I don't care how big of a Vikings fan you are, there is no way you saw the season taking this type of a bizarre twist. Here we are on Monday morning after game nine of the NFL season for both Minnesota and Green Bay AND the Vikings are in FIRST place all by themselves in the division with a 7-2 record, while the Green Bay Packers now sit at 6-3, after three straight losses, including yesterday's stunning upset by the lowly Detroit Lions, who hadn't won in Green Bay since George Washington was president.
What just happened?
There is no way I'm proclaiming, at this point, that the Vikings are going to win the division, but there's a couple of players who have had dramatic, almost unexplainable, turnarounds the last three weeks that might help explain what we're seeing. Aaron Rodgers for the Packers is suddenly playing like an injured Peyton Manning, and Adrian Peterson is running the ball like someone who doesn't even remember how to get caught consistently behind the line of scrimmage on carry after carry.
My biggest complaint against Peterson the last 5 seasons is that he ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS stutter-stepped and jived before going forward with each carry. NOW he simply goes to where the hole is supposed to be (like every other back in football history is supposed to) and THEN jukes and jives IF NECESSARY. He has totally remade himself as an NFL runner in the last three weeks. He's not running better, he's running SMARTER. And to tell you the truth, I never saw that one coming. Never, never never, saw that coming.
A smart Adrian Peterson is a dangerous Adrian Peterson, and a dangerous Adrian Peterson is scary news for the rest of the league.
How scary? 200 yards scary!
Teddy keeps moving the team. The defense keeps the other team's offense in check, and Adrian runs like he never has before.
And Green Bay looks lost. Next week's showdown should tell us a lot more.
Wow, this is fun.
And my Patriots won again, too. This is becoming a really great season.
Unless you're a Packer or Seahawks fan.
And I got to watch the game this week!
ReplyDeleteIf they keep winning, more of their games will be later in the day!
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