The Chargers go into Sunday's game at Minnesota feeling alot better about themselves and the AFC West title that is theirs for the taking in a suddenly much weaker AFC West Division. I thought the Vikings would be using the #3 quarterback, but opening day starter Taveres Jackson is back with a bad finger on his throwing hand. Tavares, that was one of those 70's bands that all wore like the same one piece bell bottomed stretchy suits with like sparkly stripes. Hits like "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" and "It Only Takes a Minute". Tavares, I hope you are not named after this band. That would suck for your coolness ratio. You are going to be seeing stars and bolts all day. Petersen should be contained by our staunch run defense. The Vikings are good against the run. But LT? Look for us to run early and often. We succeed at that early and establish the run, and Philip can lead a receiver and throw a spiral, the air will be ours too. Yeah, it is in the Vikes Air Bubble Dome sans the Twins Green Trash Bag outfield fence. But that shouldn't make that much of a difference.
We are finding ourselves and hitting stride as we approach mid season. I feel the Vikings are headed towards a buzz saw in they're own house. After last weeks offense on defense by A Cromartie his confidence as the whole Charger secondary must be cloud 9 high. The Q man is due, Quentin...do the voodoo this Sunday. The Charger defense is getting exciting. Not the best ever, just opportunistic and full of confidence. And we have a Halloween ghoul who can lift your house named Igor, dude. I like our Dee and LT in this game. The keys. Gates will haul 3 long ones w/a TD or 2. Am I getting ahead of myself...a bit? Hey, Denver beat Pittsburgh a few weeks back and looked good doing it. So Minnysoder has a shot as does any NFL team against another on any given day depending. I don't see it. If this was tennis it would be Roger Federer against like, Mardy Fish. Us being Federer of course. Sure, they are on the same court with us...but. Ha, a little no rings Charger snobbery. Let's look into the mystery that is the Vikings.
This team was like the Buffalo Bills of the 70's! So close, and then crushed in the big ones. The Charger faithful know this feeling once. We got crushed by a 49ers squad in 1995 49-26 I think. The 1st Super Bowl I watched end to end on TV and got it was 1970. KC and MN at Tulane Stadium. And the Vikes were huge favorites. KC won fairly handily despite the score which was like 16-7. Len Dawson and Mike Garrett and Otis Taylor. Poor Fran Tarkenton, I always loved his scrambles though, amazing. Ok, so lets get to the present.
OK, I'm not namin' names but it's easy. MN is ranked 32nd currently in pass defense. Chambers and Gates. And LT out of the backfield or LT passing. Rivers is gonna be coming around. It doesn't look good for the Vikings defensive backfield. They have a DB named Eric Frampton. Cool. I know it's not Peter Frampton's son but it would be kinda cool if he was, eh? Frampton Comes Alive, at Round Table Pizza in St. Paul, opening for Puppet Show! We gonna embarrass MN like Spinal Tap never finding the stage in Cleveland, OH!
Yep, they are everywhere, even in the big SD. Raider esque macho dress up, or is that blow up, dolls. Here is the Land of A 1000 Lakes version. Think he is a vegetarian? This dude exhales Johsonville Brauts! And drinks Schmidt. Or is is a WWE wrestler, the Purple Fabulous Hissy Fitter? You goin' down. Iam rubber you are glue, what I say bounces back to you, who gonna be...Black n Blue!?
Elvis has left the building. Totally unrelated here but here is a great character that won some old Northstar fans hearts and just recently passed, Gump Worsley. Man I miss the Northstars and the California Golden Seals.
Yeah, I know MN has Adrian...YOOOO Adriaaaaan! I already used that reference once in a legendary blog years ago, but it's soooo ez. One Viking blogger calls Peterson "Purple Jesus", that is cool. So LT is "Powder Blue GOD"? And Turner is "Bolt Moses".
I don't like to call scores or play fantasy football. I see the Chargers in the 30's and the Vikings in the teens though.
Vikings...there will be ringing in your ears and no one to show you the way. But there is always the prospect of selling guitar lessons on the internet. No disrespect Peter. Had some good times in 1976 when you and the Captain & Tenille poisoned the airwaves. I was rocking Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak". GO BOLTS!!!
Also I throw out props to Jet Constanza. I think I'm swamped just doing this blog and working, I enjoy it but I feel it's an obligation to me and the few who actually read my writings. I read all the blogs of all pigskinbloggers who still do it. Wish we had a blogger for ALL teams. Or those who don't give but one entry and still appear from like 2004. This place is the real fan, and the politics taught me alot. The true remain. Recruited in 2004 for fun, dumped, and still here, rockin' the netwaves. People who get paid, and accept...can't be honest. U don't like profanity? Change the channel. P Skin bloggers speak they mind. And we all do it in a different way, and it seems most of us are not indie millionaires...yet! That is what is good about this particular football blog site.
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You forgot to mention the Cleveland Barons and the Kansas City Scouts in your list of hockey teams.
So, is the Norv watch on now? Christ, this guy is like Bush. He's got the troops, but no idea on how to use them. He's no Sid Gillman, or even a Tommy Prothro for that matter.
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