PurplePTSD: My Ex-Vikes Burgers-And-Beer Dream Team, From Tarkenton To Favre

Press release from the PurplePTSD:

Tom Woldum

2021-10-24

It’s Bye Week in Minnesota, and after six angst-ridden weeks we all deserve a break. For one weekend, we won’t sweat profusely and gnaw at our fingernails as we witness the good, the bad, and the ugly unfold right before our eyes. It’s a good time to just go have a leisurely good time at a dive bar somewhere to decompress a little. But who wants to do that alone? Sure, we could hang out with our family, or our friends, but let’s dream a little bit.  

We’ve all had the “if you could have dinner with one person from throughout history, who would it be?” conversation. On Bye Week, it’s time to paint that conversation-starter a deep shade of purple. If you could spend a couple of hours grabbing burgers and beers with any former Viking—living or dead—who would it be?  But I’m greedy – why not an entire bye-week out on the town with ex Vikings?

Here’s my Dream Team, with one former player—and one excellent local bar–for every day of the bye week:

This is sounding like one of the best weeks of all time, and would definitely fill the void while the current Vikings rest up for the season’s final 11 games. And really, why wouldn’t any of these Viking legends want to spend one night in their illustrious lives holed up in a little bar eating cheap burgers and swilling beer with me? 

This press release was produced by the PurplePTSD. The views expressed here are the author’s own.