Back from a weekend in Minneapolis ... great city. Visited the Walker Center and saw the Picasso exhibit there, which left the city on Sunday, and got to see the Mall of America as well. Lots of fun stuff to do there, and great weather (in terms of temperature - there was a bit of rain though) throughout the weekend.

On Sunday, Gaurav, Noah, and I headed to the Metrodome to see the Vikings take on the Atlanta Falcons. Predictably, the Falcons got destroyed, but unpredictably, Adrian Peterson had an incredible game - possibly the best in recent history for any NFL rookie. That guy is an absolute beast.

The downside to this was that I didn't get to watch the Titans pound the ball down the Jaguars throat on Sunday like I would have if I were back home in Nashville. 282 rushing yards for the Titans is a FRANCHISE RECORD, against a team that was supposedly (and still may become) a top 5 defense.

This is one of those things I love about Jeff Fisher: the man is so good at his job that he doesn't just win games. He provides the BLUEPRINT from which all other NFL teams should play in order to beat the same opponent the exact same way.

Fisher invented the gameplan to beat the Colts - ball-control offense and physically punishing the Colts as they rack up yards, but hold them to field goals. No big surprise that the Titans only lost by 1 in Indy last year, with a fairly bad team at the time, and then beat the Colts later in the year. This year, while I predicted the Colts to win this upcoming game in the predictions I gave to Jeff Fisher at the Loews preseason dinner, it will be extremely close and the Titans will have their chance to win.

The Titans have provided the blueprint that has helped other teams exploit opponents that face the Titans ... and now Fisher's done it again with this weekend's game against Jacksonville. Certainly, Fisher and company knew something that no one else did - that the Jaguars could be exploited in the running game by going between the Jaguars' two Pro Bowl defensive tackles - and simply RAN THE SAME PLAYS ALL GAME. This had the Jaguars understandably furious...but also, at the same time, completely helpless.

The Jaguars' next opponent, the horrendous Atlanta Falcons, may actually keep it close against Jacksonville by using this same approach. And they should send Jeff Fisher a thank-you note.

At some point, the national media will wake up and realize that neither Jeff Fisher nor Vince Young lose. These guys are winners in every sense, and as readers of this blog know, I'm convinced they are headed to the playoffs this year and headed to a sustained period of greatness. Should be fun to watch!

In an unrelated closing note, the 2007 iTest begins on Wednesday. It's already getting crazy like it always does this time of year. Here's to continued growth of our main event!