Tuesday, July 24, 2007

“Two Minute Tommy” will still have one with you.

Back in the good old days of the Minnesota Vikings, we had players who knew how to party.

Tommy Kramer still has it. He was arrested for DWI down in Texas over the weekend. He even called one of the arresting officers “coach” during the stop. Good to know some things never change.

As Sid Hartman would say, if I ever write a book, I will have to put in there the story about Tommy Kramer, the Red Lobster, and a bar stool that couldn’t contain him. I was only 11-years-old at the time, but I remember almost every detail of the situation down to Kramer’s white polo shirt and the blonde lady he was hitting on. Let’s just say people were acting like it was last call and it wasn't even dark out yet.

Even with his flaws, Kramer was one of the best QB’s we ever had here in Minnesota. And, he brought the best out of the fans as well.

To this day, my favorite pro football put-down of all time is this:
Let’s send Tommy Kramer over to Libya, he’s the only one who can overthrow Kadafi.

Keep up the good work Tommy. We miss you up here. With all of the dog fighting, rain making, and drug busts in the NFL – it’s nice to know we can go home again.

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