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Can't wait to see some practices! Hoping to get a Jared Allen autograph also.

I don't think Percy Harvin or his agent won't be too happy now. Not very smart to say you can "handle" Percy Harvin, when he's already upset.

I'm most surprised by Herrera. Actually I was surprised by all of them.

It seems that every other day Minnesota Vikings fans have a new reason to wonder and doubt whether it is possible for the Vikings to get a new stadium built in Minnesota. For every hurdle the team clears there seems to be a new one just waiting for them. That sort of thing has a tendency to make me despondent, but, according to my favorite writer at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, we all need to settle down and take a deep breath. Tom Powers believes that the Vikings are very close to getting a new stadium and that getting huffy and obnoxious at each delay is not going to endear the team to Minnesota legislators. It's an interesting read because this is one of the first things I've read that suggests a Vikings stadium is highly likely. It makes for a nice change from the doom and gloom we usually hear.

From Matt Waldman at the New York Times: "Ponder’s No. 2 ranking on this list might be better described as "1-A" because, if not for his injuries, he might have put together the kind of year at F.S.U. that would have made him the clear-cut top QB prospect in this draft." Click the link for the rest of the article. As usual, I've gone through the five stages of grief with this pick. Reading this helped me feel a lot better about him.

My favorite sports writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press had an interesting conspiracy theory take on the rescheduling of the Vikings/Eagles game. Just because this season is enough to make any Vikings fan paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get us.