The week that was

The radio station I listen to is KFAN, a talk sports radio station with everything I want to know about Minnesota sports. I also read different sports websites. This week came out with a lot of intersting tidbits.

The NFL last season implemented a new change and it involved replay. Each score would have a replay to allow coaches to save a challenge and a possible loss of timeout. When I found this out I thought oh boy is this going to add to much time to the game? I love football like there is no tomorrow. I love the play of the game but not a potential of watching players stand around in waiting. It did not really seem that bad as it played out. Then this week the announcement of the analyisis came out with the results of how much time was added to the game by doing this. The answer was shocking as 1 second was added to each game with this added replay of each score.

The other change came out as the NFL has made a change in game time for the second national tv game that normally occured at 3:15. The change has been made to 3:25. The extra 10 minutes should allow for completion of the noon game and no one should have to miss any of the second game. The Vikings game against Tennessee was moved from noon to 3:25 because of the Twin Cities marathon. I think what the NFL did is huge fo fans with the change of times. I just wonder to myself why now and not in the past. I am anxious to see what America thinks.

In Vikings related news I thought it was awesome for Coach Fraizer to get a chance to go to the Persian Gulf and visit the men and woman over seas. I read a statement fom Coach as he tied in traing camp for the Vikings with his trip. He said he won't have much patience for players who gripe about the heat during training camp. In borrowing a quote he added "it just puts perspective that there is nothing you should ever complain about." I agree 100 percent.

The 2009 season and the talk of Brett Favre just does not go away. The big signing on Wednesday July 4 of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter by the Minnesota Wild. The comparisons were hot an heavy and made for great listening with which is bigger for Minnesota Sports. It seems as though both signings really had an affect in Las Vegas. The Wild went from 200-1 to 22-1 to win the Cup. When Brett signed the Vikings already had a good team but the addition of Favre seemed to make the Vikes a Super Bowl contender and put them at a 7-1 odds to win the Super Bowl.

The jersey selling of Favre went through the roof and the day the 2 new Wild signed I saw websites already having them up for sale. The Wils season tickets from Wednesday to Saturday jumped 1500. It is incredible what players of these natures wil do for the fan base.

The Vikings in 2009 were close and ready to win but the Favre 2 year signing was really try to speed things up. The Suter and Parise signed for 13 years is trying to give the Wild and long and succesful future. I wish the Wild so much luck. I am such a Minnesota sports fan.

It is hard to know in 2009 in preseason against Indianapolis Colts if Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels would have been successful  and no injury would Favre have come in the picture. It is unbelievable to play the Colts on the August 14th, sign Brett the 19th and  Brett would start against Kansas City on the 21st.

In a final thought about 2009 in the 49ers game it was brought up this week that the last play of the game with the Vikings needing a touchdown to win. The team sent out 4 receivers in the pattern knowing the only way to win is a touchdown on the final play of the game. The problem which I did not know is 3 receivers stopped short of the goal line on their routes and one was in the end zone. Favre finds Greg Lewis for the improbable catch. In attending games a detail like this is hard to spot sometimes so to hear it on the radio really helps me get more of the feeling of the game with all the sights and sounds. Football talk never gets old.

The talk Wedneday-Friday with the comparisons of the Favre signing in 2009 and the Wild's Christmas presents on July 4th, 2012 was awesome to listen to.

I am already for football but now I am hapy to say hockey is getting a boost in the state.

Thanks for reading
Purplestick