Adrian Peterson, a fantasy keeper league steal

I base this on less than one half of a preseason game against the Jets, but Adrian Peterson is going to be phenomenal in Minnesota. I rarely watched him in college because, you know, fuck the Sooners. But against New York, Peterson could not be tackled by just one defender. He gained most of his yards after contact. He used the Madden juke move to hit the hole behind left tackle with no loss of speed. I would be scared...but the Vikings' passing game instills so little confidence that I'm willing to bet Minnesota will complete no passes farther than 10 yards downfield during the game in Chicago. Every team the Vikings face is going to put eight in the box and let Tavaris Jackson pretend like he's going to throw downfield. Peterson is still going to get plenty of yards -- and unless this preseason game is grossly misrepresentative of running ability, AP will be starting by October -- but the Vikes should have sent their QBs to Rex Grossman's Sex Cannon Training Camp in the offseason. There's only so much enjoyment you can get out of a 6-10 season that hits the under 12 times.

One area in which ESPN is still miles ahead of its competition: highlights background music. Fox's music tries too hard. One area in which Fox has the chance to separate itself from its competition: getting Pam Oliver more quality reps during the regular season. Pam has looked like an all-star on the sidelines during the preseason. I'd like to see Fox given the opportunity to have Pam interview the players that just sit on the bench when their unit is off the field, as well as starters that have been pulled late in blowouts.