Put your suspension where your mouth is

Well, Brad Childress has an opportunity to prove that he meant what he said when some of the first words out of his mouth as the Vikings head coach were, "The coaching staff will have high expectations for our players, and it's critical that they have those same high expectations and high character off the field." (Full story)

No boat cruise this time, just a joy cruise...with sirens in the rearview mirror. Yup, Koren Robinson is at it again. After pushing the speedometer into the triple digits and running from the cops for 10 miles, Robinson apparantly cooperated with the police once he was caught, spent the night in jail, and is probably facing a DWI and the felony charge of fleeing the police.

So far, Childress is saying all the right things: It's too early to make a decision; I'm here to make get the ship right (he actually uses the metaphor of righting a ship). If Robinson is convicted as a felon, Childress either has to suspend him or be labeled a huge hypocrite.

This crossroad will determine whether anything has changed in Minnesota...other than their new, lame logo and uniforms.