The Night I Pee My Pants

There are two nights of the year that I pee my pants. The first comes in December. The pants usually start getting wet around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. I'm standing in our small country church - holding a candle - singing Silent Night - knowing that after that closing song, I will rush home to open wonderful presents brought by the bearded man in red.

It's Christmas Eve

The second comes in September. The pants usually start getting wet around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. I'm sitting at my computer in my country home - watching Vikings highlights - weeping over the '98 season...again - day-dreaming of a perfect Ponder-Jennings TD connection - a 3,000-yard season for Peterson - and most importantly...a Super Bowl ring.

It's Minnesota Vikings Opener

I don't have a lot to say in this blog. To be honest, I didn't watch much of Preseason. But let's face it, the preseason means about as much as a Monopoly dollar bill.

So...thoughts for week one.

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We're playing the Lions. If we lose, it'll mean one of three things.

1. We suck.

2. The Lions are finally good.

3. The 2013 Vikings may need a week or two to get things rolling.

Consequences...

1. Bummer. Back to watching Randy Moss highlights.

2. Not necessarily a bad things - Lions could potentially beat other NFC North teams as well.

3. We don't have time to get things rolling. The Vikings need to come out of the gates winning. I'm talking 3-5 straight victories. I don't care if they are ugly. I don't care if every point comes from the foot of Walsh. We need to make a statement, get Peterson back to crushing defenses and most importantly,
give number 7 some confidence.

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Goals for Game One

1. 100+ yards for Ponder
2. A big catch for Patterson
3. Consistent connections with Jennings
4. No injuries for Peterson

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Peeing my pants, bleeding purple and anticipating no sleep,

James Knoop