The oldest just got accepted to Seton Hall...Masters of Science in Jurisprudence... Specifically the program involves pharmaceutical and medical device law...I'll have a shit eating grin the rest of the week!

How many current NFL QBs can put the team on their shoulders and carry them to the playoffs? I'm talking guys with either nondescript, for the most part, skill players around him, or mediocre defenses, or QBs who despite any circumstances are going to give your team a shot as long as there is time on the clock.

It's a short list IMO.

Brady, obviously. Rodgers, sure. After that? Maybe Ryan, but he's got a great cast of skill players around him. Carr...great OL and WRs...Wilson has benefited from a great D...who am I missing?

https://thevikingage.com/2017/07/12/rumo...erve-2016/

Odd timing for this to surface...

https://www.dailynorseman.com/2017/7/12/...ta-vikings

Usually this gets a few nuggets of media attention in the days prior to it, but its been radio silence until it hit my Twitter feed just now. Must be absolutely nobody that has a chance of being taken?

Where the hell did the summer go?  

Ranking NFL secondaries: Seahawks still set standard, surprise team cracks Top 5

Ranking NFL linebackers by team: Panthers, Broncos lead the way

The Detroit Lions’ status as a Super Bowl nobody, coupled with an aging body, apparently played a role in Calvin Johnson's retirement.
Johnson, speaking during a news conference in Italy for Italian Bowl XXXVII in Vicenza, included the team's on-field performance as a reason for his departure from the NFL. It’s the first time Johnson has spoken about the team’s lack of success playing a role in his retirement.
"I didn't see a chance for them to win a Super Bowl at the time," Johnson said. "For the work I was putting in, it wasn't worth my time, to keep on beating my head up against the wall, and not go anywhere.
"It's the definition of insanity."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nf...470049001/

Ok, I don't make-up the titles...

It will be weird to see the Vikings feature someone other than Adrian Peterson in the backfield. For the first time in a decade, there is a question as to who will be Minnesota's lead running back to start the season.It once looked like that person would be Latavius Murray, after the former Raiders Pro Bowler signed a three-year, $15 million free-agent deal in March. That all changed when the team drafted Dalvin Cook in the second round (No. 41 overall) in April.
It was a bad sign for Murray, also dealing with recovery from offseason ankle surgery, that the Vikings aggressively traded up to get Cook. Murray's first uphill battle is just being able to get on the field healthy at some point in training camp.
So much for trusting Murray on early downs while turning to holdover scatback Jerick McKinnon on passing downs. Cook is in prime position to take the every-down work right away.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/dal...68221c4ml8