Troll Patrol: Twins, Vikings, Case, Sano

Welcome to the first semi-regular edition of Troll Patrol, in which I respond to criticism of my latest columns.

Topic: Case Keenum excels

I was wrong about Keenum's ability to beat the Bucs, and surprised at just how well he played.

That doesn't mean he is a better quarterback than Colin Kaepernick, or that future success should be assumed.

Keenum has played well in two-and three-game stretches before. He has never performed well for an entire season. What might give him a chance to succeed here where he has failed before is that the Vikings have a strong defense, two excellent receivers, a top-notch tight end and a talented back. But I'll have to see a good, full month before I alter my overall opinion of him as a starter.

At least we can say he's better than Shaun Hill. He did beat an NFL team with his arm.

Topic: Sano's leg

Somehow, this became conflated into me calling him fat or lazy (both incorrect). Wrong. It was an accurate report that has proven correct. The Twins had hoped he would return in 10 days. Today is Sept. 26 and Sano is not close to returning, and if he did return in the postseason it may only be as a pinch-hitter. Sano even said, on the record, that he was primarily concerned with being healthy next spring.

His weight didn't cause the injury. I never said it did. His weight is complicating his recovery, which was the point all along.

Topic: Other knees

Colin Kaepernick was not protesting military veterans or soldiers. This is a willful misrepresentation. He was protesting police brutality and social injustice. You don't have to like him or what he did, but anyone saying he was protesting the military is both wrong and not to be trusted.

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