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Midwestern guy (hate East Coast Bias), love Football, Fball/Vball/ Bball/Softball Weekend Warrior (ret.), frmr Bleacher Bum, sometimes I just like to play Devil's Advocate. Oh yeah, and Brett Farve is overrated. There, I said it.

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  • 10:51 PM ET  08.18
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 I am no longer a fan of the Minnesota Vikings.
And for me, that says a lot.  There is no bigger football fan than me, and the Vikings are my team.  Were my team (still getting used to this).  I went to games at Met Stadium as a toddler, wrapped in a snowmobile suit, and drinking coffee to keep warm.  I have been a Vikings fan, even though I have no real memory of their Super Bowl years (I was 4 during their last trip).  I lived in WI and Chicago, and my fandom never wavered, even when idiots suggested I should now root for the Packers or Bears just because I…
  • 06:07 PM ET  07.29
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Where I'm coming from.  I'm a Vikings fan who lived in WI during the GB SB yrs, and Chicago after that.  I've spent my whole life living in the NFC North, dating back to when it was the NFC Central (before the Buccaneers became an NFL franchise in '76).  I've seen Brett at his best and worst. and rooted against him all the time, while respecting his competitive nature, but not necessarily his reputation as one of the best QB (of this generation or ever).  Also, if Brett is gonna pronounce it Farve, I'm not gonna spell it Favre, so don't…
  • 09:03 PM ET  01.21
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The E. Nigma.  Sorry I saw the latest Ryan Parker song on Hot Clicks where the Patriots are the Legion of Doom and Randy is the Riddler aka Edward Nigma (if the Batman movies are to be believed, but I digress...)This came up in response to one of my other blogs, what do I think of Randy, did I have sour grapes, hard feelings, etc.  I really like Randy, not only for his talent, and his stellar yrs w/ the Vikes.  I think he got short shrift on a lot of things, but he also had to leave MIN (and later OAK) for the sake of those teams.  Team cancers get traded or cut, and if he…

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