Some Football Thoughts

 Here are some of the football thoughts that have been on my mind recently.

1. Gale Sayers. 

2. Local and national media writing off the Minnesota Vikings' season after only two games is lazy journalism. An unfortunate trend of Mike Zimmer's time with the Vikings is one or two horribly played games at the start of the season. San Francisco in 2015. Pittsburgh and Detroit in 2017. Buffalo in 2018. Green Bay and Chicago in 2019. The Vikings went on to make the playoffs in three of those four seasons. A more fortunate trend of Zimmer's time with the Vikings is an ability to rebound from one or two horribly played games at the start of the season. 

3. Even more difficult to stomach than lazy journalism during Minnesota's rough start to the 2020 season has been all the damn images of Trevor Lawrence photo-shopped into a Vikings uniform. 

4. Gale Sayers.

5. More lazy journalism. Making a connection between Stefon Diggs being in Buffalo and the Vikings' offensive struggles through two weeks. First of all, Diggs was with the Vikings for rough offensive starts in 2017, 2018, and 2019. So, he wasn't a cure-all for these horrible early season games in MInnesota. Second of all, the Vikings scored four touchdowns and scored 34 points in Week 1. Adam Thielen had a strong game in Week 1. Diggs had a strong game in Week 2. Look, I'm a big fan of Stefon Diggs and I miss him. He's a terrific receiver and so much fun to watch. He's also no longer with the Vikings. Team and player have moved on. The lazy journalism should move on as well. 

6. It's a damn shame that the general public hasn't dealt with a global pandemic as well as the NFL. Even rogue coaches that decided that they were above the protocols were dealt with quickly and firmly. 

7. I've yet to see one of their games through two weeks but the Arizona Cardinals sure look like a fun team. I'm not a fan of Kliff Kingsbury's offense but I'm a fan of his football players. Larry Fitzgerald has always been one of my favorites. I can't get enough of watching him doing doing the simple, beautiful act of catching a football. Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, Chandler Jones, Budda Baker, Christian Kirk... There's some fun football being played in Arizona. 

8. Here's hoping for an end to this injury plague that's hitting the league. 

9. Maybe it’s just me but it sure feels like the Seattle Seahawks have at least 10 home games each season.

10. Pac-12 football is coming back! Stay safe. 

11. RIP Gale Sayers.