Confusion?

As a long time fan of the Minnesota Vikings and California Golden Bears, I've seen no ultimate victory, a lot of marginal success, some painful disappointment, and so much interesting and incredible football action. It's been fantastic to be a fan of the Vikings and the Bears. Super Bowls, Rose Bowls, and such will happen. I just know it will. In about forty years of fun I've never faced a season as potentially confusing as this 2013 season.

The Vikings have the best running back in football, and one of the best players overall, in Adrian Peterson. His presence on the field greatly diminishes the playing time of other backs on the Vikings roster. Toby Gerhart is a terrific runner and the first off the bench. The third runner usually just sees special teams action and a few carries at the end of blowouts. The training camp battle for that third spot is one of the better battles in camp. Matt Asiata had the role last year and likely leads the chase this year. Bradly Randle, Joe Banyard, and Zach Line have had some nice moments and will make that final decision a tough one. Zach Line is the guy that might make this football season a fairly confusing one. He's also making a run at fullback time. That position versatility helps his cause. His 61-yard touchdown catch and run in the first preseason game is the Vikings offensive highlight so far. He also had a nice catch and run for a first down in the second preseason game. He had a terrific career at SMU where he threatened the rushing records of Eric Dickerson. He's got some skills. If he doesn't make the Vikings 53-man roster, he's got a real strong shot at the practice squad. Either way, his potential presence as a Minnesota Vikings football player might make this season so confusing.

Then we come to Cal's quarterback competition. This came down to a battle between true freshman Jared Goff and redshirt freshman Zach Kline. In an effort to ease my confusion, head coach Sonny Dykes tapped Goff as the starting quarterback. I seriously doubt that my potential confusion played a role but Dykes still greatly eased my worries, for now. Zach Kline is still a Golden Bear and will most likely see the field at some point during this potentially confusing season. See my dilemma?

Zach Line, Zach Kline. Line, Kline, Zach, Zach. Oh my, this could be a tough one.