Image via WikipediaWhen the NFL season started, the Minnesota Vikings went "all in" on the chance of getting to a Super Bowl that was denied them last year. It ended with their being kicked out of the casino shirtless, homeless and broke.The Vikings finished tied with the Detroit Lions for last in the NFC North at 6-10. Brett Favre's storied career ended badly on and off the field. Tavaris Jackson hurt himself running into Adrian Peterson, prompting third-string Joe Webb to start the final two games. Percy Harvin had migraine headaches.
Brad Childress was replaced as head coach by Leslie Frazier, who got the "interim" tag taken off after a surprise victory at Philadelphia.
Then there was the odyssey caused by the Metrodome roof failing to hold more than a foot of snow, sending the Vikings to Detroit one week to play the New York Giants, then the University of Minnesota to play outdoors on a Monday night against the division champion Chicago Bears. Then they had to wait until the following Tuesday to play the Eagles in Philadelphia, due to an East Coast blizzard.
With the Vikings putting on a full court press to get a new stadium of their own, the timing of the roof collapse could not have been more fortuitous. Some people were surprised to learn of how many non-football Metrodome events had to be moved or canceled because the roof won't be repaired for months.
The Vikings need so many things besides a place to play next season--labor negotiations permitting: A new starting quarterback. A general manager who isn't named Zygi Wilf. Help in the draft and free agency. But what they need most is to stop watching reruns of the World Series of Poker.
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In a year which saw Michael Vick go from prison inmate to MVP candidate, Donovan McNabb getting benched in Washington, Randy Moss playing for three different teams, a 7-9 division champion in Seattle, and the NFL taking hard hits more seriously, our pre-playoff Super Bowl matchup is New Orleans Saints vs. New England Patriots.
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