings 35, Cardinals 14: The Magic Number is ONE
Tide In StarCaps Case Turning Towards Players?
In Case You Had Forgotten, Roger Goodell Is Still A Joke
Frerotte and Hicks Listed as Doubtful for Sunday
Thursday Night Football Open Thread
Jackson to Start Against Arizona; Frerotte Done?
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League: The Playoffs Are Set!
No Prime Time Games for the Vikings Until the Playoffs*
QB or New QB. . .That Is the Question
Vikings 20, Lions 16: The Only Important Part of the Phrase "Winning Ugly" is the "Winning" Part
What the Vikings/Lions Game Means to Minnesota's Playoff Run
Where We Actually. . .Get This. . .Talk About Today's Game Against Detroit
Daily Norseman FFL: The Last Weekend of the Regular Season Is Upon Us
Player Busted for StarCaps in 2006 Was NOT Suspended by the NFL
Williams Wall Has Cases Moved to Federal Court; Will Be Heard at 10:30 AM
The StarCaps News Is Flying Fast and Furious
BREAKING VIKINGS NEWS: Judge Blocks Williams' Suspensions
Over? Did You Say the Season Is Over?
Pat and Kevin Williams Officially Screwed. . .er, Suspended by the NFL
Looking Back at Bears/Vikings

November - 2008

Vikings 34, Bears 14: The View From The Top Is Nice
Open Thread for Discussion of Sunday Afternoon Games
Official Bears/Vikings Injury Reports
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League: Down the Stretch They Come!
Four Vikings Make Cut for Hall of Fame Voting
Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody!
Bears vs. Vikings: The Throwbacks Come Out at Night
Vikings/Jags Post-Mortem: A Win? By Double Digits?
Official Vikings/Jaguars Injury Reports
Introducing SBNation's NEW NFL Scoreboard
Troy Williamson, Tough Guy
Jared Allen Fined, Not Suspended; Cook Out at RT
Did the NFL Know StarCaps Contained Bumetanide and Didn't Tell Anyone?
McKinnie to Stand Trial March 16th
Vikings/Bears to Remain on Sunday Night
Looking at the NFC North the Rest of the Way
Vikings/Buccaneers: A Tale of Two Halves
And Now Entering the Octagon. . .Jermaine Wiggins?
Vikings/Buccaneers Official Injury Reports
Quick Valour-IT Update
No Appeal Hearing Set for Pat and Kevin Williams
Vikings @ Buccaneers: The Next "Biggest Game of the Year"
Where Gonzo Talks About Project Valour-IT 2008
Minnesota Beats Green Bay, and America Collectively Whines
Happy Veterans Day, America
Charles Gordon to Miss Remainder of Season
Vikings 28, Packers 27: A Reversal of Fortune
Vikings 28, Packers 27: To Borrow a Phrase from the New York Yankees
Packers/Vikings and the Lack of Emotion Thereof
Allen Fined $50,000; Astroglide Likely Not Used
The 73 Million Dollar Question: Will Jared Allen Play Sunday?
Schaub Injured in Vikings/Texans Game; Kubiak Proceeds to Whining
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League Update: Races Tightening
Vikings Interested in Gbaja-Biamila?
Texans/Vikings: Post Game Thoughts
Blogger Deathsport: Week 9 Picks
Official Texans/Vikings Injury Reports

