Vikings kick returner Charles Gordon suffered a NASTY looking leg injury at the hands of Desmond Bishop just now. Bishop’s weight comes down hard and catches Gordon’s foot in an awkward position, which twisted his entire leg in a motion it wasn’t designed to go. From the looks of this, Gordon’s season is probably over.
Notice the look on Adrian Peterson’s face as he walks off the field, that will tell you everything you need to know.
Though it comes as no big surprise to many, Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress made it known that it’s a wrap for quarterback Tavaris Jackson, backpedaling on his earlier support of the struggling QB. The jaw dropper really comes in the announcement that the Vikings are putting their faith in 37-year-old Gus Frerotte, a seventh rounder from the mid-90s, as the starter for the remainder of the season. The very same Gus Frerotte who, as quarterback of the Washington Redskins, once sprained his neck when he rammed his head into a cement wall while celebrating a touchdown? Yeppers.
So, let me get this straight: Frerotte is a starter but Daunte Culpepper, the former Vikings franchise hero last seen as an Oakland Raider, is at home in an early retirement at the age of 31?
Frerotte eats good while Daunte remains unemployed. What part of the game is this?
The other day I wrote a post asking why players are criticized for skipping “voluntary” workouts. so you can imagine my disgust upon reading the following…
The Vikings excused running back Adrian Peterson and quarterback Tavaris Jackson from Wednesday’s voluntary practice for personal reasons. Which is funny, because the whole “optional” thing sounds weird if you need the coaches staff permission in order to skip it.
The good folks in management also excused linebacker Ben Leber, so he could witness the birth of his first child .
