The statement
that football is a year round sport is never truer. The NFL Network coverage is
superb and never gets old. It is only Wednesday and we have already had some
big story lines including a retirement and a player going back to his old team.
They both involve the best division in football. Yes, I am referring to the NFC
North.
The Vikings see
these 2 players twice a year and now will have to get use to not seeing Brian
Urlacher, Bears middle linebacker any more as Wednesday he announced his
retirement.
As a huge
Vikings fan I do not like the Bears but I did respect the play of Brian
Urlacher and his ability to play. The man could make plays and always seemed to
be in the right spot at the right time. It will seem strange not to see Brian roaming
the middle.
Charles Woodson
long time thorn in the side of the Vikings has gone back to where he started
his career and will wear the silver and black of the Oakland Raiders. It will
be real strange when watching Vikings-Packers game and no Woodson in the
defensive backfield. Charles was the 4th overall pick in the 1998
draft by Oakland. He played in Oakland until 2006 when he signed with the Pack
and has given the Vikes fits since. I will not mind not seeing Woodson in Green
and Yellow anymore. Another NFC North
team I do not like but will say I believe Woodson will be in the Hall of Fame
one day.
I feel the
both have had Hall of Fame careers and I would not be shocked to see them one
day in Canton.
The other
news comes from the owners meetings with NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. The
2014 draft will occur in May with the weekend undecided as of yet.
It has been
an April tradition as long as I can remember. Life is full of change and this
is change. The draft is the draft no matter when but it does mean having to
wait longer to see who our favorite team’s draft.
My wife and
my wedding anniversary is April 28th and we always involve the draft
as part of our anniversary whether it means spending time at the Vikings draft
party or not. The selfish side of me loves the draft at this time but I am only
one fan and can’t change the NFL’s minds.
The other
storyline I found interesting is the Pro Bowl having captains. They would pick players on their team from the
guys that were chosen to make the trip to Hawaii. It reminds me of when I was
little and we would play neighborhood sports with 2 guys picking their teams. I
of course always hoped I would get on the good team and my name was chosen one
of the first ones and not last. It will be real interesting to see how serious
they take this approach. I love this idea and hope it works.
We cannot
lose the Pro Bowl. It is an all-star game and for Vikings fans look who was the
MVP of last year’s game, Kyle Rudolph. He was a last minute replacement and boy
did he strike gold.
The NFL,
best sport in the world is hopping and full of news on a daily basis. The
middle of the week and we already have much to talk about.
Thanks for
reading
Purplestick
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