Dr. Z's Vikings Pick – Much Ado About Nothing

Much has been said and written about SI’s Dr. Z picking the Vikings to win the Super Bowl.  I personally don’t get the fuss over it though.  I mean, the guy goes around calling himself “Dr. Z” – how seriously should I really take him?

I guess we should be stoked that anyone considers our team worthy of even being thrown into the discussion.  That means they should at least be pretty good.  Then again, Dr. Z did pick the Saints last year…and look what happened to them.

Of course this raises the inevitable jinx issue.  But come on…does anyone really want to ascribe that much power to Dr. Z?  Enough juice to sway the will of the football gods?  Is Dr. Z a regular sportswriting doctor or some kind of witch-doctor?

There are no such things as jinxes.  Getting on the Madden cover does not ruin your career.  Being on the front of SI does not cause you to get injured.  Having Dr. Z pick you to win the Super Bowl does not guarantee that you will finish dead-last (especially when the Lions are also in the division).

The Dr. Z pick is merely another mildly intriguing off-season footnote…a conversation starter.  It means nothing in the grand scheme.  Plus, Dr. Z can’t really think the Vikings have a shot to win it all.  With Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback?  It must be a put-on.