This game was one of those foul cesspool affairs. It was a typical caste fog game where white players were rendered invisible for the most part apart from a flash play or two from S Harrison Smith and a solid performance from QB Aaron Rodgers. Hell when OLB Fackrell was zoning in on a sure sack he got held. Funny that the Viking OL didn't consider doing that to one of the "Smith brothers" who were wrecking havoc all night? The white defenders on the Packers played solid ( as mentioned above) but did the anonymous dirty work that doesn't get recognized. Hell you know Booger wouldn't go out of his way to say something.
This game was the opposite of that Bills-Pats thriller where white players like Burkhead, Edelman, Josh Allen, Dawson Knox, Beasley and the M and M brothers (Murphy and Milano of the Bills) all shined.
The Vikings HC Zimmer , to his credit, has built a winning team in Minnesota. But I can't be the only one here at CF who feels he is just a tad too stupid to actually win a Super Bowl.
Without question the most worrying sight last night was WR Adam Thielen. As mentioned above we can't just assume he will get back on his horse and proceed as normal. We have witnessed abrupt downfalls from talented white wide receivers before as names like Eric Decker and Brian Hartline readily come to mind not to mention the way the Packers summarily dumped Jordy Nelson. NFL teams keep white wide receivers on a very short leash no matter how big of a star they are.
Hopefully Adam gets his legs back and the last thing we need is to add more bad news to an already semi hellish downward trend infecting white wide receivers from college on up of late.
That said I'll finish on a positive note. So called washed up Jordy was the Raiders best receiver ( better than A Cooper who got traded to Dallas) in 2018 under Gruden. And it is too bad their TE Moreau is out for the year now because all three ( including DE Maxx Crosby) of their white draft picks have performed admirably. At least their white wide receiver pick Renfrow is gaining momentum and coming off a fabulous game. Can't say the same for the likes of Isabella and Miller who are dying a slow death with their caste teams.
It will be interesting to see if the Raiders can string together two nice drafts in a row. Since teams like the Jags, Colts and Browns just to name a few won't likely draft white players the Raiders should be able to pick up guys like S Tanner Muse and LB David Woodward in the 2020 draft. Most teams don't draft multiple white skill players back to back but Gruden and Mayock have been moving in a positive direction ( it would be a hoot if they made the playoffs but as laid out in a post here too many things have to fall into place) so you never know. Time will tell.