Minnesota Vikings Off to Horrible Start: What is Wrong with Jared Allen?
First, I will not blame Brett Favre for the Vikings poor record so far this season. He is a gunslinger without much protection. The play-calling has been horrible and appallingly predictable. It is no wonder why Favre has struggled at times. I think the media is being too tough on a 41-year-old veteran who has seen the ground close-up too many times this year. Jared Allen is the player that the media should be assaulting. His play so far this season has been nothing short of pathetic! No more double teams for the defensive end that had 29 sacks in his first two seasons with Minnesota. If I was told before the season that opposing teams were going to only use one blocker against Jared Allen, I would have been salivating with the belief that I would see Jared Allen roping invisible cattle left and right. Through seven games this season he only has ONE sack. Allen’s one sack this season, against the Dolphins, would only have been a tackle had the referees given Chad Henne a better spot. H
