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Joe OberleJul 17, 2021
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I didn’t know Joe Johnson when he was a young high school hockey stud for Edison and was pictured, with his sister, a future U of M goalie, Stephanie (and a couple other promising players) on the sports page of the Star Tribune. But I would have liked to have met him then. He must have been a terror.
Sports, as in life itself, often favors the bold, focused, and hard-working all three attributes that describe my friend, Joe, who tragically passed away earlier this week. We met about seven years ago when VikingsJournal.com was nearing its last legs and Joe was working there while building his own sports publishing network on the side. He was already a dynamo with his work ethic, his desire, his Purple passion, and his unique and ever-present sense of humor. We hit it off right away.
We now know what the last straw was for Rodgers in Green Bay
Best. Weekend. Ever.
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As if the weekend couldn’t get any better for Minnesota Vikings fans with a draft that did what many thought was impossible: A draft haul that made even Joe Johnson (me, owner of this site and purplePTSD.com/FranchiseTagged.com/TheDraftTeam.com) once again a member of the hopeful Minnesota Vikings fan bandwagon… There was also the news that perpetual side thorn in Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has officially had enough of the new regime in Wisconsin and officially wants out.
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An NFL team once went two months without winning a game and still made the playoffs. The 2014 Panthers beat the Bears on Oct. 5 and tied the Bengals before losing six straight, leaving them 3-8-1 on Dec. 6. Thanks to a four-game win streak (and a terrible division), Carolina (19th on offense, 21st defensively) hosted a playoff game and won it. Of course, the Cardinals were on their third quarterback, Ryan Lindley, by then to set up one of the worst playoff matchups in NFL history. The Seahawks eliminated the Panthers, but Carolina won 17 of its next 18 games en route to Super Bowl 50.
Prepare Your Betting Strategy For The Next NFL Season
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Now that the Minnesota Vikings won’t play another game until next… Fall?!? That can’t be right? That means we have eight full months to fill with theoretical articles and deep dives into the season that CJ Ham had?
I’ve made a grave miscalculation.
Speaking of next season and calculations (and the need for content ideas), I thought that now would be as good a time as any for (re)start our series on the ins and outs of the budding sports betting industry. Ten, or really even five years ago, posting about bookies and sports gambling would get a site like ours removed from every search engine except for the one that Pete Rose owns.