QB change with a local flair
Our beloved website, NewsOK.com, had a headline that caught my eye Wednesday afternoon.
“Can Frerotte save Adrian Peterson’s season?” it read.
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Apparently, the Minnesota Vikings have decided that Tarvaris Jackson isn’t the answer at quarterback. Of course, they were the only ones who hadn’t come to that conclusion, but finally, they decided to replace him with Gus Frerotte.
That makes this story bigger than big for our fair state. Frerotte is a former Tulsa star, and he’ll be handing off lots to Adrian Peterson, the former Oklahoma standout who is now the Vikings tailback.
The truth is, though, neither Frerotte nor Peterson is the local who is cheering this decision most. Kevin Williams is the one doing cartwheels from one end of the Twin Cities to the other. The former Oklahoma State defensive tackle anchors the Minnesota defense, and no one has seen the bad end of the Tarvaris Jackson experiment more than Williams.
The Vikings have a defense, after all, built to win a bunch of games. They went out and got defensive end Jared Allen in the off-season, and that strengthened an already stout defense. But after two games, the Vikings are winless despite two solid defensive performances.
Minnesota held Green Bay to only 24 points in the season opener but still lost.
Then, last weekend, the Vikings kept the Colts in shackles. Peyton Manning and Co. managed only 18 points, but Minnesota still lost.
Sure, those close calls are tough on everyone, but for a defense that is producing, the frustration rises to a whole other level.
So when Minnesota decided to change quarterbacks, the first person I thought of wasn’t Adrian Peterson or even the guy who will now be taking the snaps, Gus Frerotte. No, Kevin Williams came to mind first. He deserves better than he’s been receiving.
With apologies to my friends who write headlines for our website, the quarterback change in Minnesota wasn’t about saving Adrian Peterson’s season. It was more about saving Kevin Williams’ season — and maybe his sanity.
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