HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED – The Fanball.com Sports Network is always looking to add new voices to our network. Whether you’re a savvy sports fan who’s looking for a soapbox or a fantasy sports player who is looking to make a career out of fantasy sports, we can help you accomplish your sports blogging goals. For more information on joining the Fanball.com Sports Network staff, please contact Bryan Douglass via email: bpdouglass(at)gmail.com

Read the rest of this entry >>

Pondering the Panthers

As I sit right now watching the Who Dat Saints lose to “America’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys, I am pondering what a victory over the Panthers this Sunday could possibly mean for the Vikings. On a side note, who voted the Dallas Cowboys as “America’s Team”? I never got to vote, and I would have voted differently. Anyways, back on topic, the Who Dat’s are losing 24-10 with under 10 minutes to go and it means if the Vikings win, the Purple would be just 1 game back.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, deangelo williams, matt moore, NFL, panthers, Percy Harvin, saints, Vikings

Bounce Back Against the Bungals

Sunday was an exciting day for fans of the Vikings. The purple decided that they wanted to show up and they did so in a big way. In a 180 degree flip of the performance shown against the Cardinals the week before, the Vikings beat the Cincinatti Bengals 30-10 in dominating fashion. No individual offensive stats were sensational by any means, but the collective effort got the job done.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Antoine Winfield, bengals, Brett Favre, brian robison, carson palmer, cedric benson, jamarca sanford, NFL, Vikings

Fun With the Bungals

This week, the Minnesota Vikings face the AFC North leading Cincinatti Bengals, or as I like to call them the Bungals. This year, however, they haven’t lived up to that nickname. They’ve played some sensational football and were a fluke play away from being 10-2 instead of 9-3 had it not been for the crazy game-ending TD by the Broncos in Week 1. The Bengals have a potent defense with an offense that can be explosive but likes to pound the ball on the ground. Can they find a way to beat the Vikings this week, handing the purple a consecutive loss for the first time this season?

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, bengals, Brett Favre, bungals, carson palmer, cedric benson, Jared Allen, minnesota, NFL, Vikings

Chink in the Armor

What happened to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday? What went wrong? The Arizona Cardinals dismantled the Vikings in a 17-30 purple loss and proved that the Vikings definitely aren’t the invincible force many thought they were. They don’t have an offense that can pick its way through any defense. They don’t have a pass rush that’s unstoppable. No, they proved many things and none of them good.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, cardinals, EJ Henderson, Jared Allen, kurt warner, NFL, Vikings

Repeat of Last Year?

Late in the 2008 NFL season, the Vikings ventured to Arizona to put a 35-14 beatdown on the Cardinals. Tarvaris Jackson showed up finally, and put up an impressive 4 TD performance. Adrian Peterson and Chester Tayor combined for 231 yards on the ground on 38 carries. They both were leading their respective divisions last year when they played and once again they both lead their divisions. But, this year is different. This year, the Vikings have Brett “The Silver Fox” Favre.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, cardinals, Jared Allen, kurt warner, larry fitzgerald, NFL, ray edwards, Vikings

Lots of Speculation

There have been plenty of conversations lately about Brett Favre’s supposed “December Wall” and Adrian Peterson’s fumbling problems. I have heard the same two minute dialogue over and over about Favre’s recent collapses in December. I’ve also heard this non-stop talk about Peterson’s fumbling problems. Some people are going as far as saying Peterson should be benched for a quarter or a half if he fumbles again. I only have one thing to say about these speculative ideas.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Chester Taylor, NFL, Vikings

Complete Game Once Again

For a second straight week the Vikings have shown their dominance throughout an entire 4 quarters. They did it this past week to a division rival that has a QB many in Minnesota clamored for in the offseason. The 36-10 victory just about ends the Bears’ playoff hopes, leaving them only extreme mathematical chances, and gets the Purple one step closer to clinching their own spot in the post-season.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, bears, Bernard Berrian, Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Chester Taylor, Percy Harvin, saints, Sidney Rice, Vikings, Visanthe Shiancoe

Game Preview: I Can’t Bear It

This week, the Vikings take on Daaaaaa Bears in a NFC North divisional game that could send the Vikings to a 10-1 record and eliminate the Bears’ possibility of becoming the NFC North champion. That was a slim to none possibility anyways, but who cares? It would feel good to finally be on the giving end of the mathematical elimination. This is the final game of the Vikings 3 game homestand off the bye week and it would say a lot about the team if they can go 3-0.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Antoine Winfield, bears, Brett Favre, jay cutler, matt forte, NFL, Vikings

Ask and You Shall Receive Part Deux

In my last post, Part 1, I talked about the great performance put on by the Minnesota Vikings defense against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. They were great, but also remember that they had a lead throughout the entire game due to the amazing show put on by the Vikings offense. Everyone got involved, from the rookie Percy Harvin to the Hall of Famer Brett Favre.

Read the rest of this entry >>

Tags: Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, NFL, Percy Harvin, seahawks, Sidney Rice, Vikings, Visanthe Shiancoe