Adrian Peterson is NOT a ‘Purple Jesus’ [RANT]
Here we are a Monday Night Football game away from completing week 10 of the NFL regular season, and the Minnesota Vikings are sitting atop the NFC North with a 7-2 record. ESPN predicted the Vikes would finish the season at 9-7. Barring an epic late-season collapse, that ain't happening.
My preseason prediction had the Vikings finishing the season at 10-2, with the rest of the season forfeited due to so many players being arrested that the organization will run out of bodies.
There's still time...
One big reason (other than a stellar defense) for the Vikings' turnaround is our favorite child beater running back Adrian Peterson, who leads the NFL in rushing. With QB Teddy Bridgewater's sophomore season not going as well as we hoped, we've had to rely on the running game. So far, so good.
Let's just not deify AP.
Well...sh*t...
It still bothers me to see kids wearing AP jerseys. And no, I don't berate parents for it; I just silently judge.
I am the Judge Wapner of silent judging.
But let's be real: Purple Jesus?! He's a surefire future Hall-of-Famer, but Purple Jesus? Ya know what I found when I googled "Purple Jesus"?!
'Sup?
Save the deifying for the legends on and off the field. Does it significantly shorten the list? Sure. But it also makes said list respectable. For example, with his sixth career 200+ rushing game on Sunday, Peterson is now tied for the most in NFL history. Who's he tied with?
O.J. Simpson.
'Sup?
So take it easy with the pedestals. Quality > quantity.
/Rant