Rod's Weekend Thoughts on Monday 9/28/09

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire took a page out of the Brad Childress book of coaching on Sunday. He went with Franciso Liriano against Zack Grienke and the KC Royals. Lirianao didn't get out of the second inning and the Twins lose instead of gaining a game and go into Detroit only 1 game back instead of 2 tonight. The Twins realistically will have to win 3 of 4 to have a shot at winning the AL Central. From the Vikings game yesterday. Brad Childress almost overcoached his team into a loss but he has Brett Favre so Mr. Smug (Childress) sounded like he is the coach of the year in decision making after the game. Still, if theVikings are a Super Bowl Contender which Mr. Smug says they are, they should not have to score on the last play of the game to beat San Francisco. Matthew Stafford, with only 3 games of NFL experience under his belt is the top quarterback in the NFC North. Favre is second. Aaron Rogers and Jay Cutler are tied for 3rd. Cutler is 2-1 only because of field goal ineptness by Pittsburgh and Seattle. Cutler should be quarterbacking a 0 and 3 team at this stage. Is it too early to ask for the trade for Kyle Orton to be rescinded? K.O. is 3-0. Bottom Line. The Huskers should have gotten a little confidence back this weekend but now the big test. At Missouri a week from Thursday night on National TV. We will find out just how good SDSU is next week. They are at Cal Poly. As far as USD, I have no thoughts either way except they are good at home. And this is homecoming week for the Goverors. So far, so good. And what about the defense!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Coach Poppinga has the crew playing defense the way it is supposed to be played. Yea, the two fumble receptions returned for touchdowns are the highlight of their win at Yankton on Friday but what about stopping the Bucks not once, but twice inside the 10 yard line! Rapid City Stevens will be a good test. They gave up 55 to Roosevelt but let's face it, Roosevelt, why still probably the 3rd best team in Sioux Falls is still one of the top 4 teams in the state. Stevens also had two of their better players injured in that game and word is they will not play on Friday. That will hurt their defense especially since the two were among their top tacklers and players. And rain is in the forecast...........................And NO! I will not be watching the Monday night football game from Jerry's House of Greed (aka the new cowboys stadium) which leaves another question. Is Monday Night Football still the big thing it used to be now that it is on cable only or has Sunday Night taken over as the big thing? I think Sunday. Afterall, MNF is going head on against Two and a Half Men and the Big Bang Theory.