Have you ever seen the movie Cabaret, old chum?
I'd never seen Roger Goodell wearing a top hat before!
If you're fortunate, you never will again.
I know, but it's not like the NFL was doing poorly before.
Not the point. It's all about the money. Player safety? Player schmafety! Adam Thielen can't play? Too bad. Get the money.
These midweek games make you even more cynical than usual, Geritol Fan. Time to discuss the Vikings. Watch me work!
Washington Gridlocks (+16.5) vs. Minnesota Vikings. Unlike other events involving Washington, this one will be done in full view of the public. The Gridlocks are a terrible football team, and the federal government is probably better run these days. This game is interesting because of the quarterback duel. Case Keenum returns to Minnesota for the first time since the Minneapolis Miracle, and he is generally viewed favorably around these parts. Kirk Cousins on the other hand has a more complicated relationship with the locals, and will face the Gridlocks for the first time since leaving them in free agency. This game provides a natural comparison between the two, and there should be a lot of takes depending on the outcome. No Thielen is going to hurt the Vikings, but they were fine against Detroit after he went out. In addition, the short week always is a difficult ask for any team. The Vikings should win, but I would expect Washington to cover. Vikings 28. Gridlocks 17.
Yeah, the story lines are all over this matchup. Not much else, though. Cousins seems to have found his groove and he's played quite well since he was removed from the Solder Field turf with a spatula a few weeks back. I think it will go well one more week. Vikings 31, Redskins 14.
We will be back Friday to pick the rest of the games. Ben out!
1 comment:
Thursday night games are horrible, partly due to entertainment value, but mostly because of the strain it puts on the players' bodies. As my personal protest, I don't watch TNF, unless the Vikings are playing. Watching last night's game was like watching a pre-season game; it's hard to work the TV remote when one's fingers are all crossed in the hopes that no one gets hurt. That seemed to be Zimmer and Stephanski's attitude as well: put the truck in second gear and just grind away until it's over. With the exception of Cousins' 40-yard ("You Like That") pinpoint pass to Diggs on the sideline there was no real attempt to savage Washington's decimated secondary, or even to blitz the rookie QB. Actually, I think Zimmer would have liked to see a little more intensity, but the players were like, "Chill, we got this."
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