By TwinsWin83
Things have slowed down a bit here on AH! so I figured I would do my best haasertime impression and throw together some randomness for a little Monday Notes-type post.
-I know we tend to steer clear of all things Vikings on this blog (and for good reason), 
but it’s hard to ignore what Adrian Peterson did yesterday against what was supposed to be a decent Chargers team. What impresses me most is not simply that he ran for an NFL-record 296 yards but that he did so with the opposing defense flooding the line with eight men in the box most of the game because everyone who has a pulse knows the Vikings can’t throw the ball. With an improving defense, a solid offensive line and a running back that is All-World right now it isn’t hard to imagine where this team could be if they had a decent quarterback running the show. Ok, that’s enough Vikings talk to last us till Christmas.
[Editor's Note: Haasertime had an interesting take on the Viking's performance yesterday entitled: "Superman wears Adrian Peterson Pajamas"
On Sunday, Vikings Rookie Adrian Peterson broke the all-time single game rushing record with 296 yards. The Vikings won the game, but they're still just three and five, with barely a shot at the playoffs. Ryan Cook and Anthony Hererra are clearly weak links. Their quarterback situation has been all flublagargalled all season. Everyone knows that Crad Bhildress is one of the worst coaches in the league. But the Purple also feature two good running backs, in Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson. It's clear that one of the running backs should be moved to one of the weaker positions. Let's take a look at a couple of the possibilities.
Adrian Peterson takes over right tackle for Ryan Cook
Chester Taylor rushed for over 1,000 yards last season behind a decent o-line. By removing one of the weakest links on the line. Brad Childress talks about how good of a blocker AP is all the time, so why not move him to a position where he could really help the team?
Chester Taylor takes over for Brad Childress
Chester Taylor has only fumbled three times in his purple career. There's no way he would accidentally drop the red challenge flag accidentally as Childress often does. Taylor has been in the league for six years, and while probably not the best candidate for the head coaching job, I believe the Purple would win more games with him at than helm than on the field.
Okay, back to your regularly scheduled TW83 Post]
-So the Timberwolves are horrible. 
Sorry Wuturs. I predict they win 20 games this year. 15 if Foye doesn’t return within a couple months. It’s sad to see a team that was so close to the top just a few shorts years ago fall flat on its face so quickly. Who knows though, with all the young talent they seem to be acquiring and the draft picks that are on the way over the next few years maybe they can make it back to the postseason by 2012.
-Vermont has dethroned Minnesota as the healthiest state in the country. Vermont is a random state.
-If you haven’t checked out the new graphics and video of the Twinkies new ballpark you are missing out. I was kind of worried when I saw the first drawings of this place a year ago but after seeing these new renditions along with the model I couldn’t be more pumped for 2010. They really did a great job designing the park to fit the tiny amount of land they had to work with.
-I really like that the Wild wear their red jerseys for all home games this year.
-If you have the chance to you really should see the movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. 
They haven’t given the movie a wide-release (it’s a weird situation and I can’t find a real answer anywhere online) but there are a few places it’s showing if you look into it. I saw it in Northfield this past weekend and it was amazing and more importantly it is probably the most accurate film portrayal of James ever put together. Instead of “Hollywoodizing” the actual events of the outlaws life to make him into the Robin Hood-like figure that most films have, The Assassination tells the tale of the final year of James’ life as he struggles to deal with his past sins. James (played by Brad Pitt, who I have never been a particular fan of but who does a nice job here) is now surrounded by new gang members he doesn’t trust and his paranoia begins a slow downward spiral for him and those around him. Casey Affleck steals the show as the wanna-be-outlaw Robert Ford. You don’t have to be from Northfield or a history geek like me to enjoy this movie so try and check it out if you can.
-What’s wrong with the Gopher hockey team? If this keeps up I’m going to have to shift my focus from “I hope they make it to the Frozen Four,” to “I just pray they beat UND so I don’t have to listen to all the same people who gave me crap when NDSU beat the Gophers in football.”
-Anyone else think Joe Torre isnt going to make one bit of difference in L.A?
Well that’s all I got, I guess if this article was going to live up to Haas’ Random Notes I probably shoulda put in some link to an 80’s hair band or something.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Case of the Mundays?
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No apology needed. I predicited the Wolves would win 25 games this season. Al Jefferson can flat out rebound and play in the paint. And considering we dumped Blount, I don't care if they win 5 games this year, I'm still happy.
And trust me, the Wolves will be getting back to the Playoffs much sooner than 2012.
vermont is absolutly a random state. i wonder what makes them healthier than us. perhaps i should stop telling every person i meet how great mcdonalds is. i'm sure that doesn't help.
what are other random states? how about Wyoming. or Kentucky. haha
I hope your right Wutur. Easier said then done though, especially if they leave McHale in charge of that gong show.
oh and also, i think the wolves are a terrible team in a terrible arena with terrible players and a terrible coach and terrible jersees. theyre terrible. unless jefferson starts working with mchale. kevin mchale has a great history of sculpting great bigmen.
the twins ballpark does look great. i encourage everyone to visit twinsballpark2010.com. its a blog that discusses all the elements of the design. very interesting.
thanks for resurrecting my A-pete post. (get it? A-pete? how clever of a nickname is that. all you do is take the first letter of the first name and first syllable of the last name, and you have a great nickname, hahahaha) it wasn't very good, but im doing the best these days. from now on, im just going to hammer out some ideas/blogs and leave em in the 'edit posts' tab and you can post them as you see fit, tommy. i go to bed at like 11pm now cuz im a loser.
Joe Torre isn't going to do shit here, as any TSA security guard will tell you at LAX when you're wearing a Dodger's t-shirt just trying to make your damn flight.
Michael, yes you are a loser. and you need to stop eating so much mcdonalds because it's gross and you're going to DIE.
I STILL haven't heard the end of "haha we got KG" from my Boston friends.
I think that since Ben and Jerry's started making low fat fro-yo Vermont has become healthier than MN. It seems MN has yet to catch on to the national fro-yo craze.
Ben and Jerry's low fat ice cream is the worst thing to happen to this country. It is in no way comparable to the real stuff and somehow i think it's worse for you.
M-Haas, the nickname doesn't really work for you. Rhode Island, Idaho, New Hamshire and West Virginia are some pretty random states. I have met two people from Idaho in my entire life and no one from Rhode Island or New Hampshire.
I really want to see that Jesse James movie. I remember someone saying something about shooting some scene in Northfield, is tha true? I hate how Jesse James is made out to be a hero, then we seem like bad guys for celebrating "Defeat of Jesse James Days."
Do the Timberwolves still have Crunch? He has always been my favorite anyway. Crunch took a picture with me and my Flat Stanley cut-out.
The Assassination of Jesse James was shot in Onatario Canada. There was a short reference to Northfield, MN in the movie though when they talked about how Robert Ford considering visiting the widows of the men Jesse James had killed during his life, including the wife of Joseph Haywood. I really should have skipped mentioning the movie in this random post and instead done an entire movie review because it was a rediculously good film.
We arent bad guys in NFLD for celebrating The Defeat of Jesse James Days, we are just better educated on what type of person the famous outlaw really was. I think that is why I enjoyed the movie so much, because it not only showed the human and vunerable side of the real Jesse James but it tried to portray the story in truest light it could instead of just trying to entertain the audience with gun slingin' and unreal tales of miraculous bank robberies.
Long story short, check out the movie if you get the chance.
Don't worry Karin, 3 years from now you can throw all that smack talking back in their face.
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