Minnesota Vikings 2016 regular season superlatives
By Adam Patrick
Most likely to continue tackling until his arms fall off
Eric Kendricks, linebacker
Fans of football have seen many great Hollywood pictures based on the sport over the years. Great films like Any Given Sunday, Rudy, or Remember the Titans are remembered for their amazing drama and realistic portrayal of the sport.
However, we won’t be talking about one of those.
In the comedy sports movie The Waterboy, Bobby Boucher (played by Adam Sandler) needs some help to get motivated to make tackles after showing hesitation to give big hits to his opponents and bring them down. His coach tells him to picture all the people who were mean to him in the past to give him, “tackling fuel.”
Linebacker Eric Kendricks must have a huge tank to contain all the tackling fuel he can hold. During the 2016 season, he led the team with 109 combined tackles, including 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
The debate may continue on whether or not water sucks or Gatorade is better, but there should be no arguments when it comes to the tackling efficiency of Kendricks. The young, athletic linebacker has a very bright future ahead of him in the middle for the Minnesota Vikings.
– Adam Carlson