6 Athletes
Never in the history of the NFL has there been the assembly of six (6) such
athletes: Joe Webb, Sidney Rice, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson, Visanthe Shiancoe
& Percy Harvin ... all backed up by powder kegs ... Gerhart, Kleinsasser
& Dugan. No defense can stop this. It's time to get off the pity
potty, as a bunch of winning little bitches & start to act like men.
We only have one more loss as compared to Chicago & Green Bay & with the
right combination ... it won't matter where we play. The NFC Championship
in New Orleans taught us that ... October 24th in Green Bay taught us that ...
we were the boss card ... a 21 point swing. The cheatin' Boston Beaners
don't scare me even a little bit. It wasn't so long ago that the 6th seed
Super Bowl Champion Steelers, playing every playoff contest away, came to visit
Minnesota where if they lost that game ... their season was over ... that event,
that involved my beloved Vikings happened for a reason.
In my life time, I've met with numerous exceptionally brilliant men &
woman. Brad Childress is clearly one of those brilliant men. I truly
believe this with all my heart. Each of us are apportioned with two (2)
key things in life: intelligence & common sense. Some more than
others. What each of these brilliant super intelligent creatures lacked,
or were found wanting, was in having a bit more of what is known as simple
common sense. When asked, "Would you rather be smart or would your
rather be lucky?" One brilliant man responded, "I'd rather be
lucky!" In Brad's case, its not so much that he lacks common sense
... it's rather that he has too heavily invested & has been blinded by his
kick ass offense as an established complex system to be able to take that leap
of faith. Too many brilliant plans of WWI were foiled by it's complexities
alone rather than to utilize what is right in front of you & run with
it. The system has it's established counter blows ... on the other hand, 6
unstoppable athletes have absolutely no answer. You need to look no
further than the 2010 undisputed national champion Oregon Ducks. What Brad
maybe has never understood was that it wasn't his system that worked so well
last year ... it was Brett Favre that worked so well. Now the view is that
Joe Webb won't fit into his system where the reality is that Joe Webb, like
Brett Farve will find that streaking receiver. There is no embarrassment
& shame here as we always have to keep in mind that it is ultimately God
that heals us ... our wounds, our souls ... where it is the doctor that collects
the fee. Sometimes we just have to get out of its way.
History has taught us that when facing overwhelming odds, your only choice then
becomes to face it with an unstoppable force. I like to think of it as a
moment of clarity. Sometimes you just have to unleash it. Look what
happened when you unleashed just one of these athletes ... Harvin as a runner
... now imagine doing that very same thing with Joe Webb as the quarterback, as
the receiver & as the runner. By god man ... use your imagination ...
allow yourself that luxury ... free yourself from the burden ... breath
free.
The dirty little secret in Minnesota is that our #2 quarterback isn't in our
future ... Joe Webb is. It wasn't T-Jack that brought us to the playoffs
... it was the Joe Kapp-like Gus Ferrotte that did it. Was it the system
that got us there or was it the heart of players like Kapp & Ferrotte.
What Brad maybe has never understood was that it wasn't his system that worked
so well last year ... it was the individual Brett Favre that worked so well with
an overwhelming collection of athletes. Now the view is most likely that
Joe Webb won't fit into his system where the reality is that Joe Webb, like
Brett Farve will find that streaking receiver ... he will find that hole within
the defense ... its not necessarily the system that does it ... it's the
individual that does it. The coach can only be that guide through the
wilderness.
There is much to discern from history. For example, for the 1987 season,
every scrub Redskin was presented with a Super Bowl ring because they were
rostered for at least three regular season games. When the psychic
predicted that Brett Favre would win a Super Bowl at the age of 41 that doesn't
necessarily mean that he gets a dream-like Elway-like finish. In other
words, you weren't told how he would get there. However I do recall a
Johnny Unitas interview given after Super Bowl III, "Do you think you could
of beaten the Jets if you had started the game? ... I wouldn't of needed that
long!" Only time will tell what lies in store for us as its
witness.
With the damage to Favre's leg, it's now time to list him as the inactive
emergency quarterback. Anything else would cheapen his 291-game streak of
consecutive starts. Please do not go there. Never give anyone the
opportunity of allowing them to ever utter any words that stand to the
distinction & testament of this record. This record, like his numerous
other records, may or may not register with Brett as being all that important
however Brett now carries the banner for a man that he may not even know that
well that gave this particular record its true distinction. This record
shall shine like no other number in baseball ... 714. In other
words, it has never been about my personal battles ... it has always been about
the battles for others that has truly mattered deep within my soul. In my
mind, to me, what this incredible record represents is the injustice to the man
who held that distinction prior to Farve. His Hall of Fame name was
Jim Marshall, where this incredible record, like the tainted & besmirched
record of Roger Eugene Maris, has never been officially recorded for the history
books. What lies within the crumpling vaults of NFL films? We
shall never know. What Brett doesn't know is that this particular record
will never fall within his life time. It is now time to rest & heal in
consideration toward the stretch run.
The Viking Ghost
Writer
http://MyVikingBlood.org
Date: October 26, 2010
It is with a heavy heart ... making to be
its witness. The warning shots across the bow were ignored not once but
again & again & again. The next false step may not be so
kind. The result could of been far worse where it is now time to lick our
wounds & press on. Do not test the will of the gods to a future point
to a future instant. What lies in its path are the gifts bestowed upon
these aching hearts & will be as simple as taking your next
breath.
There
is one overlooked Brady rule that must be pressed to its limit. It has to
do with tackling a quarterback below the knees while working to avoid within the
pocket.
Michael Rand of the Star
Tribune, you overlooked & forgotten one very important key point.
Daunte Culpepper was drafted 11th in 1999 & was foolishly regulated to
running our scout team, just like Joe Webb this year. I say foolishly
because of his immediate impact in 2000. What might have happened if
Culpepper was given the reins in 1999 rather than to endure the bubbling antics
of the idiot Jeff George? Now that should make your skin
crawl.