In week four, the Vikings showed me everything I
wanted to see against the Broncos. Well,
almost everything; I really wanted the upset victory. But, I think the team will be okay even
without it.
Some people in the Vikings football fandom will look
at this loss and continue to be angry at the team for “not being as good as the
Packers RIGHT NOW!” I get it…we’re
always the little brother in the NFC North.
But that’s another topic for another day (trust me…the pain of having to
watch that team fall into two good
quarterbacks over 25 years will be addressed soon).
But Sunday wasn’t about trying to get big brother’s
attention. Sunday was about planning our
own future.
The old gunslinger managed to slip away with a
victory after the Vikings fought tooth and nail to pull the upset. There were some early moments that seemed to
spell doom for the purple and gold, but the team continued fighting; a
trademark of the young Mike Zimmer era.
You can’t be upset about Teddy Bridgewater’s
effort. The Vikings faced the top ranked
pass defense in the league, and he faced pressure on just about every
snap. The result: a fairly accurate
passing day, a touchdown and no interceptions.
He was sacked seven times and the Vikings still had a chance to win the
game at the end.
In short,
Teddy looked like the guy we drafted, playing well in a big spot. The loss itself will, in the long run, go on
the long list of chokes in big spots, but I’m not mad about this one, because
this team is only going to get better from here.
Anyway…the team is on a bye for Week 5, which means
the preview for the Kansas City game will come next week. Branden and I may get together this weekend;
if we do, you should get something else in addition to the blog post you are
reading right now.
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