Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 1/21

It's Tuesday, everyone, and the start of the work week for some of you, at the very least. Things seem to be dying down a bit around the Minnesota Vikings, but we'll do our best to keep everyone informed and entertained going forward.

Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . .

-Ted brought us the latest episode of Rickspeak, this one featuring new head coach Mike Zimmer.

-CCNorseman asked you all whether the Vikings should consider re-signing quarterback Josh Freeman.

-We found out that the National Football League can force teams to be on the show Hard Knocks, but the Vikings are not one of those teams.

From some other sources around the internet. . .

-1500 ESPN compares the reactions between Mike Zimmer's introduction and Richard Sherman's post-NFC Championship game rant.

-More information on "Skol?" Yep, more information on "Skol."

-ESPN's Ben Goessling takes his turn to look at the team's quarterback mess.

The rules of the Open Thread are the same as always, ladies and gentlemen. . .no politics, no religion, no feeding of the trolls, and keep the bad language to a minimum/use the spoiler tags if you feel that you absolutely must curse.

Your ambient music selection for the day.

With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open for this Tuesday, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy the rest of your day, and we'll have more for you later on!