Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer did not conduct a press conference Friday in which he addressed the team’s blowout 38-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game and offered a few thoughts on what the future might bring for the team. “It was a combination of factors,”
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Despite Worrying Preseason, Mike Zimmer ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ in Press Conference
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer did not conduct a press conference on Tuesday in which he attempted to sound a note of optimism after what has been a disappointing performance by Minnesota's starters in the preseason. "I think we have reason to feel good," said Zimmer, despite the evidence of
In the Dome of Dementia
How we came to that blasphemous place is a tale so unworthy of the appalling events that succeeded it that I hesitate to offer any word on the subject at all. Suffice to say we were retained through intermediaries acting on behalf of what they would only describe as "a party
Kommenter Beer Table: America’s Ale
Campbell Comes Clean
The Bastard Review, Episode Three “Effigy/Ddelw”
(It's Episode Three because the two-hour pilot is listed as two episodes, "Pilot Parts 1&2"). I said last week's episode was overstuffed, and that was an understatement, even for a two-hour presentation. At the end of this one I was left wondering what, if anything, had happened; it seemed weirdly sparse,
The Bastard Review
The two-hour pilot to Kurt Sutter's new FX series The Bastard Executioner is, among other things, a prime example of the difficulty inherent in making a good pilot. All pilots tempt their writers toward exposition, and the bigger the story the writer wants to tell, the greater the temptation. Few can resist,
Candy is Dandy but Zimmer is Grimmer in Prognosticating Press Conference
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer today did not conduct a surprisingly candid press conference in which he spoke directly about his team's prospects for success in the coming season. "The thing is," he did not begin in answer to a general question about the Vikings' current status, "you have to
President Obama Commutes Drug Sentences, NFL Suspensions
President Barack Obama on Monday granted clemency to 46 people serving long prison terms for non-violent drug offenses and did not, in a sweeping expansion of executive power, commute the sentences of the fourteen professional football players suspended for violation of the league's substance abuse policy in calendar year 2015. "As a lawyer
Louisiana Tech Has Had It With This ‘Transfer’ Nonsense
The Athletic Department of Louisiana Tech University did not respond today to criticism that they had overreacted to the transfer request of breakout basketball star Xavian Stapleton by banning him from transferring to 55 schools, including any school in Louisiana's neighboring states or on Louisiana Tech's upcoming schedule, as well
Obama Delivers Stern Warning to G7’s Enemies
US President Barack Obama did not speak Tuesday at a press conference reporting the progress of G7 talks and outlining the key priorities of the organization's member nations. In particular, he did not emphasize the G7 leaders' shared commitment to containing Russia and isolating and defeating former Vikings quarterback and current Oakland Raider Christian