October - 2008

Happy Halloween from The Daily Norseman!
Another Twist in the StarCaps Case?
R.I.P. Karl Kassulke
A Ray of Light for Pat and Kevin Williams?
Who Wants to Write For the Daily Norseman?
Love That NFL Consistency
So. . .What Good Can Come Of This For the Vikings?
Minnesota Vikings Become First Team in NFL History to Lose During Bye Week
Minnesota Vikings Player Power Rankings, Mid-Season Edition
How 2010 Being an Uncapped Year Can Help the Minnesota Vikings Now
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League: Bottoms Up!
The Obligatory "Brett Favre Did WHAT!?" Post
Daily Norseman Community Guidelines
Good News, Viking Fans: Peter King Has Left Us For Dead!
Vikings At the Bye: The Negatives Outweigh the Positives
A (Possibly) Futile Attempt to Find the Positive in Minnesota
Bears 48, Vikings 41: In a Word, Embarassing
Vikings/Bears: Second Half Open Thread
Flashback: Vikings/Bears, 14 October 2007
Will Injuries Be Bad News for the Bears?
Napoleon Harris Returns to Minnesota; Thomas Tapeh Released
Where Gonzo Blinds You. . .WITH SCIENCE!!
Gonzo Opens Up the Mailbag
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League Update: The King is Dead
R.I.P. Chuck Evans, 1968 - 2008
Vikings Bringing Back Dontarrious Thomas
White is Black, Down is Up, and Brad Childress was. . .Right?
Lions/Vikings Post-Game: Done Feeling Bad
Vikings 12, Lions 10: Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky
Official Detroit Lions/Minnesota Vikings Injury Reports
Blogger Deathsport: Week 6
Five Good Questions with Pride of Detroit
Daily Norseman Pick 'Em League Update
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League Update
Mid-Week Musings: Kluwe, Point Spreads, and Ridiculous Stats
Vikings/Saints: When "Deserving to Win" Just Isn't Enough
Vikings 30, Saints 27: Aaaaaaaaaaand I'm Spent
Vikings/Saints Second Half Game Thread
A Long-Term Look at the Vikings' QB Future
The Minnesota Vikings Need to Shut Up and Produce
Official Minnesota Vikings/New Orleans Saints Injury Report
Blogger Deathsport: Week 5
E.J. Henderson Likely to Miss Vikings/Saints Game
New Functionality at The Daily Norseman

September - 2008

Congratulations to the Minnesota Twins
The Playoffs Start Today
Whether the Vikings Have Questions Or Not, Gonzo Has Answers
An Expansion on My Earlier Post About Brad Childress
Screw You, Brad Childress
Blogger Deathsport: Week 4
Five Good Questions with Music City Miracles
The Daily Norseman Goes Mobile
The Vikings Get Shown Some Historical Love
Division Play Concludes (for now) in the DN Fantasy Football League
R.I.P. Wally Hilgenberg, 1942 - 2008
Monday is Always Better When the Vikings Win On Sunday
Blogger Deathsport: Week 3
Official Carolina Panthers/Minnesota Vikings Injury Reports
Belated Update on the Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League
Gus Frerotte, Tarvaris Jackson, Brad Childress, and the Firing Range
Next Update Tomorrow
The Minnesota Vikings Are Not Trading for Jeff Garcia, So Everybody Just Stop It Already
An Open Letter to Brad Childress
Vikings Blow One Against Indy, 18-15
Official Indianapolis Colts/Minnesota Vikings Injury Report
Blogger Deathsport: Week 2
Five Good Questions With BigBlueShoe from Stampede Blue
9/11: Has It Really Been Seven Years?
Are the Vikings Catching the Colts At the Right Time?
Week 1 In the Books for the Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League
The Morning After: Packers 24, Vikings 19
You've Got To Be Kidding Me
Farewell, Daunte
Non-Vikings News: Tom Brady Done for Season with Torn ACL?
NFL Week 1 Discussion/Open Thread
Five Minnesota Vikings Questions with Bill Barnwell
Official Minnesota Vikings/Green Bay Packers Injury Report
Gonzo's Official 2008 NFL Forecast
The 2008 Daily Norseman Pick 'Em Pool Is Up!
Gonzo Ventures Into the World of. . .Blogger Deathsport!
Getting Caught Up On All the Vikings News
Quick Gonzo Update

