Jared Allen is a Viking!

The NFL Network has the news -- the Vikings are going to send their first-round pick (No. 17 overall) and their first selection in the third round (No. 72) in this weekend’s draft to the Chiefs for Jared Allen. The big defensive end is then going to sign a huge long-term deal with the Vikings that will finally give them a real defensive end.

Sure, Allen has been a wild child off-the-field. So what if he was suspended for the first four games of 2007 after being arrested twice for drunken driving. That suspension was later reduced to two games and Allen has said in interviews that he no longer drinks alcohol. Good enough for us.

In fact, he could drink during the games if he has 15.5 sacks again next year. We don't care about having character guys anymore, we want a winner. If T-Jack can limit his turnovers next year, we might have one.