Minnesota Vikings – Whataburger
The goal of Whataburger was to make people say “what a burger” when eaters bit into their burger. When I bit into a Whataburger, I didn’t say anything. It’s rude to talk with your mouth full.
After I swallowed my first bite, I said, “Ok.” It was a good burger (but not Good Burger) and not so good that it gave me a foodgasm. Sorry, it’s just tough for a burger to impress me.
The Minnesota Vikings are good, but are they really impressive? They just do everything well, but they don’t jump out at you like you want when you’re trying to decide on whether or not they are a contender. Their defense is great. It’s been great for a few years now. But nobody is impressed with stout defenses. They’re usually just bored by it. People want to see highlight reel plays from gun-slinging quarterbacks and athletic wide receivers.
The Vikings have Case Keenum and Adam Thielen. Keenum won more games this season than he had won in his previous five seasons. There’s nothing special about Keenum. He’s a good quarterback, but no one is getting excited about having him on their team. If you did a Madden fantasy draft and ended up with Keenum, you’d probably restart the fantasy draft and try and figure out where you went wrong. Then you’d draft Teddy Bridgewater a round or two too early just to ensure you have a quarterback who excites you.
Thielen has been good for a couple of seasons, but only the Patriots get excited by white wide receivers. Every Vikings fan wanted Stefon Diggs to be the breakout receiver on the team, but he hasn’t been as healthy as Thielen and has now been surpassed by him. There is still hope for Diggs, but he’s second on the depth chart.
Keenum and Thielen don’t make you say, “What a duo.” You just watch them, enjoy them for who they are, and move on to your next meal.