Stud defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams have filed suit in Hennepin County District Court Wednesday afternoon seeking a restraining order against the NFL that would allow the duo to play Sunday when the Vikings travel to Detroit.
While the case will likely take awhile to resolve itself completely the Vikings might actually have them for the game. Regardless of whether they are there or not, there is no excuse for Minnesota to lose this game.
The Lions were putrid on Thanksgiving. They are playing an out of shape quarterback who has the plays plastered on cheat sheets on both arms and they are in the playoff race. They have Adrian Peterson. And the 0-12 Lions showed no life or heart in their Thanksgiving day slaughter against Tennessee.
The Lions’ coaching staff will likely use the drug suspension as a rallying cry, trying to get the troops to believe this is the break they needed in order to break through with their first victory. If it works, the Vikings might as well fire the coaching staff, bolt up the doors to Winter Park and shut ‘er down. If you are in first place fighting for your playoff life and you can’t beat a winless team 12 games into a lost season even with backup defensive tackles, there are no excuses.
This remains a must-win game.
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“Vikings Cannot Lose”
Remember kids, you heard it here first!
Hmm. That didn’t quite sound the way I intended it to when you react like that.
What I hope became clear from the actual post is that I meant the Vikings cannot use this as an excuse for losing – the Vikings have a history of losing games like this.
Look no further than the last time the Lions were 0-12 – the Vikes were the first victim.
So yes, the Vikings absolutely can lose this game. In fact as someone who has been watching the team for 27 years, I wouldn’t be surprised if they did lose this game.
But they cannot use the Williams Wall suspension as an excuse for it if they do – or they will be – and should be – looked at as a pathetic, excuse-making organization.
They certainly can’t use the Williams suspension as an excuse because they were un-suspended by a Hennepin County judge last night, weren’t they?
Tony, how are we coming on having Sir Whoopass banned again?
Yes, as of now there is a temporary restraining order. The situation might or might not be resolved by game time.
Williams Wall or no Williams Wall, if the Vikings lose this one it is a sad, pathetic loss.
How could you possibly consider banning your most attractive reader?