I couldn’t let this go without posting about it.
In an interview today on ESPN, Cris Carter, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, passionately discusses the signing of Brett Favre. He’s great in the interview, but as it’s wrapping up, he’s asked whether Minnesota has a chance to make the Super Bowl this year.
I could hear my late grandmother laughing at his response.
Q: Are [the Vikings] a Super Bowl team?
A: I don’t know that. Because I don’t know if they have the glue — the meshugana — the thing that brings the team together.
As any Jew will tell you, meshugana isn’t the equivalent of ubuntu (roughly translated as team unity), which the Boston Celtics made famous. It means “crazy person.” Which, ironically, Minnesota may very well have with Favre’s arrival. (Alternatively, the team might be collectively driven crazy.)
Still, you’ve got to love the attempt from Carter, one of the best wideouts to ever play the game and a fine commentator, too.
The video (the exchange is in the last 20 seconds):