August - 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2008 Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings Final Cuts
The Turk Begins His Visits to the Minnesota Vikings
Get Up. . .Get Down. . .Roger Goodell Is A Joke In Your Town
Gonzo vs. the Hurricane, v2.0
Sports Illustrated Predicts the Vikings to Lose. . .the NFC Championship Game
Vikings to Play No Starters in Pre-Season Finale
Minnesota Vikings Cut Four Players; Gonzo Makes Obligatory Rod Stewart Reference
Steelers 12, Vikings 10: A Look Back at Last Night
R.I.P. Floyd Peters, 1936 - 2008
Tonight's Question: Can Gonzo Swim?
Where Gonzo Asks You Again to Help Him Help You
R.I.P. Gene Upshaw, 1945 - 2008
Gonzo Finally Revews Madden '09
Pimpin' SBNation Blogs Ain't Easy, But It Sure Is Fun
Jackson to Possibly Start for Vikings Against Pittsburgh?
Tarvaris Jackson Diagnosed with Sprained MCL
"The Vikings Are a Quarterback Away from Contending"
Adrian Peterson is Pretty Special Off the Field, Too
Bryant McKinnie NOT Suspended. . .At Least, Not Yet
Phat Pat and Jared Allen are Neither Amused Nor Impressed
NOW SBNation Has Minnesota Sports Completely Covered
Vikings Place 3 on IR; Sign 3 New Faces
Vikings Lose Heath Farwell and Jayme Mitchell for the Season
Reviewing the Seahawks/Vikings Pre-Season Opener
Is Chad Pennington a Legitimate Backup Option for the Minnesota Vikings?
Some Random Vikings Updates
John Randle to Be Inducted Into Minnesota Vikings' Ring of Honor
Minnesota Vikings Cleared of All Tampering Charges in Favre Saga
Packers Let Vikings Know Favre is "Available"
EA Sports Hates the Minnesota Vikings.  Again.
And We Are Back!

July - 2008

How Good Has the NFL Hall of Fame Been to the Minnesota Vikings?
Daily Norseman Readers are Fantasy Football Crazy!
Vikings Training Camp: EVERYBODY PANIC. . .Or Not
Straight From the Horse's Mouth v2.0
The Thread Where We Discuss Gonzo's Projected Vikings Roster
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Defensive Backs
Straight From the Horse's Mouth
Vikings' First Practice In the Books
Ray Edwards to Start Camp on Vikings' PUP List
So, Seriously, What's Going On Here?
Fantasy Football Sign-Ups Are OPEN!
The Rookies are Coming! The Rookies are Coming!
Yeah. . .About Those "Tampering Charges"
OMG The Vikings Haven't Signed Any Draft Picks Yet!
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster:  Linebackers
Daily Norseman Fantasy Football Coming Soon!
Pathetic Packer Posturing: Green Bay Files Tampering Charges Against Minnesota
Minnesota Vikings' Pre-Season Broadcast Schedule
Calling Our Resident Tech Types
Gonzo's Summer Reading List Hits the Links
Oh, Sweet Jesus, No. . .Vikings are Favre's "Team of Choice?"
They Say It's Our Birthday
Startin' Up a Posse, Viking Style
Where We Discuss The Prospect of "That Guy" Being the Vikings' Quarterback
Monday Night Vikings Link Dump
Gonzo's Summer Reading List: A George Carlin Trifecta
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Defensive Line
Happy 4th of July!
Idiot Green Bay Writer Says Stupid Things
Vikings Trimming Down the Roster
Quick Update

June - 2008

Gonzo's Summer Reading List: Cold Wars
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Special Teams
Complete Madden 2009 Ratings for the Minnesota Vikings
Robert Griffith Retires As a Minnesota Viking
The Vikings Are A Picture of. . .Consistency?
The Minnesota Vikings Would Like to Thank Pro Football Talk
Gonzo's Summer Reading List: A Tradition of Purple
Saturday Night Linkage
Has Dr. Z. Officially Hosed the Minnesota Vikings?
Thursday Night Insanity
An Article to Make Viking Fans Say "What If?"
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Offensive Line
Did the Vikings Learn Nothing from Troy Williamson?
Sunday Tidbits
Bryant McKinnie. . .Ambassador(?)
LeCharles Bentley to the Vikings?
Helping a Good Cause
What Was Adrian Peterson's Greatest Performance in 2007?
Saturday Night Vikings Links
EA Sports Really Doesn't Get It
Gonzo Reads More Magazines - Lindy's Pro Football Preview
Quick Update
Can Someone Call the WAHHHHHHmbulence for Erasmus James?
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Tight Ends

