Vick in purple? It doesn't fit ... but then it does

March 7, 2014 at 1:45AM
An undated photo of a traditional alarm clock. To avoid constantly checking email and Twitter in the middle of the night, a traditional alarm clock may be a better choice for the bedroom than a smartphone. This photo was posed for use as an illustration. (Nick Bilton/The New York Times)
An undated photo of a traditional alarm clock. To avoid constantly checking email and Twitter in the middle of the night, a traditional alarm clock may be a better choice for the bedroom than a smartphone. This photo was posed for use as an illustration. (Nick Bilton/The New York Times) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

All it takes these days to start a news cycle is a well-timed 140-characters, and Adrian Peterson provided that by tweeting that Michael Vick would make the Vikings a playoff team.

On the surface, it doesn't seem to make a ton of sense. The Vikings figure to be in the market for a veteran QB who can help groom a draft pick, not a guy with baggage. Vick, meanwhile, probably is looking for a place where he is guaranteed to be a starter and where he has a chance to win.

But ... the Vikings' two best seasons of the past generation came with castoff veteran QBs who had something to prove (Randall Cunningham in 1998, Brett Favre in 2009).

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ouch SI.com has video of the Knicks' Tyson Chandler saying that Kevin Love "can't play D" in an interview during Wednesday's game..

Kevin Love Timberwolves 2012.
Kevin Love Timberwolves 2012. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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