The Lions offense is only 12th statistically, in total yards this season.
The defense is 28th in total yards given up this year.
We just don't look that good on paper, except for the win - loss stat.
We are playing a better team game with many takeaways and opportunities being capitalized on.
Rogers has to get rid of his rep as a slacker to become listed on all pro teams.

Classy move by the Vikings organization. They've docked the pay of WR Troy Williamson for missing last Sunday's game because he was attending his grandmother's funeral.

ESPN - Vikings dock WR Williamson pay for family funeral - NFL

Apparently people are only permitted to pass away in the offseason.

Ridiculous stuff. In one of my classes today, our professor put up a quote that said, "The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. But not in that order."

Betcha the HR person who made this decision and his boss will not lose any pay if they took a day off for bereavement. The Pistons let Rip slide on two games to see and assist with his son's birth and the Jazz gave D Fisher time off to see about his ill daughter during the playoffs... what this means is that a professional team will allow you time off with pay look after the living, but not the dearly departed??
Or is this an NFL thing because of limited number of games??? Or is it a Vikings thing??

Somebody up in Minnesota sleeps under a rock.........

The Vikings aren't going anywhere this season anyway. It's not like he missed the Super Bowl. He missed a meaningless game for a meaningless team.

But even if it was the Super Bowl, when someone in your family dies, that takes precedence over a GAME.

I just don't see why the Vikings would do this. Is the money saved really worth risking alienating your players over? Not exactly a "Welcome" sign for potential FAs.

Call it a game, call it a job - any way you look at it, it's truly gutless to refuse pay for these kind of extenuating circumstances. For a wealthy athlete it's not hurting him much financially, but it's a big slap in the face. I hope we hear that the Player's Association is planning to challenge this. That's what they are there for. In any other job field, your union would not stand for something like this, I suspect.

I agree, it isn't about the money at all. Unlike our friend Spreewell, I don't think that Williamson or any of his family members will go hungry because of the loss of income. It's also not like the Vikings would go bankrupt without the extra $25,000. Like you said, it's a slap in the face. It shows an absolute lack of class and respect.

I believe I read somewhere that the union will be filing a grievance - as well they should.

actually the team did give him his money after the fact.... puplic bad pr is wonderful thing. he has said he's going to donate the money to charity also.... class act by him.

Thanks for the update. I hadn't heard that.

The Vikings get no credit from me for that. They had no choice. Either they do it now "voluntarily" or they pay it later after they're forced to.

Very classy move by Williamson to donate the money.