May - 2008

Gonzo Reads Magazines - Pro Football Weekly NFL Preview
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Wide Receivers
Couple of Quick Vikings Notes
Memorial Day - Never Forget
Peter King Is Looking to Get Fired
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster: Running Backs
Ray Edwards Loves Him Some Him
Projecting the Vikings' 53-Man Roster:  Quarterbacks
Vikings Waive Erasmus James
Couple More Pictures from the Vikings' OTAs
Where the NFL Gets It Wrong
Exclusive Pictures from the Vikings' OTAs
Honest-to-God News from the Vikings' OTAs
Just a Few Quick Notes
Vikings News: It Must Be Mid-May
Coming Soon - The Daily Norseman's All-Time Vikings Team
Around the Viking Blogosphere
The Story of Lernard Grigsby
The Difference Between Jared Allen and Koren Robinson
The Myth of Jared Allen's Fourth Quarter Sack Production
Oh, So THAT'S Why We Didn't Re-Sign Darrion Scott
Rob Brzezinski > Your Team's Cap Guy
Where We Help Out In the Fight Against Leukemia
Pompei: Vikings Nab Best Undrafted Free Agent Class
Udeze Officially Out for 2008
Meet Tyrell Johnson
The Numbers Game

April - 2008

The Importance of Knowing What the Hell You're Talking About
Quick, Depressing Stat of the Day
Where Gonzo Laughs at the Concept of "Grading" a Draft That Finished Less Than 24 Hours Ago
Another Call for Goal Line Blitz Players
Vikings Net 16 Undrafted Free Agents
2008 NFL Draft Open Thread - Day 2
What They're Saying about Tyrell Johnson
ESPN is Officially Dead To Me
2008 NFL Draft Open Thread - Day 1
And We're Back!
Soooooo. . .Now What?
Well, We're Living Here in Allen-Town
Never Mind. . .the Vikings Have NOT Increased Their Trade Proposal
Vikings Allegedly Increase Offer for Jared Allen
Jared Allen, Jared Allen, Jared Allen, and Jared Allen. Also, Jared Allen.
Jared Allen to Leave Minneapolis; Talks Will Continue
Vikings Make Second SBNation Mock Draft Selection
Pro Football Talk Comes Up With a Pretty Good Idea For the Vikings
Vikings' DE Kenechi Udeze Gets Outstanding News
Welcome to the Daily Allen
Daily Norseman 2.0 Launching on Wednesday
Minnesota Vikings to Acquire DE Jared Allen?
SBNation's Minnesota Sports Coverage is Complete
An Obscenely Early, Purple-Tinted Look at the Minnesota Vikings 2008 Schedule
2008 Schedule Announcement Open Thread
Gonzo Opens Up the Mailbag!
A Belated Congratulations to Anthony Herrera
Mock Draft Database Updated
The Vikings Will Draft a Quarterback. . .But When?
The NEW Round Mound of Rebound?
Wednesday Night Vikings Link Dump
The Obligatory "I'm Still Alive" Post
Daily Norseman Mock Draft, v3.0
Where We Discuss Whether We'd Support the Vikings If They Left Minnesota
Mock Draft Database Updated AND Your Time Killer For Today
Pre-Season Schedule and 2008 SBNation Mock Draft Poll Updated
Buckle Up, Folks. . .Stadium Fight's A-Comin'
Whoooooooooooooooooa, Magic Gus! Vikings Come to Terms with QB Frerotte
Is Opening In Green Bay a Good Thing for the Minnesota Vikings?

