Thoughts on Vikings Preseason Game 2

As I plopped down on my couch last night with drink in hand, I realized how lucky I was. Vikings on one channel, Twins on the other. Shortly after that came the harsh reality that it was still preseason football, and how brutal it is for a fan to watch. If it wouldn't have been the Vikings there would be no way I could tolerate it. Add on top of that the soap opera called "As the Favre Turns" (or "All My Favres") it started getting too nauseating.

So graybeard played one series, sort of what I expected. The man can take a hit. It reminded me of last preseason only this time stupid fans of other teams aren't saying he's washed up, because they know better. Base offense, vanilla scheme, no Rice, Shank or Percy. Yawn.

Jackson came in and played with the first team a little, was bum rushed quite a bit, made some decent decisions throwing and running. Nothing earth shattering, but he's a good backup, he's proven that he could step in and not lose a game if he had to. Seems like the offensive line is trying to sort itself out, with the backups competing. Some guys on that line won't be there after the 3rd preseason game, I hope they didn't unpack!

Interesting in the battle for the backup RB job, with Gerhart and Albert Young. Young looks to me like he's winning the job. Gerhart looks like he may be thinking too much out there, which is typical for a rookie. Once the game slows down he'll be ok, but I think Albert Young is the 3rd down back this year.

Will Sage be on the roster very much longer? Or will they trade him, and roll with Joe Webb as the 3rd string qb? Time will tell. Webb had a great long run for a TD. The coaching staff obviously likes the kid. They arent keeping 4 qb's on the active roster. Something has to give.

Defensively it was nice to see EJ knocking peoples helmets off again. It's amazing he came back after that gruesome injury, that they just had to show again, right after I ate. Nothing wrong with the defense, teams can't run on them so they tee off on quarterbacks. The secondary is the question mark, but I think some additions, especially Chris Cook the rookie will help tremendously.

Well, only two of these brutal glorified scrimmages left. Wake me up when preseason is over!