On Sunday the Minnesota Vikings will take the field with a secondary depleted by injuries, arrests and general poor play. If Carson Palmer doesn’t throw the rock at least 30 times it had better be because Michael Bush has more than 200 yards rushing.

Last week Hue Jackson unleashed his bully on a San Diego Charger offensive line that was as weak as Mr. Burns trying to bench two plates. This week Jackson needs to let his bully fly. More specifically he needs let Palmer let it fly.

Now attacking the secondary is one thing. Finding enough time to scan the field and make good throws when the NFL’s best pass rusher is coming after you is another.

It will be Jared on Jared violence as Veldheer will be pitted with trying to contain Allen.
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With all the attention Peterson will receive it is easy to forget that the Raiders have their hands just as full on offense when it comes to stopping Jared Allen.

Currently Allen is on pace for a record breaking season that will push Michael Strahan aside for most sacks in a single season. Aside from his sickening sack total, Allen is a bigger menace than O-Dog. No stranger to the Raiders thanks to his days in Kansas City, Jared Allen has long been one of the great defensive disruptors causing havoc and turning hot offenses into hot messes.

Hue Jackson and his staff get major props for how dominating the O-line has been this season. On Sunday it will be crucial for that bullying line to batter Allen. Specifically it will be up to Jared Veldheer to keep contain on the league’s best pass rusher.

Coach Jackson knows keeping Allen in check will require great play from his young left tackle but Veldheer alone cannot do the job. No single man in the NFL is capable of keeping Allen quiet for an entire afternoon of football. That is why Coach Jackson told Steve Corkran that he has put a plan in place to give Allen the VIP treatment.

“He’s going to get special attention. He’s as good as there is in football. The guy has 13 ½ sacks, and it’s not by accident. He makes a lot of stuff happen. We know where he is, we know how he goes about it. He doesn’t make any magical things happen, he just goes and plays extremely hard. What we have to do is get him blocked.”

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