Vikings Hold Double-Digit Lead in Dome

The Minnesota Vikings have held double-digit leads going into the second half of every game this year. The Kansas City Chiefs haven't held a lead at any point.

However, the teams have more in common than you would think: both sit at 0-3 and at the bottom of their respective division.

The Vikings are looking to pick up a win and avoid their first 0-4 start since 2002. This 0-4 team is the best first half team in the game so far this year, outscoring their opponents 54-7 in the first half while losing 6-67 in the second half.

The Chiefs who started 3-0 last year are staring an 0-4 start in the face for the first time in three years. They have given up an NFL-leading 109 points and have scored a league-low 27.

Both these teams look pathetic on paper and desperate on the field. I was at both the Vikings-Buccaneers and the Vikings-Lions games and trust me, the crowd turned ugly at the sight of our Vikings throwing away double-digit leads.

Minnesota has lost all three of its visits to Kansas City since winning its first one in 1974... at least they'll be on the road. Vikings fans shouldn't have to put up with anymore opposition cheering in the Dome.

Vikings Host Lions at the Metrodome

How the times have changed.

Two years ago the Vikings were on their way to their 6-0 start that led to a NFC North Title. Two years ago it wasn't rare to see Vikings tees everywhere, to have your best friend regularly paint his face purple or to actually have fans like our quarterback. The Lions were scrambling for a win. The Lions were the only team to go winless during a 16-game season in 2008.

Today the Vikings are heading into week three attempting to avoid a 0-3 start and are among 7 winless teams. The Lions are looking to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 1980! They are just coming off a 48-3 win over Kansas City. The Vikings will be hosting the Detroit Lions at the Minneapolis Metrodome.

Tyrell Johnson must be thinking the situation is pretty dire. He was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired this week. Johnson's blood alcohol limit was .12, well over the state legal limit of .08. Things are falling apart.

Come on Vikes, I can't handle anymore of this Minnesota sports slump.

Home Away From Dome?

If you've been in Minnesota at all during the last year and pay even a nod to sports, you know the Vikings are in negotiations with the State to build a new stadium. Currently the Minnesota Vikings play all their home games in the Metrodome, but are looking to move out to the 'burbs, in particular Arden Hills. This move has been dubbed 'Plan A.'

As of the last public figure released, the Vikings were set to pour in $407 million in addition to any project overrun costs. The State would pick up the remainder, however the divying up of road improvement costs has remained up in the air throughout all negotiations.

Recently, the price tag for the Vikings has been raised to half a billion dollars. That's right; $500 million.

Another figure I heard the other day... 25% of U.S. jobs have disappeared for good, permanently. That means the job market is only 80% of what it recently used to be.

The bright side of spending so much to build a new stadium? An influx of the supply of jobs for local Minnesotans. Let's just hope the Vikings hire locally for as much of the work as possible. Minnesota has been a sort of 'safe spot' from the recession and it would be in society's best interest to keep it that way!

As for the money, I would look in the couch cushions...

Practice Squad for Vikings is Selected

Here's the list of players who will be on the practice squad this upcoming season.

Fullbacks Ryan D'Imperio and Matt Asiata,WRs Emmanuel Arceneaux and Stephen Burton, G Chris DeGeare, RB Caleb King and DE Cedric McKinley.

It's weird, DeGeare started games last year and is now on the practice squad.