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I have to say, I quite like the Vikes chances this week. Mostly due to this comment by a Rams fan on the possibility of Rush Limbaugh as a future owner:

If the new owner can produce a single win this season I’m willing to consider the following for ownership:

– Hitler reincarnated
– Bill Ayers
– Satan
– Mordo, destroyer of galaxies
– My ex-wife
– Santa Claus

Some people are looking for a letdown after the big win over the Pack, but I don’t know if it’s possible to let down far enough considering that even the Lions, sans their starting QB, would probably give points to the Rams these days.

That’s all that is needed to conclusively refute the Favre doubters who are casting aspersions on the Viking quarterback’s ability to maintain his level of performance over the course of a 16-game season. Yes, we know he started fast with the Jets last year. Yes, we know he faded in the stretch. Yes, we know the late-season fade cost the Jets a playoff spot. Yes, we know the Vikes haven’t beaten anyone but a banged-up Green Bay team yet and the competition only gets tougher. Yes, we know all the risks. And yet, we’re perfectly willing, we’re cheerfully willing, to gamble on a 40-year old gunslinger’s arm even so.

Tarvaris Jackson. Q.E.D.

One of the more amusing commenters at Pro Football Talk opposed to the possibility of Rush Limbaugh purchasing a part-interest in the St. Louis Rams:

The word ‘Negro’ is offensive and Rush exploited that to boost ratings.

That was a gem spotted in the comment thread inspired by a ridiculous piece written by a former NFL player in the Washington Post. The reality is that Limbaugh, with his media savvy, would probably be a much better owner than several teams have at present, moreover, there’s no longer any question that the man was correct about Donovan McNabb, he of the 58.9% career completion percentage and 1.052.15 TD/INT ratio, being an overrated quarterback. I just can’t see the NFL being dumb enough to ban an owner out of distaste for politics that are extremely popular with a statistically significant portion of its fan base. That’s the self-destructive sort of thing the mainstream media does, and it has obviously not escaped the NFL’s attention that the mainstream media is in the process of collapsing. After all, the reason it created the NFL Network is to have a vehicle to deliver its product to its customers once the networks can’t afford to pay huge broadcast rights fees anymore.

I like the Vikings tonight because I think Favre is more fired up about playing the Packers than the Packers are about playing Favre. Also, the banged-up Green Bay offensive line should give Jared Allen and the Williams twins a chance to beat up on Aaron Rodgers.

For the sake of the Meerkats, I’d like to see a shootout, though, since I’ve got Rodgers, Jennings, Harvin, and Shiancoe going tonight.

While the Border Battle will be even more heated than usual this week – which would appear to settle the ongoing question regarding whether the Bears or the Vikings are now Green Bay’s primary rivals – I’m quite curious to learn if the Jets are for real. Sportswriters love a swaggering, gambling defense, but as TMQ has repeatedly pointed out in the past, such defenses tend to crumble at inopportune times. I’m also a bit skeptical of Sanchez being all that he’s cracked up to be.

I think Baltimore looks like the most impressive team thus far and if they’re able to beat up on what looks like a less than invulnerable Patriots team, this will establish them as the early Super Bowl favorite. While last week’s game was incredibly exciting and San Francisco isn’t the complete pushover they were expected to be, the reality is that the Vikes haven’t looked at all dominating in beating three weak opponents they were expected to beat. On the other hand, an easy schedule and an absence of injuries are two of the primary factors underlying success in the NFL and you can only beat the teams you play. If they can beat Green Bay convincingly this week, they’ll merit being taken seriously as a potential contender. Otherwise, the jury will remain out.