Vikings Outplay Redskins 33-26

The Minnesota Vikings caught two bad breaks on Saturday losing both starting QB Christian Ponder and starting RB Adrian Peterson to a devastating knee injury, yet they still had enough in the gas tank to beat a, recently, surging Redskins at FedEx Field, 33-26. Washington was just flat out, outplayed by the lowly Vikings who got their 3rd victory to improve their record 3-12. The Vikings would more than likely have one of the top 3 NFL Draft Picks in the 1st Round of the 2012 NFL Draft. If you haven’t figured it out by now, if you have a high draft pick it usually means that you had a bad season. Don’t worry though, Washington will be right behind them hovering somewhere around the 5th-8th overall pick. At 5-10 right now, 6-10 or 5-11 really isn’t going to make much of a difference. But I will keep this posting very short seeing as though the season is winding down, and I am frustrated with Washington. I am only going to focus on Minnesota since, they did for all intents and purposes, win the game.

Joe Webb, the 3rd string QB for the Minnesota Vikings played his ass off last season. How was he thanked for his efforts? By having a QB drafted to be ahead of him on the depth chart and then watched the Vikings trade for a very non-existent Donovan McNabb. At one point, Webb was thought of as QB that should be converted to WR because of his athleticism. HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! Why is it that athleticism benefits you everywhere else on the football field but QB? And if you haven’t noticed, Webb is one of the few Black QBs in the NFL. I won’t go there again, but it is kind of obvious what’s going on here. Well Webb proved his doubters wrong, yet again, by completing 4 of his 5 passing attempts, for only 84 Passing Yards, but he had 2 TD passes, and rushed for a 3rd as he willed the Vikings to a win. No, he didn’t look like Peyton Manning. But, he does have a skill set that can, and will make him a star in the NFL. And that is my final say regardless of what team Webb ends up playing for. But if Minnesota is as smart as I hope they are, especially with Adrian Peterson being down for most of training camp as he recovers from his ACL injury, I’d keep Mr. Webb and keep him happy by giving him an opportunity to compete for the starting QB spot. He may not get Minnesota to the playoffs this year, but he is good enough to get them to the playoffs next year.

This week’s game ball goes to Joe Webb, QB, of the Minnesota Vikings. Good job Joe.