Two things …

Here is former Viking Matt Birk, center of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens, during an interview he did Monday, Feb. 4, with me and other members on the KQRS Morning Show …

On the Vikings winning a Super Bowl: “I truly do feel that the way the Wilf family is getting the hang of this ownership thing, I don’t think it will be too long until the Vikings are winning a championship. I loved the way they ended this year (with) those four wins. I think football is a character game. It’s different from other sports because you practice so much. You practice 95 percent of the time opposed to playing. It’s a character game. Your character is revealed. I thought the way the Vikings finished was just awesome. I thought it showed they’ve got championship-caliber stuff. They just need a few more pieces.”

On his affection for the Vikings, who he played with from 1998-2008: “I grew up a Vikes fan. I used to run home from church and make sure I got home in time to watch the Vikes.”