Vikings defensive end Jared Allen embraces his redneckedness. It's become part of his public persona, and sorta like Samson, you get the feeling that if he cut the mullet, he'd lose all his super powers.
So with that in mind, hearing Allen speak of his mullet in such revered tones makes perfect sense. Because without it he'd just be just another dude.*
"The people that were doing this in the '80s, they weren't doing it because they thought it was a cool hairdo, they were doing it because they were bad ass."
That's all you need to know, really. Video ridiculousness after the jump.
The Monday Night Football game between the Favres Vikings and Texans is certain to have a ton of Brett Favre talk, even with Tony Kornheiser departing the booth. Post-shoulder surgery Favre playing an entire half of football with his new team is news. Football fans will be watching to see if he can make the throws that he wasn't able to make at the end of last season.
But the Favre story isn't the only one to watch in this game. There's a number of interesting stories to look at for two teams that have been mentioned as playoff teams.
CARROLLTON, Texas -- DeMarcus Ware led the NFL in sacks last season with a career-high 20. The Cowboys outside linebacker didn't receive the league Defensive Player of the Year award for his efforts, though -- that went to James Harrison of the Steelers.
But Ware is not too concerned about awards. He wants more pressures, more victories, and of course, more money.
So what's three million dollars a year between friends?
The Titans have apparently upped their offer to Albert Haynesworth in an attempt to keep him before free agency starts on Friday. Before the Titans had been offering four years, $36 million, but they are also aware that Haynesworth wants to be the highest paid defensive lineman in the league--which would mean he would need to average more than Jared Allen's $12.3 million per year deal.
The Nashville City Paper is reporting that Haynesworth is looking for $35 million guaranteed, which is roughly $10 million more than what the Titans have offered.
The Carolina Panthers have, according to many "league sources," as well as Peppers' agent Carl Carey, officially designated Julius Peppers with the team's franchise tag.
This, of course, is against Peppers' preference (he's not the only one who hates the franchise tag) and comes as a result of the Panthers inking LT Jordan Gross to a six-year deal. The tagging of Peppers is no surprise whatsoever -- it was well known that the team, regardless of whether he wants to play there or not, intended to get something back if the lifelong Panther actually ended up leaving.
Julius Peppers told the Carolina Panthers, in no uncertain terms, that he wants out of Charlotte. There is no disconnect here: he wants nothing to do with the Panthers in 2009, regardless of their defensive scheme.
But the Panthers face an entirely different issue aside from simply acquiescing to Peppers' demands and shipping him out. See, Pepp will be a free agent in 17 days, and at that point, the Panthers will lose any value that he previously provided the franchise. So, yeah, this should be a fun few weeks, considering the Panthers' various options.
The Minnesota Vikings have a huge decision to make this offseason. Should they beg veteran Gus Frerotte to come back? Is it time to sink or swim with Tarvaris Jackson (though I think they already did this)? Do they find another veteran, perhaps one who wants to throw interceptions to the Packers twice before he figures out that it's time to retire?
Complicating matters is Jackson's tendency to play well in spurts and randomly implode, while Frerotte did manage to win games despite a large number of interceptions. As he gets ready for his fourth year, Jackson is willing to try some unorthodox measures to improve.
"Chippy" is a term that's thrown out a lot these days. It refers to a sporting contest that gets a little heated without getting violent. Wake Forest, the nation's top-ranked team, and Virginia Tech, a classic "look past" opponent for the Deacs, took that adjective to an entirely different level on Wednesday night in a fantastic ACC battle.
Virginia Tech led by 10 at the break, and as much as 13 throughout the second half, and while there were pendulum-like momentum swings throughout the final 20 minutes, the mistakes made by the Demon Deacons down the stretch resulted in a 78-71 loss to the Hokies. The biggest issue surrounding those mistakes, and something that will be addressed frequently over the next few days, is probably Jeff Teague, who failed to take charge late.
So Eagles fans, do you still want to see Donovan McNabb head elsewhere?
On a day when the Eagles' running game was non-existent, McNabb threw for 300 yards, generally ran the Eagles offense efficiently and made only two serious mistakes. With an Eagles' defense that's good enough to get this team to the Super Bowl, that was enough.
The Vikings had almost everything happen according to plan and they still lost by 12. Adrian Peterson broke off a long run with a 40-yard touchdown run and scored two touchdowns. Bernard Berrian got deep for a 27-yard catch and the Vikings pass rush sacked McNabb three times.
The big question heading into the 3:30 pm EST kickoff is whether Eagles coach Andy Reid will try to take advantage of this. Long known as a pass-happy play-caller, Reid does have the talent in the backfield to exploit the Vikings defensive front, which has missed Williams each of the last two games.
His absence may also hurt the effectiveness of the Vikings' other linemen, who aren't used to getting tons of attention from blockers on running plays.
Vikings defensive end Jared Allen embraces his redneckedness. It's become part of his public persona, and sorta like Samson, you get the feeling that if he cut the mullet, he'd lose all his super powers. 
The Monday Night Football game between the 
So what's three million dollars a year between friends?
The Carolina Panthers have, according to many "league sources," as well as Peppers' agent 
The Minnesota Vikings have a huge decision to make this offseason. Should they beg veteran 
"Chippy" is a term that's thrown out a lot these days. It refers to a sporting contest that gets a little heated without getting violent. Wake Forest, the nation's top-ranked team, and Virginia Tech, a classic "look past" opponent for the Deacs, took that adjective to an entirely different level on Wednesday night in a fantastic ACC battle.
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