Wow, this is the 400th entry of the Viking Underground. A milestone to be certain. So, I've decided to take the day off and head to my favorite pub to, ahem, celebrate. If you are in a certain western suburb of Minneapolis on Friday at a certain Irish pub and see a man dressed in purple drinking some pints of the best beer in the world (Guinness) then you best sit down and buy me another.

But, I don't want to leave you hanging with nothing to read this fine Friday. Here are some things for you to read and also look forward to.

Pro Football Talk with Matt Birk

The boys at Pro Football Talk have hooked up with our very own Matt Birk for a multipart interview. The first part can be read here. And here is a quote to wet your appetite:

PFT: What do you make of this speculation regarding Daunte Culpepper? Do you envision the team under any set of circumstances trading him?

Birk: I doubt it. Daunte's obviously had more good games than bad here. Before last season, they were talking about him as a potential MVP candidate. I don't think after seven games and an injury you just give up on a guy. But at the same time, everyone's anxious to see how Daunte recovers and comes back from this devastating injury. Only time will tell. They obviously haven't given him nearly enough time to heal up and don't know if he'll even be ready for this season. I think before you cut ties with a player like that you want to see what kind of product he's able to give you when he's fully recovered.

And I'm going to try and get Mike Florio, the head Kahuna at PFT, on for an upcoming podcast.

Mailbag

Just reaching into the ol' mailbag to answer a few inquiries.

I would like to see the opposite of the worst things in Vikings history. How bout' the best?

Sparks

Well Sparks, I have decided to pull in my Vikings buddies (The Commish and Milwaukee Mark) and do a podcast of what we think are the best moments in Vikings history. Look for that next week. If you would like to send in what you think is the best Vikings moment, just send me an e-mail before noon on Sunday and I'll read it on the podcast.

Have you heard anything about how Moss was viewed in Oakland this past season....by the fans and the team?

Loren

Nice segue Loren, as I will be speaking to Raider Ron this weekend for yet another VU podcast. The number one thing I intend to speak to him about is Moss in silver and black. And we'll also see if Moss intends to have Daunte sniff around for a move.

So, have a wonderful weekend all! See you next week!

Posted by maasx003 at February 10, 2006 01:49 AM