Monthly Archives: October 2011

The towel has been thrown

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Rob Beer

When most other quarterbacks are perfecting the back-shoulder throw, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb went into Sunday night’s game as a master of the front-foot throw. So, I started charting his passes Sunday night. A high throw here, a behind … Continue reading →

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He’s still loud and proud

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Rob Beer

With the Minnesota Vikings sitting at 1-4 heading into Chicago, I figured it was time to check on how Bruce Cusick, one of the Vikings public address announcers and emcee for several team functions, is doing these days. If you … Continue reading →

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Favre goes live

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Rob Beer

This clip was being shared around my Facebook circle yesterday. It’s Brett Favre and his college football broadcasting debut. Somehow I’m not surprised, given how he always said a lot while saying very little when he was being interviewed. Being … Continue reading →

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Third-down problems killing Vikings

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Rob Beer

There was a time, yes, there was a time when a first-down conversion on a third-and-4 for the Minnesota Vikings was almost automatic.
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