What's going on! It's been a while since I've posted, but since Vikes training camp is officially beginning, I figure I better start updating regularly now.
Also, I have entered the Star Tribune Blogger Contest. I thought for this post I would simply let you know what I submitted. Enjoy!
It’s official. Brett Favre is retired leaving the question mark number one on the QB depth chart.
This is the norm for a Vikings team that looks like it’s ready to be a champion if it had an elite player at the top spot.
One would think this is crystal clear to the decision makers over at Winter Park, but it’s been a considerable amount of time since the Vikes have had a reliable quarterback (I’m not counting Culpepper as reliable thanks to 2002).
It’s also been considerable time since the Vikings have had success in getting to the playoffs and actually winning. Coincidence?
Look at the Super Bowl winners during the past decade. All have nearly two things in common. First, a well-performing defense. Vikings? Check. Second, a great quarterback. Vikings? Um…maybe?
Granted, the Ravens and Buccaneers didn’t have great quarterbacks (they had two of the best defenses the NFL has seen), but the rest did. Warner, Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger, Manning. Even the Super Bowl losers have had impressive QBs.
Beyond just looking at past champs, think what the Vikings would do if defenses had to actually account for a passing game? Opponents couldn’t just focus on the run. It would be suicide with the Vikings’ receiving weapons, but a quarterback is needed to actually use those weapons.
A strong quarterback is the missing link in the evolution of a Vikings team changing from good to great. Can Rosenfels or Jackson be that piece? We’ll just wait and see.
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