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Holy crap, the Vikes have something special in Tarvaris Jackson.  The rubes, including me, ripped the Vikes for taking him in the second round...were we ever wrong.

If these first two preseason games are an accurate representation of what to expect in the future, then bravo to the Vikings front-office.  If Tarvaris continues to improve, then he'll have been an absolute steal as a late second round pick.

The Vikes beat the Steelers 17-10...all right, no one cares about the result of these games.  Had the Vikes lost, my opinion would have been no different...things are looking pretty promising for this squad.

In the opening drive, the Vikings first-team offense was horrible, but Brad would remain in the game for the next two drives, and things got much better in those possessions.  Brad was Brad....accurate, made good decisions, which are things I've said a thousand times about him.

A combined four receptions for Troy Williamson and Travis Taylor.  Even before Koren's untimely departure from the Vikings, I wasn't comfortable at all with the situation at wide receiver.  Now things are more iffy...but let's face it, Koren was anything but certain to be a difference maker at receiver.  Let's just hope Troy is ready to be thrust into the roll of the number one receiver.

Back to the QBs...after a good day from Brad Johnson, Tarvaris came in and picked up pretty much exactly where Brad left off.  Tarvaris got rid of the ball quickly, and was extremely accurate.

Only real negative about Tarvaris' performance tonight was that he has to always recognize where the blitz is coming from.  This is a small negative though...only missed seeing a rushing defender once, and actually got rid of the ball quickly to avoid a sack during a few plays.

The running game remains a question mark...Chester Taylor didn't put up a whole lot of production.

All in all, though, I can't complain about the second game of the preseason.  If you're not excited about Tarvaris you're not a Vikings fan...can't wait to see more of him in the weeks to come.

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