Sheldon Richardson is coming for Anthony Barr's bag

Game one of the 2018 season is in the books and the Vikings are 1-0 (Skol). It wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing victory to watch, but we put one in the left column nonetheless. Jimmy Garoppolo just wanted to get out of town by the 4th quarter and everybody could see it. A big reason for that was Sheldon Richardson. Sheldon was all up in Jimmy’s grill the entire game, earning the second best grade for a defensive tackle in the league according to Pro Football Focus. (Linval was #3, just sayin’). He recorded a half sack, three QB hits, and lead all DT’s with 7 total pressures. Now the sample size is small, but if Big Rich (I call him Big Rich) can provide that kind of disruption and consistency it will be hard not to pay the man. Anthony Barr is one hell of a player and an athletic freak, don’t get me wrong. But as we all know, Ricky Spielman and the Wilfs took out their pocket book these last 2 seasons and paid MOST of the key players that needed contracts. Anthony Barr is still waiting to sign on the dotted line for his extension, though. Cap space is limited when you “window” is open, and only so many players secure the bag. In my opinion, assuming the talent is close to equal, I will take a very good 3-technique DT over a very good linebacker in a 4-3 scheme. So even though they play different positions, Anthony Barr and Sheldon Richardson may be competing for a payday next off-season, and let me tell ya… I’m here for it.

-Joey Lash

Packers: worst team in the league???

Are the Green Bay Packers the worst team in the league? I’ve been pouring over the books and I think they are!! People like to make fun of the Browns lately but before the pack had Favre and Rodgers fall into their lap they were WORSE than the browns. Dont take my word for it, take the Milwaukee Sun Journal, they called it the SORRY YEARS. They suck!! They play in a stadium worse than my high school stadium, their fans are clowns without the red noses and their coach is fatter than Fat Albert!!! Fun fact, Vikings have more division titles than the Pack. I don’t feel bad at all if they go 0-16 for 10 years 

Adrian Peterson: Man, Machine or Martian?

You know the worst part of the so called “fantasy experts” from ESPN, NFL, Yahoo and all the other sites is?? They just don’t get it! All the analysts articles based their projections on him this year on stats from the last few season... well some free fantasy advice from Bad Andy is to stick those “stats” in a SACK!! The eye test trumps all statistics.

I personally studied the all-22 from his limited action from preseason and came away wetter than the dance floor at an Elvis concert. After less than 3 days of preparation he was making these other NFL players looking like they were still playing pee-wee football. Adrian has heard he’s done more times than I can count and more often than not the doubters are wrong (again). He’ll be looking to break the great, Jim Brown’s record on Sunday and Adrian told SiriusXM NFL radio on Thursday “God willing, on my first run, I can go ahead and break it.” I believe him! Let the doubters be wrong. 

How about last year when he got traded to Cardinals and rattled off 134 with 2 TDs first game?

Or all the stories when Melvin Gordon went to train with him after Melvin’s disappointing rookie season and AD was beating him out in every drill. Take this quote from someone who saw the workouts in person;

‘Yes, he's faster, so I've got to really show him.' Adrian can beat him in a 400 or 300 or 200, but it's right around 70, 60 meters and under where Melvin can get him.

"When it's just flat out, over a workout, every workout of the day, Adrian will beat him."

​"Melvin is great, (in) one, two, maybe the third rep, but after that, he starts to fall off. He doesn't understand. And that's when 'Prince of Persia,' as I call him, Adrian, he comes in in rare form. (Melvin) is only nudging him out in the beginning, but they're both working hard. It's good to see."

​Does that sound like someone who has “lost it”? I think we know he’s no mere mortal man but he is of this world? Knowing what we know I shouldn’t be see Adrian Peterson outside anyone’s top 5 in their RB rankings in week 1. Losers zig, winners zag. 

Feels like Deja Vu all over again.