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Vikings-Ravens: Pass the Defense, Please; and Other Observations

An embarrassing final period. An epic near-collapse. A defensive meltdown worse than any other in the Brad Childress era...

Written by Marino Eccher about about 1 month ago 571 reads 1 comments
Vikings-Rams: When "Balls Out" Is a Bad Strategy, and Other Observations

Minnesota gave the Rams plenty of chances to make this a game.The Vikings gave up 400 yards of offense in St. Louis on Sunday. They gave up 27 first downs. They gave up four trips to the red zone...

Written by Marino Eccher about about 1 month ago 762 reads 3 comments
Vikings-Rams: After Two Heart-Pounding Weeks, Minnesota Is Due for a Break

Whenever the Bears come to Minnesota to play the Vikings, my priest likes to tell a story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 264 reads 3 comments
Vikings-Packers: A Homer and a Hater Debate Minnesota's Win

Four hours after watching the Vikings put away the Packers in the latest, greatest edition of the Aaron Rodgers whack-a-thon (nee: The Brett Favre Bowl), I still have no idea what I just saw...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 1,504 reads 16 comments
The Greatest Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers Games of the Past Decade

If you’re an ESPN executive, the most exciting sentence in the English language right now probably goes a little something like this:Brett Favre takes on the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 1,346 reads 1 comments
Win and Pray: The Minnesota Twins and the Metrodome Make One Last Stand

In April 1982, the Minnesota Twins took the field at the Hubert H. Metrodome for the first time. Their odds of a pennant were slim: The team had finished in last place in 1981, and was destined for a repeat performance...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 88 reads 0 comments
Catch Him If You Can: Brett Favre and His Receivers Still Have Issues

If you’re a defensive coordinator taking on the Vikings these days, your game plan isn’t complicated: Take away Adrian Peterson, and make Brett Favre throw big to beat you. It didn’t work for Cleveland or Detroit...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 1,171 reads 18 comments
Brett Favre's $12 Million Buys a Storybook Ending and Nightmares for NFC North

Eighty-nine seconds to play, eighty yards to go, no timeouts, and down by four.Does Sage Rosenfels get the job done in that situation? I don’t know...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 898 reads 33 comments
NFC Closing Fast in Race for Quarterback Supremacy

Not so long ago, the gulf in quality between AFC and NFC quarterbacks was about as wide as Peyton Manning's forehead...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 571 reads 44 comments
Something About These Vikings Still Makes Us a Little Nervous

If the Vikings were any other Super Bowl contender, we wouldn't be having this conversation. We wouldn't be getting antsy about taking the Lions seriously. We wouldn't flirt with the idea of putting our money on Detroit plus 10...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 894 reads 6 comments
Don't Let the NFL Raise Your Kids, Folks

Booze, babes, Viagra, and football.If you ask me, that sounds like a heck of a party. But if you ask one media watchdog group, the combination is making NFL telecasts unfit for family consumption...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 90 reads 2 comments
Brett Favre and Percy Harvin: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

If the Fox Sports broadcast team made one thing clear on Sunday, it was this: Brett Favre and Percy Harvin really dig each other.Harvin admires how much Favre has to teach him. Favre admires how quickly Harvin learns...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 2,336 reads 31 comments
Don't Start Believin': Debunking Five NFL Myths for 2009

If Malibu Stacy is right when she tells us, "Thinking too much gives you wrinkles," NFL pundits should be one baby-faced bunch...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 771 reads 6 comments
"O" or "No" Part Two: A Half-Glassed NFC Preview

On Monday, we pounded 16 shots of Kool-Aid and knocked out an AFC preview that outlined best- and worst-case scenarios for each club, along with our best guess at each division's order of finish...

Written by Marino Eccher about 2 months ago 230 reads 27 comments
Big "O" or Big "No": A Half-Glassed AFC Preview

It’s early September in the world of football, and that means you’re going to hear plenty of the “O” word.No, not “Ochocinco"—get your mind out of the gutter...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 111 reads 1 comments
Vikings-Texans: Five Things We Learned

A preseason football game can be tedious. Instant replay during a preseason football game is downright mind-numbing. Watching an official climb under the hood to agonize over a call that doesn’t ...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 1,187 reads 17 comments
No Gambling on the NFL? That's One Wild Fantasy

