As I was analyzing and thinking about this week’s matchup with Houston, I realized something. In many ways, the Houston Texans are us. And we are the Houston Texans.

Except for the weird fascination with longhorn cattle…. Not sure I understand what’s up with that. As any Minnesotan can tell you, anything with a set of horns that long should have a blonde lady named Helga attached to them. Anything else is just craziness.

Cultural issues notwithstanding, let’s examine our similarities:

We both have Quarterback problems

We both have flawed, yet talented defenses

We both have highly touted Offensive Coordinators as Head Coaches

We would both be ecstatic if we could trade said crappy Head Coaches for each other

In the midst of disappointing seasons, fans of both teams can take hope in one fact:

You will make the playoffs this year

OR

You will miss the playoffs this year and the coach you love to hate will be terminated with extreme prejudice at the end of the year

Personally, I prefer winning. On the back of our last game against the Bears, I can no longer say Brad Childress is a completely incompetent clown. He worked his way all the way up to mediocre by opening up the playbook and…GASP…throwing on first down!!! Of course, Childress himself once said “About the worst thing you can be called is mediocre” so take my “compliment” for what it is.

One thing I have learned in the last three years of the Childress regime is that past performance is NOT indicative of future results. There have been many times when I thought we turned a corner, only to come out and lay an egg the next week…i.e last year’s Redskins game. I’m giving you one more chance Brad, which is about 10 more chances than anyone else around here has given you. DON’T SCREW IT UP!

VIKES 31

HOUSTON 17

SKOL Vikings, let’s win this game!!!!