This is for my only out of state reader, Kory Ellingson. He lives down in Iowa and is at the mercy of their television programming. He complained that they aired the Green Bay/St. Louis matchup, then jumped to the Detroit/Washington game (to capture Detroit snapping their losing streak...high quality TV!), neglecting one of the most memorable game winning drives in Vikings history. I also have to apologize that I was forced to listen to the game on the radio (except for the last five minutes, we caught "the drive" on TV), due to driving back from Kansas City...but, here are some random things I took away from the game on Sunday:
* Favre's completion percentage wasn't even close to what it was last week. However, he seems to do just enough to move the chains on 3rd down when passing the ball. Having confidence with a quarterback on converting a 3rd down attempt hasn't been there the last 4-5 years.
* No way Bobby Wade makes that catch at the end of the game. I know the Greg Lewis signing/Bobby Wade release a couple days before the season started raised some eyebrows...but, Childress actually looks like a genius because Lewis is a simply more athletic than Wade, plus they saved money under the cap.
* We've played the Browns, Lions and 49ers...and we're still saying we have to protect the quarterback better after every game. If we can't protect Favre when we play these teams...what are we going to do when the schedule actually gets tougher?
* I don't feel like Adrian Peterson is touching the ball enough. He's crazy good, besides his fumbling antics and pass protecting...he still puts up 90 plus yards per game on limited carries (under 20 carries the last two games). I know they stack the line, but they've been stacking the line since he's been in the league...and he's played with lesser quarterbacks than the one he is currently playing with. Save our quarterback and give him the ball more on a regular basis.
* Can we really fault the fans for leaving early and not seeing the spectacular finish? Yeah, I'm sure we can...but, this franchise has never had a big time quarterback in their prime (by no means am I saying Brett Favre is in his prime). Our fans are not accustomed to these type of games where the quarterback will take over the game and help us win in the final minutes/seconds. To quote a country song...Brett Favre is not as good as he once was, but he's as good once as he ever was...
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