This one is just for fun… Some of you may have heard that the Vikings are having a pretty good year. 🙂 As they are playing the Eagles Sunday for the NFC championship and a trip to the Super Bowl (which will be played here in Minneapolis!), the town is, of course, going crazy. In...
The Fourth Lesson
posted by DJL
Oh, and did I forget the fourth lesson – or maybe it’s the first – the Vikings can teach us about leadership? Never give up. Never. Ever. Not until the clock shows zero. Never. PS: I’m not sure this embedded video will play; if not, click here. PPS: And, yes, I know, this is...
Leadership Lessons from the Vikings
posted by DJL
The Vikings should not be in the playoffs. No way. No one expected it. Even through most of the season, people hardly mentioned them, except perhaps for noting that head coach Mike Zimmer (for most of his career a defensive coordinator) put together a really good defense. Why shouldn’t they be in the playoffs? Last year’s record was mediocre (8-8), and you don’t often improve that much in one year, particularly when your starting quarterback (Teddy Bridgewater) isn’t expected to play much and you trade away your franchise running back (Adrian Peterson). Moreover, even when they got off to a decent start, the QB brought in to replace...
AP & SDG
posted by DJL
I was struck again on Sunday while watching the Vikings football game – really, were you thinking I’d be doing anything else on Sunday?! – that after his 61 yard run for a touchdown Adrian Peterson kneeled and raised his arms in an obvious gesture of prayer and praise. And, indeed, after...