March - 2008

Vikings 2008 SBNation Mock Draft Selection Open Thread
Vikings to Open 2008 Season on Monday Night
The 2008 SBNation Mock Draft is Here!
Where We Discuss Mike Sando's Top 10 Receivers of All Time List
Newberry College OL Heath Benedict Passes Away
Gee, And Only Five Years Too Late
Farwell Loves Vikings' Tender. . .and Signs It, Too
Benny! Benny! Benny! Sapp Signs With the Vikes
Matt Birk and the Monday Malaise
Your Time Killer for Today
Minnesota Vikings Possibly Looking to Deal Bryant McKinnie?
Vikings Potentially Passing a Pack of Picks for Peppers?
Postal Service to Issue Randy Moss Envelope
Examining the Possibilities at Backup QB for the Vikings
Feeling Wyms-ical? Vikings Sign DT Ellis Wyms
Drafting for Need vs. Drafting the Best Player Available
Daily Norseman Mock Draft v2.0
Minnesota Vikings Bring Back Robert Ferguson
Minnesota Vikings Sign the Pope!* (* - May or may not be "the" Pope)
Vikings Solve the Mystery of the Newest Number
It's Official
Monday Night Vikings Link Dump
Meet Bernard Berrian
Vikings-Related Programming Note
Oh, Yes, They Call Him the Streak
Vikings add RB Maurice Hicks
Ice Cube Said It Best
Meet Thomas Tapeh
Where We Discuss Whether There's Such a Thing as "Overpaying" For a Player
Meet Madieu Williams
Minnesota Vikings Sign WR Bernard Berrian to a Six-Year Deal

February - 2008

Minnesota Vikings: What's Goin' On?
Thomas Tapeh Coming Home to Minnesota
Madieu-Be-Doo-Be-Doo? Williams to Be a Viking Soon
Vikings Not Dealing for Sage at This Thyme
Sage Rosenfels to Minnesota?
FEEL the Excitement of Minnesota Vikings Roster Moves!
Troy Williamson to be Traded to Jacksonville
Do the Vikings Have a Troy Williamson Trade In Place?
Link to NFL Combine Results
Vikings' Tackle Bryant McKinnie Arrested
Minnesota Vikings Mock Draft Database Updated
Vikings Allow Troy Williamson to Seek a Trade
I Have Seen the Future. . .
Don't Let the Door Hit You In the Ass, Dwight
Chris Kluwe Honored by United States Treasury Department
Let My Shrill, Nasal Voice
Putting the Un-Fun in Un-Functional
Looking at Free Agency
Quick Status Update and Other Things
So, What Is Leukemia Anyway?
Kenechi Udeze Diagnosed With Leukemia
Well, When You're Wrong, You're Wrong
Oh, Hell, Let's Give A.P. One Last Award
2008 Mock NFL Draft - The Pre-Combine, Pre-Free Agency, Pre-Everything Version
So, Really. . .Who Choked Worse?
Okay, Now That THAT'S Over
Looking Ahead: Safeties in the 2008 NFL Draft
And It's About Time
Super Bowl XLII Open Thread
Carter, McDaniel Denied Hall of Fame Entrance
Random Weekend-Starting Tidbits

January - 2008

You Can NOT Be Serious
Looking Ahead: Cornerbacks in the 2008 NFL Draft
Keeping Up With the Rest of SBNation
When You're Down. . .And Troubled. . .
Phat Praise for Phat Pat
Vikings NOT Among Candidates to Play Overseas in 2008
Our Long National Nightmare Is Over
Gonzo's Fearless Football Forecast: The "Who Cares?" Edition
Looking Ahead: Wide Receivers in the 2008 NFL Draft
Hitting Both Ends of the Vikings' Spectrum
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Gonzo's Fearless Post-Season Forecast, Divisional Round
2007 All-Pro Teams Announced; Vikings Well-Represented
FREE Draft Guide Available
Sunday Random Vikings News Links
Vikings' Player Power Rankings, End of Season Version
Gonzo's Fearless Post-Season Forecast, Wild Card Round
Yes, I'm Still Here
Try to Act Surprised: Peterson Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
A Fun Little QB Comparison

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