Jim Souhan looks at whether the Minnesota Vikings can turn all that potential into solid achievement:
This is a unique day in Vikings history.
Today, the first Sunday of the 2009 NFL season, the Vikings become the biggest story in the most popular sport in America for a reason other than an epic loss or an embarrassing scandal.
Today, the Vikings present a Hall of Fame quarterback who is a defector from their greatest rival and will lead one of the most talented teams in football.
Today, your Vikings will not be the franchise of Super Bowl losses, championship game chokes, 41-0, Love Boat, Ticketgate, Denny Green’s homemade videos and myriad arrests.
Today, your Vikings become the biggest story in the NFL because of what they are capable of doing, not what they are chagrined to have done.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch the Vikings-Browns game, but with Buffalo playing on Monday night, there’s a stronger chance that the Buffalo FOX affiliate will show it in our area.
