Vikings-49ers

The Vikings have played two games, and I don't feel like I know anything about them. Cleveland and Detroit might be the two worst teams in the league, so the only thing I'm sure of is that Minnesota isn't one of the worst teams in the league. But the passing game has been nothing but short passes, with absolutely nothing explosive. Basically, the game plan the past two weeks has been to get out of the way and let Cleveland and Detroit beat themselves. They obliged, but San Fransisco won't. Plays will need to be made out of the passing game, or the Vikings will lose.

The Vikings also need to stop taking off the first half of the game. They've played two terrible teams, and trailed at halftime each time. What's going to happen when they play a living, breathing opponent like the 49ers? The Vikings haven't started playing until about 1 o'clock, but of course the games start at noon.

If you want to be honest about it, the 49ers have been more impressive thus far. They went on the road and beat Arizona, and then beat Seattle at home. Both are much stiffer challenges than Cleveland and Detroit. Last season the Bills started 4-1 playing a really easy schedule, then were exposed as the frauds they were once the competition stiffened. I don't think the Vikings are frauds, but they need to start playing better. Slow starts and 150 yards out of the passing game aren't going to cut it now that the competition stiffens (except for St. Louis in a couple weeks, another contender for worst team in the league).

This game would scare me more if the 49ers had a better QB, but there's no way I'm believing in Shaun Hill. I would love to put this game in his and their mediocre receiver's hands. By the way, how is this for fate? From 2002-2005, Shaun Hill was the 3rd string QB behind Daunte Culpepper. Culpepper is now the backup in Detroit, while Hill starts for the 49ers. I never, in a million years would have believed that was possible. Shaun Hill is a starter in this league, Culpepper is a backup and Favre is a Viking. My 18-year-old self is spinning in his metaphoric grave.