Links Of The Week: Free Agency Starts Soon

Okay, so I know I haven’t been keeping you as up-to-date as I normally like to, but these links should ensure you are all caught up and didn’t miss anything so far this week:

• Our blogroll has been updated to include another cool Vikings blog.  Check’ em out and tell ‘em who sent you.
• Could Peyton Manning’s landing spot affect this year’s Vikings draft?
• Joe Webb is still jumping really high on YouTube.
• The new Madden video game could, in theory, include either Jared Allen or Percy Harvin on the cover.
• Unless this is a typo, the “snitch” that spurred “bountygate” was actually a Vikings player.
• A breakdown of the reasons behind Pro Football Focus’s crush on linebacker Erin Henderson.
• Chris Cook’s girlfriend testified in court on Wednesday.  Here is a summary of the bizarre testimony that she gave.  He might just be off the hook.
• Cook’s attorneys argued self defense in court on Wednesday.
• An argument for a very stiff penalty for the New Orleans Saints.
• Christian Ponder is preparing (yeah, right) for the possibility of the Vikings drafting another first round quarterback.
• The Vikings are trying to re-sign linebacker Erin Henderson prior to free agency starting.
• Some of the key figures involved with the new stadium proposal.
• Brett Favre says that a referee apologized to him for a missed call in the 2009 NFC Championship game against the Saints.
• I think some hack blogger has mentioned this before, but gambling is an unpredictable revenue source for a new stadium and could be a sticking point in the proposal.
• An interesting experiment surrounding the Cris Carter Hall of Fame mystery.
• Jared Allen takes an even handed approach in answering “bountygate” questions.
• This mock draft has the Vikings drafting… oh, forget it, you already know.
• Peyton Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.  He is also one of the classiest NFL players of all time.  Any team would be lucky to have a guy like this for as long as Indianapolis had Manning.  So, here it is, your moment of Zen: