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      Migraines could sideline Harvin for NFC title game

      January 22, 2010 /

      Vikings’ rookie receiver Percy Harvin missed practice for the second straight day due to migraine headaches and now there’s some question about whether or not he’ll be able to play in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game.

      Migraines are no joke, which is why Harvin hasn’t even been able to go through a light practice. They almost feel like someone is repeatedly driving a stake through one of your eyes, while any noise or light adds to the pain. In extreme cases, some people even have to be on suicide watch because the pain is so intense. (I’m not an expert on the subject, but I suffer from migraines myself and have gained some knowledge on them throughout the years from multiple doctors.)

      This isn’t a situation in which Harvin would be able to tough out the pain. Migraines can affect your vision, focus and concentration, and therefore if Harvin wakes up with pain on Sunday then there’s zero chance that he will play.

      This of course, is bad news for the Vikings. Harvin has game-changing speed and would be a viable asset on a fast track like the Superdome. Here’s hoping for Minnesota’s sake that he’s able to go and is pain free.


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      Salisbury admits to taking photo of his junk

      January 22, 2010 /

      Former NFL clipboard holder and horrendous ESPN analyst Sean Salisbury recently admitted to taking photos of his private parts and sending them to people, which he believes was his undoing at “The Worldwide Leader.”

      From the USA Today:

      “I was ashamed, and I didn’t want to say anything,” says Salisbury, who was an NFL quarterback for eight years and an ESPN NFL analyst for 12. “I thought it would go away and let my ego get in the way. Since then, I’ve beat myself up about it more than 10 baseball bats could. A stupid mistake can cost you, and this has really cost me. I should have been having this conversation a long time ago.”

      “It was stupid —dumb!— but not malicious,” he says. “How can it ruin a good career? … I’ve gone from being on six days a week to disappearing. And it’s not like I wanted to disappear. … But it feels good getting it off my chest.”

      This is just one man’s opinion, but I don’t think the cell phone photos did his career in – I think it was his talent (or lack thereof). He and Mark Schlereth formed a duo that mastered the art of saying as much as possible without really saying anything at all. Whenever they gave their opinion, I was reminded of that old SNL Monday Night Football skit when Will Ferrell impersonated Dan Fouts and just said obvious things throughout the sketch.

      Al Michaels: Dan, it seems to me that the Buccaneers and the Vikings are serious Super Bowl favorites.

      Dan Fouts: That’s right, Al. Tampa Bay is an excellent, excellent football team. But the Vikings have a great football team too. Al, my prediction is that whoever puts the most points on the scoreboard will probably win tonight’s football game.

      Al Michaels: Dan, quarterback Shaun King, your take.

      Dan Fouts: Al, Shaun King knows how to throw the football. Okay, and a quarterback is able to take that football up into the air into the hands of the receiver as he’s running down the field, really that’ll help this team score a touchdown, and that’s what this game’s all about.

      I think I speak for all of us when I say that we can do without Salisbury’s take on things, and we can do even less without cell phone shots of his junk floating around the web.

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      Should the Cardinals trade Anquan Boldin?

      January 22, 2010 /

      If beat writer Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic is right when he says that the Cardinals will try to shop receiver Anquan Boldin this offseason, then the team would be making a wise decision.

      Boldin is a quality playmaker with excellent size, good speed and solid hands. But talent isn’t something the Cardinals are desperate for at the wideout position. They have plenty of youth and depth at receiver with Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston and Early Doucet, which makes Boldin expendable.

      Boldin will be 30 in early October and is set to make $3 million in his final year. Mind you, that’s not a ton of money to pay a receiver of his caliber, but if he reaches free agency after the 2010 season then Arizona will get nothing for him in return. If they trade him now, they might be able to get a third round pick and another player, which was what teams were offering last offseason.

      A trade makes even more sense if Kurt Warner retires this offseason. When Matt Leinart takes over under center, the Cardinals will switch from an offense that attacks opponents through the air to one that tries to beat teams on the ground. The focus will come off the quarterback and receivers and onto young running back Beanie Wells.

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      Prince writes song for Vikings

      January 22, 2010 /

      Prince, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings – those three things just fit together. That’s why it just made sense for Prince to write a new Minnesota Vikings theme song.

      From Myfoxtwincities.com:

      Prince said he hadn’t seen the Vikings play in a very long time, until he went to the game against the Dallas Cowboys last week.

      “I saw the future,” said Prince.

      He said he went home that night, wrote the song, “Purple and Gold,” and said the song came easy and fast.
      The Vikings love it and plan to put it on their website.

      If the Saints aren’t terrified after listening to that song, then they must have a higher power on their side. Because no sane man could listen to that song and not tremble in fear.

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      Cowboys seeking long-term deal with Austin

      January 22, 2010 /

      The Cowboys are trying to lock up restricted free agent receiver Miles Austin to a long-term deal.

      From ESPN.com:

      On the day DeMarcus Ware signed his six-year deal, executive vice president Stephen Jones expressed hesitation about entering negotiations with Austin. Of course, at the time, Austin had just finished setting an NFL record with 421 receiving yards in his first two starts.

      “Some of the biggest mistakes that are ever made are when you pay a guy off one year,” Stephen Jones said then.

      One could argue that it’d be a much bigger mistake for the Cowboys to risk losing a humble young star who led the NFC in receiving yardage despite being a reserve for the first five games.

      That’s apparently Jerry’s line of thinking at this point.

      It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that Austin’s representatives could use Roy E. Williams’ five-year, $45 million deal as the starting point for their negotiations.

      Austin proved that he wasn’t an early season fluke when he tore up the second half of the year. The 25-year-old has the size, speed and playmaking ability teams covet in a receiver and there’s no way Dallas can allow another team to outbid them now that he’s a restricted free agent.


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