Aug 17th 2008 11:22AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Vikings, NFC NorthFanHouse’s Matt Snyder made an impassioned plea to get shot with the Raiders since, well, they’ll apparently sign anybody off the street. While we await word from Al Davis, Snyder might have another opportunity to show how four years of high school football translates into a wildly successful NFL career.

Vikings head coach Brad Childress, miffed that some media types have referred to his training camp as “soft”, has thrown down the gauntlet. This year, he had the Vikings in full pads four times out of the first 26 sessions, but he feels it’s been anything but soft. Childress was perturbed enough to challenge any media member to take part in one of his practices, making reference to author George Plimpton spending time in Lions training camp in the 1960s and writing about it in his book “Paper Lion.” No one took Childress up on the offer to sign an injury waiver and join running back Adrian Peterson in the huddle. Unfortunately, Snyder wasn’t in the room because would be the story of the preseason. Sure, there would be detractors (like this buzz kill), but for all the talk about moms, basements, translucent complexions and minimal athletic ability, there really is no measure of a blogger’s heart.

Here’s to hoping Snyder eventually gets his shot at glory; partly to fulfill a week-old dream, and partly to show Childress that bloggers are much, much tough than your average beat reporter.