I disagree with Cris Carter's take on the Vikings. Character is an issue with this team. The parade of incidents in Minnesota football the last few years has been a disgrace to the team. And it starts at the top.
Randy Moss got away with everything, literally, while in Minnesota. He wasn't traded because of the character issue, he was traded because he walked off the field on Mike Tice in Washington. If character were a reason to trade him, he would have been gone shortly after striking an officer with his car. It wasn't until he dissed Tice that he was shown the door.
Kelly Campbell has issues in Florida, and now Onterrio Smith has embarrassed the team with his complete lack of common sense. But what can Tice say about any of this? Nothing, he is being investigated for scalping Super Bowl tickets.
The Vikings have made all the rights moves this off-season to make them contenders in the NFC. The only thing they lack is a bit of character.
The newest potential majority owner of the Vikings, Zygmunt "Ziggy" Wilf, is a big-time philanthropist who seems to be long on good-character traits. We can only hope that is true and that it trickles down through the organization.
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