The NFL doesn’t want you to gamble. Really. It doesn’t want you to gamble so much that it bars gambling-related ads during broadcasts of games and reserves the right to ban players ...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 258 reads 3 comments
Fitting Brett Favre Into the Vikings Offense: Leave Your Guns at Home

Picture this one, Vikings fans: Bernard Berrian streaks down the sideline, the Metrodome crowd roars, and Brett Favre cocks his arm back, looking for a home run.Thrilling? Hell yes.Advisable? Heck no...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 307 reads 16 comments
Say What You Want, But the Vikings Are Just More Fun with Favre

Vikings fans are cheering. Packers faithful are jeering. Pundits are bouncing between, "Say it ain't so," and, "I told you so...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 300 reads 19 comments
Love Doesn't Come Cheap: Vikings Fans Face Pricey Battle to Keep Team in Minny

When the Vikings made the trek to Indianapolis on Friday, team executives noticed how nicely the one-year-old Lucas Oil Stadium suited the Colts.They made sure the Minnesota public noticed too...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 1,031 reads 31 comments
How Close to a Title Are the Vikings? Not as Close as You Think

Whatever the Minnesota Vikings are putting in the Kool-Aid this offseason, it sure goes down smooth.The team’s presumptive blueprint for success this year—run the ball, stuff the ...

Written by Marino Eccher about 3 months ago 946 reads 17 comments
Adrian Peterson's Phantom Poundage and the Art of Saying Nothing

Way back in April, when NFL Draft coverage was in full swing and the Minnesota Vikings had precious few headlines to offer, Adrian Peterson gave us something to talk about...

Written by Marino Eccher about 4 months ago 669 reads 3 comments
The Minnesota Vikings Shouldn't Burn the Brett Favre Bridge Yet

Driving, e-mails to your boss, and quarterback decisions: It's best to steer clear of all three when angry.Right now, the Minnesota Vikings have plenty of reasons to be angry.They've been jilted at the altar by The Indecider himself...

Written by Marino Eccher about 4 months ago 849 reads 24 comments
CBS Releases NFL Correspondent List

Want to congratulate the Bleacher Creature who scored a correspondent job with your favorite team? Want to know if the guy who edged you out is any good? Now you can. The list hit the Web in a CBS press release yesterday...

Written by Marino Eccher about 4 months ago 60 reads 0 comments
Dear Tarvaris Jackson: Time to Prove Us Wrong

Dear Tarvaris Jackson:It's been a rough year for you, big guy.In January, you went 15-for-35 for 164 yards and a pick in a playoff loss at home.In February, the Vikings imported a 31-year-old career backup to compete with you...

Written by Marino Eccher about 4 months ago 92 reads 3 comments

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Marino Eccher Article Archive

Vikings-Ravens: Pass the Defense, Please; and Other Observations

Vikings-Rams: When "Balls Out" Is a Bad Strategy, and Other Observations

Vikings-Rams: After Two Heart-Pounding Weeks, Minnesota Is Due for a Break

Vikings-Packers: A Homer and a Hater Debate Minnesota's Win

The Greatest Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers Games of the Past Decade

Win and Pray: The Minnesota Twins and the Metrodome Make One Last Stand

Catch Him If You Can: Brett Favre and His Receivers Still Have Issues

Brett Favre's $12 Million Buys a Storybook Ending and Nightmares for NFC North

NFC Closing Fast in Race for Quarterback Supremacy

Something About These Vikings Still Makes Us a Little Nervous

Don't Let the NFL Raise Your Kids, Folks

Brett Favre and Percy Harvin: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

Don't Start Believin': Debunking Five NFL Myths for 2009

"O" or "No" Part Two: A Half-Glassed NFC Preview

Big "O" or Big "No": A Half-Glassed AFC Preview

Vikings-Texans: Five Things We Learned

No Gambling on the NFL? That's One Wild Fantasy

Fitting Brett Favre Into the Vikings Offense: Leave Your Guns at Home

Say What You Want, But the Vikings Are Just More Fun with Favre

Love Doesn't Come Cheap: Vikings Fans Face Pricey Battle to Keep Team in Minny

How Close to a Title Are the Vikings? Not as Close as You Think

Adrian Peterson's Phantom Poundage and the Art of Saying Nothing

The Minnesota Vikings Shouldn't Burn the Brett Favre Bridge Yet

CBS Releases NFL Correspondent List

Dear Tarvaris Jackson: Time to Prove Us Wrong

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