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I sure hope that Carson Wentz’ status as the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, during the showdown versus the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night football, is conditional. I want to believe there was a conversation that went something like this:
KO: “Hey, Carson, I need to talk to you for a moment.”
Wentz: “Sure. What’s up coach?”
KO: “We decided we are giving you the start against the Chargers”
Wentz: “Thanks Coach, I won’t let you down.”
KO: “I want to believe you Carson, so show me you can bounce back.”
Wentz: “Absolutely Coach.”
KO: *Leans in and speaks at a level only Carson can here*: “Just know this, if I see you throw one moronic shovel pass, I will yank you out of this game so fast you’re going to travel through space and time into another dimension where you will be so deep on the bench that you fuse with it and become one with the practice squad. You got that? Don’t disappoint me.”
Or something like that. You get the picture. The Minnesota Vikings lost a very winnable game against the Philadelphia Eagles. There is a dimension where Wentz actually threw touchdown passes to his teammates, instead of players on the team he played for a thousand years ago.
I want to be transparent: I was traveling across the great state of Minnesota during game time, so I listened to the broadcast on KFAN. I have seen a few clips on social media but have not yet gone back to watch any film on this game. I did see both of Wentz’ interceptions, Jefferson’s dropped pass in the endzone, and Hockenson’s “drop” while scrolling on my phone over the past couple of days. I didn’t need to see what was happening on the field to know that this was a very winnable game for Minnesota.
After the failed conversions on 2nd and 3rd down from the six yard-line, I was yelling in my car “RUN THE DAMN BALL, KEVIN.” It was inexplicable to me how we do not even attempt a run to pick up the first down in that situation. However, Daily Norseman reader and avid commenter, Krauser, made a pair of astute observations in a comment on Shawn C.’s most recent article:
Krauser correctly points out that 2nd and 1 was originally called a run, but Wentz adjusted at the line and switched it to a pass play. It was a nice throw from Wentz that Justin Jefferson had two hands on, which Jefferson admitted should have been a catch and that he needed to do better bringing the ball into his body.
Side Note: Justin Jefferson is an incredible leader for this football team and holds himself accountable for everything. Anyone who says he is going to be requesting a trade because he never gets consistent quarterback play, definitely doesn’t acknowledge or appreciate the content of Jetts’ character. Anywhoozle....
