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Good ol' Gus. Even opposing coaches call him that these days. You don't notice Gus Frerotte -- or miss him -- until you need him.

Every week at MVN Outsider, we pose three questions to bloggers who cover the teams that are taking part in the weeka s Sunday and Monday Night Football games.

The Indianapolis Colts were handed a game by the Houston Texans on Sunday. It was a much-needed win, but it may not matter.

The Minnesota Vikings would like to think the struggle of their rushing game Monday night was an aberration.

October 7, 2008 12:31 AM Sorry about the late post. I was catching my breath after one of the most bizarre games in recent memory.

Monday night's matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints will feature a slew of powerful runners.

Vikings owner Zygi Wilf tapped on a door in the visitors locker room and then opened it.

In the next two weeks, Kerry Collins revisits the end of the best season of his 14-year NFL career.

It was a pleasure to read about Birk and the teams confidence in TJ. Let's give him some slack guys it's really only his 2nd year.

' Minnesota Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte said after Sunday's game that the roughing the passer call on Tennessee Titans defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch was a cheap shot that hit him in the groin, a claim ...

In the next two games, Kerry Collins revisits the end of the best season of his 14-year NFL career.

Breaking up is hard to do. But losing is even tougher to take. That's why, before the NFL season even reaches the quarter pole, a handful of coaches are either contemplating making a switch at quarterback or ...

Out with the new, in with the old. In the NFL this season, that time-honored adage has been flipped at the quarterback position.

Gus Frerotte just might out-run that padded wall yet. Until he was handed the Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback job last week, it was nearly certain that Frerotte's main legacy would be the incident on ...

When the Tennessee Titans review game tape of the Minnesota Vikings, they should recognize something familiar even in an unfamiliar opponent.

Artis Hicks faced a Pro Bowl defensive end in his first week as Bryant McKinnie's emergency replacement, a three-time Pro Bowl end in the second week and a three-time Pro Bowl selection last week.

Gus Frerotte stabilized Minnesota's wobbly passing attack for at least one week, after Antoine Winfield and the rest of defense propped it up once again.

Coach Brad Childress had said the NFL's leading rusher would be a game-time decision, and he was not among the list of inactives distributed before the game.

The word may describe Gus Frerotte's career - seven teams, 15 seasons - but it means something else: He's a pretty good QB to have around.

Star running back Adrian Peterson returned to practice yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings but was limited in his work and remained questionable for tomorrow's game because of a hamstring injury.