Monday Update: TEDDYTIME

Gentlemen,

I made no secret of my love for Teddy going into the draft in May. One game (against a bad defense no less) does not a career make, but how great was yesterday?

Our resident draft guru Gow is a noted Teddy hater - and Gow being Gow, he's not likely to admit being wrong - that will constantly point to Teddy's "weak" arm, as if playing QB was an arm-wrestling contest. Nevermind his ability to avoid the rush, step up in the pocket, progress through his reads, and deliver the ball accurately to guys in stride. If he can't throw the ball through a brick wall, then Gow isn't interested.

http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Full-Bridgewater-Highlights-vs-Falcons/40d25c31-5079-4d68-97f0-44efb2814fcc

(The video above is definitely worth watching, but make sure you're sitting down with a table or desk covering your crotchal region)

While I'm busying carving Teddy's HOF bust, I do recognize that this is one game. ONE. He's going to look bad, there are going to be growing pains, and the league will adjust as more film becomes available. But make no mistake, this is a good QB. And he plays for the Vikings. And he's only 21. He could easily be our guy for the next 10-15 years.

This is a good feeling.

PLEASEBEOK PLEASEBEOK PLEASEBEOK PLEASEBEOK PLEASEBEOK PLEASEBEOK

Packer Week

The Vikings play at Lambeau already on Thursday night, so it's important we start our hating now. 

BEST FANS

Why the Packers Suck - a good read... here's a snip-it: 

Please punch him

You should be embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for you. That's the sort of thing you wear because you lost a bet. There's no PRIDE in rocking an ugly piece of headgear that screams I'M FAT BECAUSE I EAT TOO MANY DAIRY PRODUCTS. In addition to hoping Aaron Rodgers gets hurt, I hope a race of giant alien mice descend upon Wisconsin. And then, I hope those alien mice overlords see your cheeseheads and go the fuck to town on you. That's what you suckers deserve.

"Setting the alarm for 4:30 tomorrow so we have enough time to get our icemen costumes ready"

Lots of good stuff in there. How the Packers statistically suck in the cold. How Green Bay is actually SOUTH of Minneapolis. Aaron Rodgers sucking some toes. How much of a fraud the Packers stock "ownership" is.

This picture just pisses me off for so many reasons

I so want the Vikings to win this game. The reality is they probably will not. Lambeau is a tough place to win, especially when it is NOT COLD. Teddy is hurting and may not even play.

"Yeah hi... it's Steve. Listen I can't come in today... I gotta stand on the side of the road with my homemade sign rather than meaningfully contribute to society. Go Pack Go."

But we can hope. And pray. It wouldn't be the first time a Vikings rookie embarrassed the Pack in Lambeau on national TV...

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199810050gnb.htm

I really wanted to find highlights of that MNF game, but could not anywhere. God that season was so fun. We were so young and innocent back then... I had forgot Moss also had a 75-yard TD called back.

Anyways since I couldn't find that game, this is always a crowd favorite. 

Go Vikings.

Eat a dick, Joe Buck.

Team Names

This is already too long. Andy, you take care of it this week.

The Games

Crapswell (157.66) vs. Dallus (125.52)

• The only person creaming themselves about Teddy more than me yesterday was Poosk (24.38).
• Crappy week from Dallus' non-QB's aside from Antonio Brown.
• Still to play:
• Crapswell: Gostkowski

Andy moves to 2-2, handing Dallus his first loss, and is also the heavy favorite for the Points Bonus.

Kenni (133.08) vs. Whitebread (114.10)

• Kenni's magical run continues thanks to Luck who's scored 27+ points in 3 of 4 games (the other he scored 20).
• Cracker continues to have a bad fantasy team, despite the 2 best QB's coming into the draft.
• Still to play: nobody

Both guys are done. Kenni moves to 3-1, tied at the top. Cracker down to 1-3, tied at the bottom because...

Crabs (117.18) vs. Titwarmer (112.50)

• Crabs' team finally decided to show up for the 2014 season. Double digits from everyone so far, except Ertz.
• Ned started off slow with Cousins last week, no one really made up that difference for him.
• Still to play:
• Crabs: Brady, Bowe
• Ned: Knile Davis

This was really a hailmary play by Ned, starting Davis and leaving himself no options. If Charles was out, this actually might be interesting, but he likely won't be. Crabs is a 99% favorite and should get his first win.

Fredricks (101.58) vs. Coconuts (83.68)

• Bill's team has looked really good to this point, despite his record. This was a down week for him and appears karma is paying him back. 
• Juan really loves to complain about stuff.
• Still to play:
• Bill: Edelman
• Juan: Charles

Bill is a 77% favorite. That's probably about right, but we'll know early on if Juan has a shot based on how Charles looks.

Jerks (119.92) vs. Gow (114.82)

• Four weeks in, DeMarco Murray is the fantasy MVP (99.7 total pts). Only Luck could also be considered.
• I thought my match was over after Chicago shat all over themselves in the 2nd half. But then Asiata outscored Shady by like 30 points.
• Still to play:
• Rod: Vereen, NE Defense
• Gow: Alex Smith, Gronk

Gow is a 51% favorite with Yahoo's crappy projections - I actually think he should be higher given he has a QB and Gronk going. Smith's play will probably dictate how this thing plays out, since it will be against my defense. There's potential for some big swings... imagine a Pick-Six:

• -4 for Smith
• +8 for my defense!

Either way, one of us will move to 3-1, the other 2-2. Big swing game.

Tonight

I usually try to wrap this up nicely, or add some wit at the end, but I got nothing today.

So I'll leave you with this...