Minnesota Vikings fans could loss their team and be left out in the cold if Minnesota lawmakers don’t act fast.  That’s because the current Vikings owners are threatening to move the team to Los Angeles if they don’t get financial support and assurances to build a new stadium.

Things have gone so far that the NFL front office took action Friday by meeting with Minnesota lawmakers about the importance of approving financial backing for a new stadium.

“There is no ultimatum, but we did clearly talk about L.A. We did clearly talk about that [being] an open market,” Minnesota Sen. Julie Rosen said. “I do believe there is a feeling in some legislators and even in some folks throughout the state that they would never leave. So it was good to hear from the NFL, and from a very prominent owner, that they do have the right to move or be sold.”

Could it happen?
Yes it could.  In fact a precedence has already be set.  Back in 1984, Colts owner Jim Irsay, citing an antiquated and inadequent stadium in Baltimore, moved the team from Baltimore to it’s current location Indianapolis (Baltimore regained an NFL team – the Ravens – when the NFL expanded for the 1996 NFL season).

What are the odds the Vikings Will Move To LA?
Who knows? I mean the possibility exists, especially if current Vikings owner, Zygi Wilf,  sells the team (rumor has it he wants to sell the team).  If the team were sold, the new owners wouldn’t have a history in Minnesota and wouldn’t feel sentimental about leaving.  The owners would be buying the team to make money, and if that means moving the Viking to LA, they would do so.

I wonder if there is an NFL betting line on the Vikings moving?

What should NFL fans expect?
Minnesotans take great pride in their long NFL history.  We can expect that the lawmakers will feel the pressure of their constituents (who are also Vikings fans) and approve funding of a new stadium – otherwise they will be voted out of office.

Don’t forget, other NFL teams have used to same ploy (threatening to move the team) to get stadium improvements, tax credits and other benefits from the home state.

All in all, I really don’t see it happening.   The Vikings will stay in Minnesota.

What would it be like for the NFL (and football fans) to lose the Vikings – Packers and Vikings – Bears rivalries.

No way!

Brett Favre will always be known as one of the most resilient quarterbacks in NFL history. He is the “iron man” of professional football. He played QB in 273 consecutive NFL football games (not including post-season games) from 1991 to 2008.

Brett Favre played college football at Southern Mississippi. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, and 33rd pick, of the 1991 NFL Football Draft.  He played for the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 2007 and then played for the New York Jets in 2008.

But throughout his career Favre was known for a less impressive statistic – throwing too many interceptions.  In fact, he has thrown more interceptions than any other QB in history. While throwing 464 regular season TDs, he also has thrown 310 Interceptions in the regular season. And in his final three games of the 2008 season as a New York Jet, he threw 2 TD passes and 9 interceptions.

NFL football sportscasters should coin the phrase “throwing up a Favre” anytime a QB throws up a pass for anyone to grab.  “The Favre” can be defined as throwing a desperation pass, anytime during a game, where the defense has a better chance to catch it then his receivers.  The interesting thing about “the Favre” it is not only thrown in the waning minutes of a football game.  Time after time, Brett Favre has thrown his lollipop pass in every imaginable situation – in the first quarter, when the team is winning and when the down.

So the next time you see a Pee Wee Football, High School, College and NFL quarterback” throw one up for grabs”, yell out – “Oh no, not a Favre”.  Get ready! You might even have a chance to catch it in the stands!

The Detroit Lions have the distinction of being the first team in NFL history to go 0-15.  Will they lose their last game and end up a perfect 0-16?  They play the Packers in Green Bay, where they haven’t won a game in 17 years.

before the 2008 NFL season started there were such high hopes for the Lions in Motown. They had a perfect pre-season record, going 4-0. Now that the season has one week left, they are selling T-Shirts that read “2008 Pre-Season Champions”.

Believe it or not, if the Lions lose to the Packers, they won’t be the first team to go without a victory in an NFL season.  Back in 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 0-14.  In one of the classic lines of that dreadful season, coach John McKay was asked what he thought of his team’s execution, he replied, I’m in favor of it.”

Are the Lions cursed? Is all of Michigan cursed? Nothing positive seems to happen up there.

The Lions last won a title in 1957.  Since then things have gone from bad to worse.  They have gotten the top draft pick consistently over the years but none of them have lived up to expectations. And injuries and bad luck have compounded their misfortune.

The Lions fans seem to be taking things in stride – or not. A great gift for Detroit Lions fans is a Lions Jersey that reads “Owen” with the number “16″ under it.

I hear there is a petition going around Michigan to rename the team the Detroit Lemons – because they just really suck!