Battle Lines Are Drawn in Minnesota

By night1  |   Saturday, August 29, 2009  |  Comments( 1 )

 Minnesota Vikings
It was bound to happen, and it did; The Minnesota Vikings are spilt in two between having Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson as the starting quarterback for the Vikings. Guess where Brett Favre stands? Nowhere because even though the Viking fans welcome him, and the players welcome him grudgily, they're not happy that Coach Childress went behind...
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MikeBullock		 11:47 AM
08/29/2009
This "division in the locker room" story is baseless. In fact, it's refuted by the players multiple times.

From the AP wire:

He has already received ringing endorsements from every significant veteran on the Vikings roster, including guard Steve Hutchinson, running back Adrian Peterson and defensive end Jared Allen.

"He's the type of guy that can keep a smile on your face, keep you laughing," Peterson said after Favre's first preseason appearance last Friday against the Kansas City Chiefs. "He's been doing this for 18 years, so I'm sure it's not hard for him to connect with guys."

Rookie receiver Percy Harvin called it "an honor" and "a blessing" to play with the future Hall of Famer while left tackle Bryant McKinnie said he had trouble believing his eyes on the first day of practice when Favre called the play in the huddle.

"Brett has fit in great. He's one of the guys," safety Madieu Williams said on Thursday. "Everybody has welcomed him with open arms. He's fit right in. He's been a great locker-room guy."

And from the local papers:
"...media members got a glimpse of his teammates reaction early in Thursday’s practice when punter Chris Kluwe yelled to a group of TV camera crews: “Uh-oh, there’s a schism in the camera crew.”

Defensive end Jared Allen told reporters he’s not taking any "schism questions because it’s a bunch of [expletive].”

Safety Madieu Williams said Favre has “fit in great.”

Linebacker Chad Greenway, walking off the field, said: “Schism. You guys are making up words now.”

(http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/)

It's just sensationalism to sell stories...
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